Cambodia : Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project

Sovereign Project | 41403-012

The technical assistance (TA) will support institutional strengthening, capacity development, and assist Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy (MIME) to develop its regulatory functions. The TA will assist MIME to: (i) update its current urban water supply policy; (ii) prepare an urban water sector development strategy; (iii) develop instruments to strengthen economic and technical regulation; (iv) establish nonrevenue water (NRW) management departments at the provincial waterworks; and (v) corporatize/commercialize the provincial waterworks, granting them similar levels of autonomy afforded to Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) and Siem Reap Water Supply Authority (SRWSA).

Project Details

  • Project Officer
    White, Michael E.
    Southeast Asia Department
    Request for information
  • Country/Economy
    Cambodia
  • Modality
  • Sector
    • Water and other urban infrastructure and services

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Project Name Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project
Project Number 41403-012
Country / Economy Cambodia
Project Status Closed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 8125-CAM: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project
Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 800,000.00
Strategic Agendas Environmentally sustainable growth
Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Governance and capacity development
Sector / Subsector

Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban water supply
Gender Effective gender mainstreaming
Description The technical assistance (TA) will support institutional strengthening, capacity development, and assist Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy (MIME) to develop its regulatory functions. The TA will assist MIME to: (i) update its current urban water supply policy; (ii) prepare an urban water sector development strategy; (iii) develop instruments to strengthen economic and technical regulation; (iv) establish nonrevenue water (NRW) management departments at the provincial waterworks; and (v) corporatize/commercialize the provincial waterworks, granting them similar levels of autonomy afforded to Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) and Siem Reap Water Supply Authority (SRWSA).
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy The objective of the Project is the improvement and expansion of the urban water supply services of public waterworks in selected provincial towns in Cambodia. The Project will assist the government to address the three core constraints identified in the ADB Country Partnership Strategy (2011-2013): (i) insufficient funds to expand coverage and improve services; (ii) weak sector planning and implementation capacity of responsible authorities at the central and sub-national levels; and (iii) inadequate (or sometimes weak) institutional and legal framework. The Project will provide new water supply infrastructure and extend system coverage, improving access to safe water and improving health and hygiene conditions. In addition, the Project will address institutional weaknesses through the development of improved institutional structures, a regulatory framework, and appropriate capacity development.
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
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design .
During Project Implementation Workshops were held during TA implementation to present findings of the consultants. Additional consultation with stakeholders for loan processing on social and gender issues was conducted in September 2014.
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services

ADB will engage an international consulting firm (the Consultant) for 8 months under the project preparatory technical assistance (the PPTA) for the Project to prepare a feasibility study to develop the project loan for it and confirm its viability. The Consultant will provide 19 person-months (pm) of international consulting services and 32 pm of national consulting services, and will be engaged in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2010, as amended from time to time) and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB for the selection and engagement of domestic consultants. The quality and cost-based selection method, using the quality cost ratio of 90:10, will be followed since a high degree of technical quality is required. Simplified technical proposals will be used for the selection.

The Consultant is expected to commence its service in January 2013and will report to the Project Director of the Project Management Unit (PMU) in the Department of Potable Water Supply (DPWS) under the Ministry of Industry Mines and Energy (MIME), the executing agency for the PPTA
Responsible ADB Officer White, Michael E.
Responsible ADB Department Southeast Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Urban Development and Water Division, SERD
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation
Timetable
Concept Clearance -
Fact Finding 28 May 2012 to 01 Jun 2012
MRM -
Approval 02 Aug 2012
Last Review Mission -
Last PDS Update 30 Sep 2014

TA 8125-CAM

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
02 Aug 2012 17 Aug 2012 17 Aug 2012 31 Dec 2013 31 Oct 2015 20 Jul 2016
Financing Plan/TA Utilization Cumulative Disbursements
ADB Cofinancing Counterpart Total Date Amount
Gov Beneficiaries Project Sponsor Others
800,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 800,000.00 17 Jun 2022 756,738.66

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