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Country/Borrower: People's Republic of Bangladesh

Title of Proposed Project: Gas Transmission and Development Project

Name and Address of Executing Agencies:

Part A : Mr. Manjur Morshed Talukder
Managing Director
Gas Transmission Company Ltd. (GTCL)
Tel. (880-2) 891 5426
Fax No. (880-2) 891 4780

Part B: Mr. Mr. Nazrul Islam
Managing Director
Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Ltd. (BGFCL)
Tel. (88-0851) 52395/88-02-882 0275
Fax No. (88-0851) 52429/88-02-831 6267

Mr. Mr. M. Muktadir Ali
Managing Director
Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFCL)
Tel. (880-2) 815 2577/ 88-0821-761736
Fax No. (880-2) 811 9040

Part C: Mr. Quamrul Islam
Managing Director
Paschimanchal Gas Company Ltd. (PGCL)
Tel. (880-2) 875 4776
Fax No.(880-2) 875 4776

Part D: Mr. S. R. Osmani
Chairman
Bangladesh Oil, Gas, and Minerals Corporation (Petrobangla)
Tel. (880-2) 811 4972
Fax No. (880-2) 811 1613

The Project will have three investment components - gas transmission (five sub-components), field appraisal, and gas distribution network - and one capacity-building component. The specific activities of the Project are as follows:

1. Part A Gas transmission expansion and reinforcement. Five subcomponents will transmit gas to the consumption centers including less developed regions of the country.

1. Part A-1 Ashuganj-Manohardi-Dhanua-Elenga-Jamuna Bridge east bank gas transmission pipeline (AJGTP). The subcomponent will involve the construction of a 30-inch-diameter, 51 km gas pipeline from Manohardi through the Narsingdi, Ghazipur, and Tangail districts to the east bank of the Jamuna bridge (excluding the 36 km Ashuganj-Manohardi section, which is under construction using Government funds and the existing 24-inch, 52 km Dhanua-Elenga section) and installation of compression facilities at Ashuganj (west) and Elenga with a throughput of 390 MMCFD.
2. Part A-2 Hatikumrul-Ishwardi-Bheramara gas transmission pipeline (HBGTP). To expand the gas transmission network to the western region of the country, the subcomponent will involve the construction of a 24-inch-diameter, 87 km gas transmission pipeline from Hatikumrul about 14 km from the Jamuna Bridge west to Bheramara through the Sirajganj, Natore, Pabna, and Kushtia districts to transmit 235 MMCFD of gas.
3. Part A-3 Bonpara-Rajshahi gas transmission pipeline (BRGTP). Construction of a 12-inch-diameter, 50 km gas transmission pipeline from Bonpara to Rajshahi for transmitting 25 MMCFD.
4. Part A-4 Bheramara-Khulna gas transmission pipeline (BKGTP). Construction of a 20-inch-diameter, 165 km gas transmission pipeline from Bheramara to Khulna through Kushtia, Jessore, and Khulna districts, with a capacity of 75-125 MMCFD.
5. Part A-5 North south system expansion (NSSE). Installation of compressors at Ashuganj South and Muchai with throughputs ranging from 370-890 MMCFD.

2. Part B Field appraisal. Five producing gas fields will be appraised to upgrade the estimated gas in place and also to determine the exact location for future drilling activities. A three-dimensional (3-D) survey of the existing gas fields at Rashidpur, Kailastila, and Sylhet in the northeast (owned by the SGFL, and Titas and Bakhrabad gas fields (owned by the BGFCL) in the east will be undertaken. No new exploration activities will be involved.
3. Part C Rajshahi gas distribution network. Construction of a gas distribution network about 200 km of 1- to 9-inch-diameter gas distribution pipelines in Rajshahi area. This network will subsequently be expanded to 350-400 km.
4. Part D Capacity Building. Strengthen the policy-making capabilities of EMR and assist gas sector institutions to undertake reform and restructuring while ensuring efficient implementation of the Project. This component will support corporate governance, institutional strengthening, financial management, operational improvement and human resource development of gas companies to improve sector efficiency and performance. In particular, it will encourage private sector involvement in the gas sector though regulatory reforms. The gas system loss reduction plan will also be implemented.

Brief Description of Works, Goods and Services to be Procured:

Advance action has been approved for the procurement of civil works. All procurement to be financed by ADB will be procured following ADB's Guidelines for Procurement on the basis of either international competitive bidding (ICB) or international shopping (IS), depending on the contract size. Procurement will be carried out separately for each part of the Project by the concerned EA/IA. The goods and services to be procured are:

1. compressor stations
2. Line pipe
3. pipeline construction
4. pipeline materials and accessories
5. data acquisition equipments
6. SCADA
7. Miscellaneous goods and consumables

Consulting Services: All consultants will be engaged by the EAs in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB for engaging domestic consultants. The quality- and cost-based selection method will be used. Consultants will be engaged as a firm or on an individual basis, as necessary. Consulting services will be required for (i) project implementation support in the installation of compressors and the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system; (ii) support for 3-D field survey in part B; and (iii) capacity building and training of relevant gas sector entities in part D. Part C will not require any consulting services. The Project will require a total of 232 person-months of international and 195 person-months of domestic consulting services.

Date of Advance Action Approval: 11 April 2005