Regional : VIE: GMS Southern Coastal Corridor Project

Transport / Road transport (non-urban)

Completion of the road and bridge improvements enabling unrestricted passenger and freight transport

Border facilities constructed

HIV/AIDS and trafficking awareness and prevention programs completed on the project road

All civil works have been completed in 2014.

Construction of border facilities was proposed to be implemented under additional financing for Second SCCP but was later on cancelled.

HIV/AIDS and trafficking awareness and prevention programs were completed under supervision contract.

The project corridor in southern Cambodia contains no designated forest, wildlife, or rare and endangered species or habitats. Exhaust and noise emissions from vehicles are not serious problems along the corridor. However, during dry seasons, laterite dust from passing vehicles created serious dust clouds affecting the quality of life for all living along the roadway and up to 75 m on either side. Paving the road and shoulders will eliminate this problem. During construction, a watering schedule will be required to minimize the temporary impact on air quality of dust generated by construction activities. A potential impact during operation of the border crossings will be the wastewater and solid wastes generated at the customs and immigration facilities, if these wastes are not managed properly. A primary waste treatment facility was designed and installed to service the new buildings to minimize the potential impacts. Garbage will be managed by contracting a local worker to collect and dispose of solid wastes. It is assessed that most of the potential impacts of the Cambodian section are during the construction stage; these are of a nature temporary and can be managed effectively by mitigation measures. An environmental management plan (EMP) and monitoring program have been prepared and will be implemented by MPWT during the construction and operation periods. Appropriate clauses will be included in civil works contracts to ensure the implementation of the EMP.

The project corridor in southern Viet Nam lies in the Mekong Delta, which has a dense network of waterways and navigable canals. There are two ecologically sensitive sites in the region, which were identified by BirdLife International in Indochina as important habitats for endangered birds and mammals. However, the project corridor is far from the two sites and none of the project activities would affect these sites. Major environmental concerns of the Project in the Vietnamese section are the interference of ship traffic caused by poor design of bridges and water quality because of disturbance of acid sulphate soils in localized areas. The EA will ensure the bridge designs allow sufficient navigation clearances. The EA will also ensure implementation of mitigation measures identified in the EMP to minimize impacts of acid soil on water quality and surrounding aquaculture activities. It is assessed that most of the potential impacts of the Viet Nam section are during the construction stage; these are of a nature temporary and can be managed effectively by mitigation measures. An EMP and monitoring program have been prepared, and will be implemented by PMU-MT during construction and by VRA during operation periods. Appropriate clauses will be included in civil works contracts to ensure implementation of the EMP.

The most serious impact was the loss of land caused by road widening or realignment. In Cambodia, 330 affected households had residential and/or commercial land assets in the national road (NR) 33 corridor of impact and the area required for the cross-border facility, and were compensated or relocated. Another 265 affected households were seriously affected by loss of rice-growing land in the road corridor of impact. A full resettlement plan (RP) has been prepared for Cambodia. In Viet Nam, two full RPs have been prepared one for

Kien Giang Province and one for Ca Mau Province. Several thousand APs were displaced from their housing and/or small shops and others were displaced from agricultural land. Impacts were addressed in the RPs.

Environmental monitoring during construction phase includes documentation of affected people's complaints on the Project's environmental performance and the corresponding plan of action or actions taken to resolve such complaints.

Cuu Long CIPM, together with the local authorities and supervision consultants monitored all resettlement-related activities. In addition, Cuu Long engage an independent monitor to conduct an independent review and evaluation of resettlement activities on a quarterly basis.

For all ADB and Government of Australia financed consulting services, international and national consultants will be recruited through a firm in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and will use ADB's quality and costbased recruitment procedures.

Cambodia. Consultants for the Cambodian component of the Project will be recruited under two packages. A firm of consultants will be recruited to undertake the DDIS services under a contract to be financed using Government of Australia grant funds. For this contract, about 409 person-months of input will be required (about 47 person-months from international experts and about 362 of national experts). In addition, national Independent Resettlement Monitoring company will be recruited with experience in resettlement planning and social analysis on similar internationally funded infrastructure projects to monitor implementation of resettlement plans.

Viet Nam. Consultants will be recruited under three separate packages. Under the ADB and Government of Australia funded components, one package (ADB DDIS package) will cover detailed design and construction supervision of the ADB and Government of Australia funded section, and the HIV/AIDS and trafficking awareness and prevention program. It is proposed that this package be funded from Government of Australia grant funds. For this contract, about 1,643 person-months of input will be required (about 137 person-months international and 1,506 national). Under the Government of the Republic of Korea funded component, a single package will be prepared for the Government of the Republic of Korea DDIS services with recruitment following Republic of Korea procedures. For this contract, about 1,348 person-months of input will be required (about 109 person-months international and 1,239 national). In addition, national Independent Resettlement Monitoring company will be recruited with experience in resettlement planning and social analysis on similar internationally funded infrastructure projects to monitor implementation of resettlement plans.

Procurement of all ADB and Government of Australia financed works will be in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines. Procurement of civil works under the Government of the Republic of Korea funded component will be subject to Republic of Korea procurement guidelines and procedures.

Cambodia. Separate civil works contracts will be procured for (i) improvement of NR33 between the border with Viet Nam at Preak Chak and Kampong Trach; (ii) cross-border facilities at Preak Chak; (iii) cross-border facilities at Koh Kong, and (iv) replacement of bridges and culverts along the Kampong Trach Kampot road section. These contracts will be procured using international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures. Civil works under the maintenance component will be packaged through a number of contracts, where contracts costing more than $100,000 and less than $1 million may follow national competitive bidding (NCB) procedures acceptable to ADB.

Viet Nam. All procurement will be managed by the IA with assistance from the DDIS consultants. For the ADB and Government of Australia funded components, there will be two major civil works contracts (one each for the An Minh Bypass Nga Bac Canal, and the Nga Bac Canal Industrial Complex sections) to be procured using ADB's ICB procedures with prequalification; documentation will be subject to prior review. Other smaller civil works contracts

partly or wholly financed by ADB and costing more than $100,000 and less than $2 million may follow NCB procedures acceptable to ADB.