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Lao People's Dem Rep
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Grant: LAO34197-03
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Northern and Central Regions Water Supply and Sanitation Sector
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Location
About 12 small towns in the northern and central regions of Lao PDR
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Sector
Water Supply, Sanitation & Waste Management /Water Supply & Sanitation
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Initial Listing
5 April 2005
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Most Recent Update
29 January 2009
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Executing Agency(ies)
Ministry of Communication, Transport, Post and Construction
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Grant Fact-Finding Mission Undertaken/Scheduled: 17 Jan-4 Feb 2005
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Grant Approval Date
25 August 2005
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Estimated Completion Date
31 March 2010
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- Cost and Financing Plan (in US$)
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ADF |
10,000,000.00 |
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Norad |
1,700,000.00 |
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OPEC |
9,000,000.00 |
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20,700,000.00 |
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- Description
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The Project is designed to improve the quality of life of small town residents and enhance the small towns' roles as market, services, and manufacturing centers supporting the rural hinterland. It will further support the decentralization of the water supply sector, following the Government's water supply sector policy, through strengthening the regulatory framework and the sector planning capacity. In addition, the Project will assist the Government in implementing the updated water supply sector investment plan through investments in water supply systems and associated urban facilities in about 12 small towns in northern and central regions. It has been formulated as a sector project, requiring the towns and their provincial authorities, to demonstrate their commitment to the Project and its associated reforms. It has a strong community participation focus reinforced by integrated poverty reduction, health and hygiene promotion programs. New approaches to small town water supply models and strategies to curtail capital costs have been introduced.
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- Thematic Classification
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- Target Classification
- Targeted Intervention
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- Objectives and Scope
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The project goal is to improve the quality of life of small town residents in Lao PDR, and enhance the small towns' roles as market, services, and manufacturing centers supporting the rural hinterland. The specific objectives are to (i) improve the accessibility, quality, reliability, and sustainability of water supply services in about 12 small towns in Northern and Central regions, and (ii) improve the environmental conditions in these small towns. The Project comprises the following components: (i) strengthening water supply sector regulation and management; (ii) water supply development; (iii) urban environmental improvement; (iv) participation, awareness, and community actions; and (v) project implementation assistance and capacity building.
- Policy Dialogue
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- Environment Category:
B
- Environment Impact and Mitigation
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The main potential environmental impact associated with the water supply system is sludge generation and its impact on the receiving river. While the volume of sludge from the water treatment plant will be higher during the wet season, sludge volume as a percentage of the river flow will be less than 0.01%, and will have insignificant impact. Potential environmental impacts of urban infrastructure improvements are mainly short-term during the construction period and can be minimized by the proposed mitigating measures and environmentally sound engineering and construction practices.
- Social Aspects and Remedies
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- Benefits and Beneficiaries
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The Project is expected to benefit about 89,000 residents in 2010 and 100,000 in 2015 of about 12 small towns by providing safe and reliable piped water supplies and improved urban environment that will have a direct impact on the health and living conditions of the town communities. About 100 core villages will benefit directly from village environment improvements, providing access roads, footpaths, and improved drainage and sanitation in residential areas. Moreover, an estimated 98,000 rural residents in surrounding hinterland will benefit from improved roads and bridges allowing better access to urban markets and social services provided in the Project towns. The towns' economies will benefit from enhanced productivity as a result of health improvement, time savings in collecting water, as well as from increased urban efficiency arising from improved roads, bridges, drainage, and sanitation. Residents in towns will also benefit from lower water costs and from savings in health care costs.
- Beneficiary Participation in Formulation
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A stakeholder analysis was conducted to help identify the key project stakeholders and their interests. During project design, community meetings were held with beneficiaries to discuss flooding, sanitation, poverty, resettlement, affordability issues, and environmental concerns. Socioeconomic surveys obtained information and individual views on current situations and future preferences. Similar surveys, including inventory of loss surveys, were conducted among resettlement-affected populations. Special consultations were held with poor and vulnerable households, including those with female heads.
- Beneficiary Participation in Implementation
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A participation strategy was prepared to consider different levels of cooperation and collaboration of stakeholders. Levels of participation include information exchange, consultation, collaboration, review, and comments on reports. Various forms of communications such as weekly meetings, workshops, reviews, consultation meetings, technical work groups, and planning groups, were used to ensure active participation, project support, and productive feedback. Steps for stakeholder participation and consultation have been integrated into the overall project design and individual social plans.
The Project component participation, awareness, and community actions (PACA) gives communities information on health and sanitation issues. PACA will also generate awareness, facilitate community participation and consultation with District Offices of Communication, Transport, Posts and Construction (OCTPCs) and provincial nam papas, and encourage community environmental and sanitation improvements.
- Consulting Services
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Consulting services will be procured in two separate packages. Package A, to be financed by NORAD, will comprise 50 person-months international and 82 person-months domestic consultants, and cover institutional strengthening for Water Supply Authority (WASA) and Water Supply Division of Department of Housing and Urban Planning (DHUP) (Component 1). Package B, to be financed by ADB, will comprise 94 person-months international and 731 person-months domestic consultants, and cover project management assistance, feasibility studies, design and construction supervision of water supply systems and urban infrastructure, preparation of social assessments with information on poverty, gender and ethnic groups, resettlement, environmental management and monitoring, awareness and participation programs, and village environmental improvement. In addition, the consultants will prepare and deliver training programs, and provide capacity building, general engineering, accounting, and management support. It will also provide services for (i) groundwater surveys, (ii) topographical surveys for feasibility studies and design, (iii) water quality testing, (iv) geotechnical investigations and soils testing for feasibility studies, and (v) UXO survey and clearance. The Government requested that Package A consultants be engaged via a renegotiated and renewed contract of the existing consulting firm.
- Procurement
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International competitive bidding (ICB) will be used for major civil works contracts estimated to cost over $1,000,000 equivalent and supply contracts valued over $500,000 equivalent. Procurement of minor civil works will be undertaken through local competitive bidding. International shopping will be followed for materials and equipment packages estimated to cost more than $100,000 equivalent but less than $500,000 equivalent. Equipment that are locally available and cost less than $100,000 equivalent will be procured through direct purchase. There will be a separate ICB main contract for the construction of water supply systems, roads, bridges, drains, and public sanitation facilities for each subproject province. Each main contract will cover civil works together with supply and installation of materials and equipment. The Project Management Unit will carry out all procurement, except that the Project Implementation Unit in each province will be responsible for procurement under participation, awareness, and community actions component.
- Contacts
- Bank
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Anupma Jain
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Social Sector Specialist
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SESS
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Tel. No.:
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(632) 632-6360
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E-mail:
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ajain@adb.org
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- Executing Agency
- Ministry of Communication, Transport, Post and Construction
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Contact Person
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Dr. Somphone Dethoudom, Director General, DHUP
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(856-21) 416764
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