Advance Action on Procurement and Retroactive Financing

Country/Borrower: People's Republic of China

Title of Proposed Project: Guangxi Southwestern Cities Development Project

Name and address of the Executing Agency

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government (GZARG)
Guangxi Development and Reform Commission
No. 1 Minle Road, Nanning, Guangxi, PRC
Fax No.: +86771 280 9061
Tel No.: +86771 280 9061
Email: wzc@gxi.gov.cn
Contact Person: Qiu Zuqiang, Deputy Director General, Guangxi Development and Reform Commission
Brief description of project:

The Project will provide support for urban development of three medium-sized cites located in the southwestern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Guangxi)-Fangchenggang City, Chongzuo City, and Baise City (the Project Cities). Poverty counties constitute a dominant part in each Project City. The Project will have six investment components and one capacity development component. The investment components in each Project City are proposed as part of an overall city development program guided by a well-prepared city development master plan of the individual Project City. The capacity development component will (i) provide technical assistance to design and conduct a demand-based capacity development program for Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government (GZARG) and the Project Cities in the field of planning and implementation of an integrated and sustainable urban transport system, and (ii) provide technical support including relevant trainings to GZARG and the Project Cities to ensure that the Project will be implemented in full compliance with ADB policy and procedural requirements.

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

ADB has approved GZARG's request for advance contracting for procurement of goods and civil works and recruitment of consultants; and retroactive financing of eligible expenditures up to 20% of the ADB loan incurred before loan effectiveness, but not earlier than 12 months before the signing of the Loan Agreement. All advance contracting and retroactive financing will be undertaken in conformity with ADB's Procurement Guidelines and Guidelines on the Use of Consultant. The works contracts that seek advance contracting include (i) contract for construction of roads #4 and #6, contract for construction of Yuzhouping road, contract for construction of roads #2, #3, and #5, contract for construction of east section of coastal dyke in Fangchenggang City; (ii) contract for construction of sub-grades of Chengnan #9 road and Liancheng road, contract for construction of sub-grades of Beiwei #2 road Zhongyi road, and contract for construction of sub-grades of Shijinglin road in Chongzuo City; and (iii) contract for construction of Chengnan ring road and the contract for construction of Longwang bridge in Baise City. GZARG has also requested that the consulting service be recruited through advance contracting, in accordance with Guidelines on the Use of Consultant. For contracts procured through advance contracting, GZARG and the Project Cities have requested ADB for retroactive financing. or .

Date of Advance Contracting and Retroactive Financing Approval: 8 January 2010