Loan No. 2157: Sanjiang Plain Wetlands Protection Project

The People's Republic of China has applied for a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the Sanjiang Plain Wetlands Protection Project.

The overall goal of the Project is sustainable management of natural resources to protect globally significant biodiversity and to promote economic development. The immediate objective is to protect the natural resources of the Sanjiang Plain wetlands and their watersheds (biodiversity, water, forests) from continued threats, and promote their sustainable use through the integrated conservation and development of selected wetlands and forest areas of the Plain and improve the well- being of local communities. The four principal project components include:
  1. watershed management,
  2. wetland nature reserve management,
  3. alternative livelihood programs, and
  4. education and capacity building.

A fifth component, project management, covers project implementation and management support.

Procurement
Goods and services to be financed by the ADB loan and the GEF grant will be procured in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for Procurement. Equipment or materials for each contract valued at $1,000,000 equivalent or less will be procured through international shopping. Minor items costing less than $100,000 equivalent will be procured by direct purchase. Civil works contracts will be relatively small-relating to site preparation, weeding or planting-and may be carried out through force account.

Consulting Services
Consultants will be selected and engaged in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB for selecting and engaging domestic consultants. To provide implementation support to the PMO, international consulting firms in association with domestic firms will be selected using ADB's quality- and-cost-based selection method. The total consultant input for the Project is estimated at 640 person-months (112 international and 528 domestic) of technical assistance. Consultants are required in the following project components:
  1. management of water resources;
  2. wetland biodiversity, and NRs;
  3. eco-tourism; and
  4. conservation education and awareness subcomponents.
The Project will also recruit qualified academic/research institutes for several studies, surveys, and long-term training programs, including those in water resources.

The Heilongjiang Provincial Government will be the Executing Agency for the Project.

Heilongjiang Provincial Government
Heilongjiang Provincial Planning Committee
Foreign Investment Division
No. 146 Jianshe Street, Nangang District
Peoples Republic of China
Fax No. +86-451 2346-433
E-mail address: chengwv@public.hr.hl.cn


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