Sri Lanka : TA Loan for Road Project Preparatory Facility
The objective of the proposed TA loan is to support the Government in developing the road network efficiently. Focusing on road project preparation activities, the TA Loan will (i) facilitate pre-construction activities of road projects and (ii) ensure readiness of the follow-on project implementation. The TA Loan will also contribute to enhancing road agencies' capacity of implementing road projects. The TA Loan is for national and provincial roads and expressways including public private partnerships (PPP) projects. The proposed TA Loan will provide a readily accessible pool of funding, i.e. a road development facility (the Facility, hereafter), for the Government to conduct project preparatory work. Assistance will be provided for preparing feasibility studies, detailed designs including environmental and social assessment and land acquisition and resettlement (LAR) plans, tender documents, bidding, bid evaluation and contract negotiations.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Chen, Chen
South Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Sri Lanka -
Modality
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Sector
- Transport
| Project Name | TA Loan for Road Project Preparatory Facility | ||||
| Project Number | 37262-013 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Sri Lanka |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Road transport (non-urban) |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The objective of the proposed TA loan is to support the Government in developing the road network efficiently. Focusing on road project preparation activities, the TA Loan will (i) facilitate pre-construction activities of road projects and (ii) ensure readiness of the follow-on project implementation. The TA Loan will also contribute to enhancing road agencies' capacity of implementing road projects. The TA Loan is for national and provincial roads and expressways including public private partnerships (PPP) projects. The proposed TA Loan will provide a readily accessible pool of funding, i.e. a road development facility (the Facility, hereafter), for the Government to conduct project preparatory work. Assistance will be provided for preparing feasibility studies, detailed designs including environmental and social assessment and land acquisition and resettlement (LAR) plans, tender documents, bidding, bid evaluation and contract negotiations. Assistance may also be extended to cover the cost of engaging consultants for preparing any concession agreements and negotiations for PPP projects. The Facility will cover roads identified in the Investment Plan prepared under the Road Sector Master Plan. It will also cover roads proposed by the Government as urgency before and while the Investment Plan is developed. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The Government's vision for economic growth and poverty reduction sets ambitious development targets, which will require massive development of road infrastrucgture and more private sector participation. Timely road investment projects are indispensable to economic proress. Road sector institutions need to be equipped with sufficient capacity to carry out preconstruction activities on time and efficiently for external and/or private sector financing. The TA loan will provide a financing facility that road sector institutions can easily access. | ||||
| Impact | Improved road sector performance | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Improved institutional efficiency of the road sector. |
| Progress Toward Outcome | ADB approved the request of the Government to extend loan completion and reallocation of loan proceeds. SATC processed the request and the TA Loan completion date is now 30 June 2015. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Road development facility for preconstruction activities completed Close supervision on the preconstruction activities |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | Being done. |
| Geographical Location | Colombo District |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | TBD |
| During Project Implementation | |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | The areas of consulting services typically required are highway engineering, transport economics, social, resettlement, and environment specialists. These specialists are necessary to support individual implementing agencies (IAs: such as RDA, BOI and provincial councils) in carrying out comprehensive engineering design, bidding documents, and procurement assistance satisfactory to ADB. The detailed terms of reference (TOR) and the associated resources to fulfill the TOR will be developed by each IA. The international consulting firm will be engaged using ADB's quality- and cost-based selection procedures. The individual consultants will be engaged in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB on the engagement of domestic consultants. |
| Procurement | None |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Chen, Chen |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport and Communications Division, SARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Highways Mr. S Chandrapalan Road Project Preparatory Facility Battaramulla, Sri Lanka State Ministry of Provincial Councils & Local Government Affairs (formerly Ministry of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government) Eric Illayapparachchi [email protected] Ministry of Provincial Councils & Local Government |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 07 Mar 2004 |
| Fact Finding | 10 Nov 2003 to 21 Nov 2003 |
| MRM | 05 Feb 2004 |
| Approval | 13 Apr 2004 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 20 Nov 2006 |
| Last PDS Update | 10 Mar 2015 |
Loan 2080-SRI
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 13 Apr 2004 | 16 Jun 2004 | 15 Sep 2004 | 31 Dec 2008 | 30 Jun 2015 | 31 Dec 2015 |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 20.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 15.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 15.49 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 5.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 15.49 | 0.00 | 100% |
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | - | Satisfactory | - | - | - | - |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Road Project Preparatory Facility | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Mar 2004 |
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