Transport / Urban roads and traffic management

Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban flood protection - Urban sanitation - Urban sewerage - Urban water supply

The Ministry of Works and Human Settlements (MOWHS) will be the executing agency for the PPTA, and will appoint a technical assistance director. The consultants will work closely with MOWHS including the existing project management unit under MOWHS' Department of Urban Development and Engineering Services and the two existing project implementation units in the Phuentsholing City Corporation and Thimphu City Corporation. The Project Steering Committee (PSC) for UIDP will serve as the proposed Project's PSC.

The Government will provide (i) all relevant documents, data, statistics, information, and maps that are available at the disposal of the Government; (ii) appropriate and qualified counterpart staff, including their field per diem and field transportation; (iii) vehicles for PPTA consultants fieldwork outside Thimphu; (iv) TA director from the executing agency, to be assigned before consultants' mobilization; (v) office accommodations and equipment, including desks and chairs, and local communications; (vi) logistical assistance for workshops and seminars, including the venue, and identifying and inviting participants; and (vii) utility costs. The Government will ensure that counterpart staff, particularly designated engineers from the executing and implementing agencies work with consultants full-time in the selection and design of subprojects (pre-feasibility stage).