GMS: Mekong Tourism Development Project

Project Name

Project Number

33434-013

Country / Economy

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Cambodia
Viet Nam

Project Status

Closed

Project Type / Modality of Assistance

Loan

Source of Funding / Amount

Loan 1970-LAO: GMS: Mekong Tourism Development Project
Asian Development Fund	US$ 10.90 million

Strategic Agendas

Environmentally sustainable growth
Regional integration

Drivers of Change

Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Governance and capacity development
Private sector development

Sector / Subsector

Industry and trade / Trade and services

Gender

Effective gender mainstreaming

Description

Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy

GMS Economic Cooperation Program

GMS Program Strategic Framework

Impact

Project Outcome
Description of Outcome
Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
Geographical Location

Safeguard Categories
Environment	B
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples

Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design
During Project Implementation

Business Opportunities
Consulting Services	To support the implementation of the Project, a total of 241 person-months of consulting services (104 person-months international and 137 person-months domestic) will be required. The Consultants will be engaged in accordance with the ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB on the engagement of domestic consultants. Separate consulting services packages will be rocured to provide assistance to the PCUs in the NTOs, and the PMUs in charge of infrastructure improvements. The consultants for PMUs will be firms and will focus on Part A. The consultants for the PCUs will be firms and will focus on overall project management and part C of the Project. Individual consultants will be engaged for Part B and will be recruited by PCU. Consulting firms will be selected and engaged following the quality and cost-based selection method. Consultants will provide on-the-job training to national and provincial govenrment officials involveed in implementation.
Procurement	Goods and works to be financed by ADB will be procured in accordance with ADB Guidelines for Procurement. International competitive bidding (ICB) procedure will be used for major civil works contracts estimated to cost over $1.0 million and supply contracts valued over $500,000. Procurement of minor civil works will be undertaken through local competitive bidding (LCB) in accordance with procedures acceptable to the ADB. International shopping (IS) will be followed for materials and equipment packages estimated to cost more than $100,000 equivalent but less than $500,000 equivalent. Equipment items that are locally available, and cost less than $100,000 equivalent, may be procured through direct purchase in accordance with procedures satisfactory to ADB. For the pro-poor, community-based tourism component, where the proposed subprojects will be relatively small, and scattered throughout the provinces, the Project may fund NGOs to work in a collaborative and participatory manner with local communities.

Business Opportunities

Consulting Services

To support the implementation of the Project, a total of 241 person-months of consulting services (104 person-months international and 137 person-months domestic) will be required. The Consultants will be engaged in accordance with the ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB on the engagement of domestic consultants. Separate consulting services packages will be rocured to provide assistance to the PCUs in the NTOs, and the PMUs in charge of infrastructure improvements. The consultants for PMUs will be firms and will focus on Part A. The consultants for the PCUs will be firms and will focus on overall project management and part C of the Project. Individual consultants will be engaged for Part B and will be recruited by PCU. Consulting firms will be selected and engaged following the quality and cost-based selection method. Consultants will provide on-the-job training to national and provincial govenrment officials involveed in implementation.

Procurement

Goods and works to be financed by ADB will be procured in accordance with ADB Guidelines for Procurement. International competitive bidding (ICB) procedure will be used for major civil works contracts estimated to cost over $1.0 million and supply contracts valued over $500,000. Procurement of minor civil works will be undertaken through local competitive bidding (LCB) in accordance with procedures acceptable to the ADB. International shopping (IS) will be followed for materials and equipment packages estimated to cost more than $100,000 equivalent but less than $500,000 equivalent. Equipment items that are locally available, and cost less than $100,000 equivalent, may be procured through direct purchase in accordance with procedures satisfactory to ADB. For the pro-poor, community-based tourism component, where the proposed subprojects will be relatively small, and scattered throughout the provinces, the Project may fund NGOs to work in a collaborative and participatory manner with local communities.

Responsible ADB Officer	Schipani, Steven M.
Responsible ADB Department	Southeast Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division	Human and Social Development Division, SERD
Executing Agencies	Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism Mr. Thavipheth Oula [email protected] Lao National Tourism Administration, Vientiane

Timetable
Concept Clearance	08 Mar 1999
Fact Finding	09 Mar 1999 to 22 Mar 1999
MRM	26 Aug 2002
Approval	12 Dec 2002
Last Review Mission	-
PDS Creation Date	30 Nov 2006
Last PDS Update	10 Jul 2008

Loan 1970-LAO

Milestones
Approval	Signing Date	Effectivity Date	Closing
Approval	Signing Date	Effectivity Date	Original	Revised	Actual
12 Dec 2002	07 Feb 2003	06 Aug 2003	30 Jun 2008	-	18 Aug 2008

Financing Plan		Loan Utilization
	Total (Amount in US$ million)	Date	ADB	Others	Net Percentage
Project Cost	14.20	Cumulative Contract Awards
ADB	10.90	17 Jun 2022	12.59	0.00	100%
Counterpart	3.30	Cumulative Disbursements
Cofinancing	0.00	17 Jun 2022	12.59	0.00	100%

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