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The following provides prospective suppliers, contractors, consultants, and others with general information about the Project. Detailed information may be obtained from the Executing Agency indicated below. Particulars given with respect to "consultants" and "procurement" are based on present planning and may change in the course of Project Implementation.

Xieng Khouang Road Improvement Project

Country and Location

Lao PDR

Project Description

The project will improve about 300 kilometers (km) of two national road (NR) sections and about 100 km of feeder roads in the province of Xieng Khouang. The two national road sections (NR7 and part of NR1), which will be upgraded to bituminous standard will provide Xieng Khouang province with year-round accessibility to the capital Vientiane and the rest of the country in the west and the border with Viet Nam in the east. The selected feeder roads will be provided with pavement strengthening, drainage and slope protection, and regravelling.

Total Project Cost

The Project cost is estimated at US$64.5 million equivalent, of which US$50.0 million is the foreign exchange cost and US$14.5 million is the local currency cost.

Bank Loan

The equivalent in various currencies of SDR 33.858 million (US$46.0 million) from the Bank's Asian Development Fund.

Date of Approval

9 September 1997

Other Sources of Finance

OPEC Fund for Development = US$4.0 million Japanese Embassy, Vientiane = US$200,000 Government = US$14.3 million

Borrower

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Executing Agency

Ministry of Communications, Transport, Post and Construction (MCTPC)

Procurement

The procurement of goods and services for the Project will be in accordance with the Bank's Guidelines for Procurement. The civil works contractors for road improvement (4 contract packages) will be selected on the basis of international competitive bidding. The civil works contractors for the feeder road improvements will be selected through local competitive bidding procedures acceptable to the Bank.

Consultants

International and domestic consultants will be required for construction supervision (about 180 person- months of international and 750 person-months of domestic services). International and domestic consultants (about 60 person-months and 200 person- months, respectively) will also be required for the detailed engineering of the proposed Rural Access Roads Project. The selection and engagement of consultants will be in accordance with the Bank's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants.

Estimated Date of Completion

31 December 2001