cOLOMBIA’S nATIONAL uRBAN tRANSPORT pROGRAM (pntu) HAS PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE MOBILITY LANDSCAPE OF ITS CITIES THROUGH SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS IN iNTEGRATED mASS tRANSIT sYSTEMS (sitm) AND sTRATEGIC pUBLIC tRANSPORT sYSTEMS (setp). tHESE INVESTMENTS HAVE SUPPORTED THE CONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION OF HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT CORRIDORS AND FEEDER NETWORKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. hOWEVER; PERSISTENT OPERATIONAL; FINANCIAL; AND INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES THREATEN THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THESE SYSTEMS.tHIS CONSULTANCY; COMMISSIONED BY THE wORLD bANK tRANSPORT gLOBAL pRACTICE; AIMS TO ASSESS; PRIORITIZE; AND STRUCTURE AN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO THAT WILL DRIVE THE MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF cOLOMBIA’S URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. bY CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; IDENTIFYING KEY INTERVENTION AREAS; AND FORMULATING STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMS; THIS STUDY WILL PROVIDE A ROADMAP FOR FUTURE INVESTMENTS THAT IMPROVE SERVICE QUALITY; FINANCIAL STABILITY; AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.tO ENSURE LONG-TERM VIABILITY; THE CONSULTANCY WILL PROPOSE INVESTMENT PROGRAMS FOR SELECTED sitm AND setp SYSTEMS; FOCUSING ON FLEET MODERNIZATION; iNTELLIGENT tRANSPORT sYSTEM (its) INTEGRATION; REGULATORY AND INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS; AND CO-FINANCING MECHANISMS TO ENHANCE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY.sUMMARY OF tASKStASK 1: wORK pLAN AND mETHODOLOGYtHE CONSULTANT MUST DEVELOP A STRUCTURED WORK PLAN AND METHODOLOGY; DEFINING THE FRAMEWORK FOR DATA COLLECTION; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; AND ANALYTICAL PROCESSES REQUIRED TO ASSESS sitm; setp; AND OTHER UPCOMING URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. tASK 2: dIAGNOSTIC AND sTRATEGIC oUTLOOK FOR pUBLIC tRANSPORT sYSTEMStHE CONSULTANT WILL FOCUS ON CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC OF sitm AND setp; COMPLEMENTING THE ASSESSMENT ALREADY BEING DEVELOPED BY THE nATIONAL gOVERNMENT AND THE wORLD bANK. tHE CONSULTANT WILL EVALUATE RIDERSHIP TRENDS; FINANCIAL STABILITY; FLEET AVAILABILITY; INFRASTRUCTURE GAPS; AND COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL CO-FINANCING REQUIREMENTS. tHIS TASK WILL ALSO ASSESS REGULATORY AND INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS THAT IMPACT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. tHE OUTCOME WILL BE A DETAILED DIAGNOSTIC REPORT OUTLINING KEY WEAKNESSES AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY; SERVICE QUALITY; AND FINANCIAL VIABILITY.tASK 3: iNVESTMENT pROGRAM FOR pUBLIC tRANSPORT sYSTEMStHE CONSULTANT WILL IDENTIFY INVESTMENT NEEDS ACROSS sitm; setp; AND EMERGING URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; SUCH AS THOSE IN sAN aNDRéS AND tUNJA. tHIS PHASE WILL DEFINE PRIORITY INVESTMENT AREAS; INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM (its) INTEGRATION; AND FLEET MODERNIZATION. aDDITIONALLY; THE CONSULTANT WILL PROPOSE FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FINANCING STRUCTURES; AND INVESTMENT PACKAGES; RECOMMENDING ALTERNATIVES FOR THE nATIONAL gOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPALITIES TO SECURE FUNDING AND FINANCING. tHE OUTCOME WILL BE A STRUCTURED INVESTMENT REPORT; WHICH WILL GUIDE DECISION-MAKING FOR LONG-TERM PUBLIC TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS.tASK 4: tECHNICAL; fINANCIAL; AND iNSTITUTIONAL rECOMMENDATIONS FOR sitmtHE CONSULTANT WILL CONDUCT AN IN-DEPTH ASSESSMENT OF A SELECTED sitm SYSTEM; FORMULATING STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS; FLEET RENEWAL; AND its UPGRADES. tHIS PHASE WILL INCLUDE FINANCIAL MODELING FOR ZERO-EMISSION BUSES (zeb); THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORKS; AND THE DEFINITION OF CONTRACTUAL GUIDELINES TO ENSURE TRANSPARENT AND FINANCIALLY VIABLE INVESTMENTS. tHE CONSULTANT WILL ALSO PROPOSE STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE; ADDRESSING OPERATIONAL INEFFICIENCIES AND IMPROVING FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. tHE FINAL DELIVERABLE WILL BE A TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK REPORT TAILORED TO THE SELECTED sitm SYSTEM.tASK 5: tECHNICAL; fINANCIAL; AND iNSTITUTIONAL rECOMMENDATIONS FOR setprECOMMENDATIONS FOR setp WILL MIRROR THE OBJECTIVES OF tASK 4 BUT WILL FOCUS ON A SELECTED setp SYSTEM. tHE CONSULTANT WILL EVALUATE THE SYSTEM’S OPERATIONAL; FINANCIAL; AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; IDENTIFYING GAPS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED TO SECURE CO-FINANCING ELIGIBILITY. kEY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL INCLUDE INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING STRATEGIES; FLEET ACQUISITION PLANS; AND its DEPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS. tHE FINAL OUTCOME WILL BE A TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK REPORT DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY; SUSTAINABILITY; AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF THE SELECTED setp SYSTEM..tASK 6: wORKSHOPS AND eXECUTIVE sUMMARYtHE CONSULTANT WILL INVOLVE THE DISSEMINATION OF FINDINGS THROUGH STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES; TRANSPORT OPERATORS; AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. tHE CONSULTANT WILL PREPARE AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT CONSOLIDATING KEY INSIGHTS; ALONG WITH A REPOSITORY OF PROJECT DOCUMENTATION; DATA ANALYSIS TOOLS; AND SUPPORTING RESOURCES. tHIS TASK ENSURES THAT STAKEHOLDERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE TO IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED INVESTMEN