Out of the above mentioned two loans a loan of 5 million US Dollars equivalent has been given to help finance the consulting services to prepare the Expressway Connectivity Improvement Plan (ECIP).

RDA intends to apply a portion of proceeds of the loan given to finance the consulting services to prepare the ECIP to engage a firm of international consultants for screening, feasibility study and detailed engineering design of national highways linking the expressway network. According to the loan agreement, Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method should be applied in the selection of a consulting firm.