The Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation (ECM) has applied for financing from the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement – AFD) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for carrying out a study to build a strategic business plan including a financial model for ECM. The tasks to be carried out include:

•Diagnosis on the current financial situation and management, cost analysis and the investment projects identified;
•A proposal for optimizing the investment plan;
•Compared analysis of a few future contrasted options for the institutional framework and the funding strategy for the investment plan;
•Recommended business plan including the strategy, the investment, the management plan and the legal transformation process (if any);
•Financial model consistent with the business plan, with the user guide and the assumption data book;
•Recommendations on ECM management, organization and reporting;
•Training provided by the consultant.

The consulting services are to be provided during the second semester of 2012 – beginning of 2013. The volume of work deemed necessary is estimated around 180 days of experts, including a financial specialist experienced in corporate strategic planning, engineers with experience in subways or regional passenger railways management, covering the main specialties involved (permanent way, power, low voltage, rolling stock), a lawyer and a financial forecasts modeller. The contract with the consultant will be signed and managed by AFD in cooperation with ECM. Involvement of Egyptian specialist(s) is required.