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Advance Action on Procurement and Retroactive Financing

Country/Borrower: People's Republic of China

Title of Proposed Project: Emergency Assistance for Wenchuan Earthquake Reconstruction

Name and Address of Executing Agency:

Sichuan Provincial Communications Department
No. 180 Wuhouci Street, Chengdu, Sichuan, PRC
Tel: (028) 85525278
E-mail: wswjhuang@163.com
Contact: Huang Hao

Baoji City Government
Development and Reform Committee
8th Floor of Building No.1, Administration Center
Chencang Street, Jintai District
Baoji City, Shaanxi Province
Tel: (0917) 3260120
E-mail: yabc6699@163.com
Contact: Yang Jianmin

Hanzhong City Government
No.43 Minzhu Street, Hantai District
Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province
Tel: (0916) 2626680
E-mail: fgwtzk@hanzhong.gov.cn
Contact: Xu Zongli

Brief Description of the Project:

The Project comprises two components: (i) reconstruction and rehabilitation of damaged roads and bridges in Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces; and (ii) reconstruction and rehabilitation improvements of damaged schools in Shaanxi province. These components are designed to operate in a mutually supportive fashion to achieve the overall objective of mitigating earthquake losses to the affected communities and providing urgent rehabilitation and reconstruction of priority education and transport infrastructure assets in strict compliance with latest seismic codes.

1.   Transportation component. The Project will rehabilitate and reconstruct 368 high-priority earthquake damaged roads in nineteen worst affected counties of Sichuan province and 10 subprojects in four worst affected counties of Shaanxi province. Reconstruction will provide improved seismic designs, and will be undertaken with the adoption of appropriate and cost-effective earthquake-resistant design and construction standards. A general principle of "build back better" will be followed and one level higher standard will be adopted.

2.    Education component. The Project will rehabilitate and reconstruct 12 high-priority earthquake-damaged education facilities in the three worst affected counties in Shaanxi province. Reconstruction will adopt improved earthquake-resistant design. Some essential furniture and equipment will also be procured for selected reconstructed and repaired schools. A general principle of "build back better" will be followed and schools that are rebuilt will be better in quality and design and more inclusive (ancillary facilities such as dormitory, dining room, reading room, and toilet facilities will be included as part of new construction). Brief Description of Goods and Related Services, Works or Consulting Services to be Procured: Given the urgency of the Project, advance contracting was requested by the Government for the approval for the procurement of goods, services, and civil works, and recruitment of consultants. This request is supported and will be processed for Management approval. The Government was advised that ADB's approval of such advance contracting does not commit ADB to finance the Project.

The expenditures must have been incurred before effectiveness of the relevant loan but, generally, no earlier than 28 May 2008 before the Wenchuan Earthquake. All advance contracting and retroactive financing will be undertaken in conformity with ADB's Procurement Guidelines and ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants.

Date of Advance Contracting and Retroactive Financing Approval: 12 January 2009