Georgia : Secondary Road Improvement Project

Sovereign Project | 46375-002

The secondary road improvement project will rehabilitate a road which extends for about 50 kilometers from Dzirula to Chumateleti via Kharagauli in Central Georgia to two-lane all-weather standard, including several short access roads to the nearby national park and to Kharagauli and other railway stations. The project impact will be aligned with the increased economic activity in Kharagauli municipality and surrounding regions and national connectivity. The outcome will be increased mobility and accessibility of the residents of Kharagauli municipality and tourists visiting the project area by reducing vehicle operating costs and providing time savings for road users.

Project Details

  • Project Officer
    Kiziria, George
    Central and West Asia Department
    Request for information
  • Country/Economy
    Georgia
  • Modality
  • Sector
    • Transport

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Project Name Secondary Road Improvement Project
Project Number 46375-002
Country / Economy Georgia
Project Status Active
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Loan
Source of Funding / Amount
Loan 3524-GEO: Secondary Road Improvement Project
Ordinary capital resources US$ 80.00 million
Strategic Agendas Environmentally sustainable growth
Inclusive economic growth
Regional integration
Drivers of Change Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Governance and capacity development
Knowledge solutions
Partnerships
Private sector development
Sector / Subsector

Transport / Road transport (non-urban)

Gender Some gender elements
Description The secondary road improvement project will rehabilitate a road which extends for about 50 kilometers from Dzirula to Chumateleti via Kharagauli in Central Georgia to two-lane all-weather standard, including several short access roads to the nearby national park and to Kharagauli and other railway stations. The project impact will be aligned with the increased economic activity in Kharagauli municipality and surrounding regions and national connectivity. The outcome will be increased mobility and accessibility of the residents of Kharagauli municipality and tourists visiting the project area by reducing vehicle operating costs and providing time savings for road users.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy

There is a need to improve connectivity to remote poor areas. The project will focus on about 50 km of a secondary road in central Georgia that provides access to about 23,000 people living in the municipality of Kharagauli, and an additional 7,000 people in the 13 villages along the road alignment. The project road connects Kharagauli to the EastWest Highway, which is subject to occasional closure because of landslides, in which event the project road provides an alternative road for traffic using the highway. In future, the project road could serve as an alternative route, as required by Georgian legislation, in the event that the parallel section of the EastWest Highway is to be tolled.

The project road has deteriorated considerably and many sections of it are now irreparable and impassable during rain and snow. This clearly suppresses the development of the poor region that the road serves. Villages along the road are not accessible during winter and are suffering from substantial out-migration and lack of employment opportunities. The poor condition of the road also prevents emergency vehicles from accessing the villages during most adverse weather conditions.

This area has the highest regional poverty level of any region in the country. The project will help alleviate isolation of rural communities in this area, strengthen domestic trade, and

expand opportunities for more inclusive economic growth. Upgrading of the road to an all-weather standard will provide better opportunities of the local population to sell their products and better access to social facilities such as schools and medical services. The improved road will also facilitate access to the nearby BorjomiKharagauli National Park and Nunisi Health Resort, resulting in new opportunities for tourism development in the region.

Impact

Increased economic activity in the Kharagauli municipality and surrounding regions and national connectivity

Project Outcome
Description of Outcome

Improved efficiency and increased mobility and accessibility of the residents of the Kharagauli municipality and tourists visiting the project area

Progress Toward Outcome Civil works for Section 1 (Dzirula-Moliti Road) was awarded in December 2017 and the works are ongoing. Procurement of civil works for Section 2 (Moliti-Chumateleti Road) is in the final stage with contract award expected before end 2018. Contract with the construction supervision consultant was signed on August 1 2018.
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs

Dzirula-Chumateleti road section improved and open to traffic

Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) Civil works for Section 1 (Dzirula-Moliti Road) was awarded in December 2017 and the works are ongoing. Procurement of civil works for Section 2 (Moliti-Chumateleti Road) is in the final stage with contract award expected before end 2018. Contract with the construction supervision consultant was signed on August 1 2018.
Geographical Location Kharagauli
Safeguard Categories
Environment B
Involuntary Resettlement B
Indigenous Peoples C
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects The project is categorized as B. An initial environmental examination (IEE) report has been prepared for the project and this includes an environmental management plan (EMP). As part of the IEE preparation process, community level consultations were held in the villages along the alignment in November 2014. The recommended environmental mitigation measures and monitoring activities set out in the EMP cover the preconstruction, construction, and operation stages of the project.
Involuntary Resettlement The project is categorized as B. LARP for section 1 is under implementation. The contractor has partial access to the site for portions of the road where LARP has been implemented an compliance reports are approved by ADB. LARP for section 2 is also under implementation and the contractor is expected to be granted partial access to the site subject to ADB approval of relevant compliance report. Community consultations have been conducted during project preparation and will be continued throughout LARP implementation. A grievance redress mechanism has been established.
Indigenous Peoples There are no indigenous people as defined in the Safeguard Policy Statement in the project area, and the project is classified category C.
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design Since the project requires land acquisition, community-based organizations, affected people and/or any other stakeholders were consulted during preparatory stage, and during design. There are no known CSOs operating in the area.
During Project Implementation Consultations will continue during the project implementation. A grievance redress mechanism has been established to hold regular meetings and involve the local civil society and NGOs in the discussions.
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services The contract with project supervision consultant was signed on 1 August 2018.
Procurement

Civil works contract for the section 1 was signed on 4 December 2017.

Civil works contract for the section 2 was signed on 4 December 2018.

Responsible ADB Officer Kiziria, George
Responsible ADB Department Central and West Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Georgia Resident Mission (GRM)
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia
Timetable
Concept Clearance 30 Jul 2013
Fact Finding 30 May 2016 to 10 Jun 2016
MRM 02 Sep 2016
Approval 30 Mar 2017
Last Review Mission -
Last PDS Update 28 Sep 2018

Loan 3524-GEO

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
30 Mar 2017 19 Jun 2017 16 Oct 2017 28 Feb 2022 28 Feb 2025 -
Financing Plan Loan Utilization
Total (Amount in US$ million) Date ADB Others Net Percentage
Project Cost 93.80 Cumulative Contract Awards
ADB 80.00 21 Feb 2024 40.06 0.00 91%
Counterpart 13.80 Cumulative Disbursements
Cofinancing 0.00 21 Feb 2024 25.38 0.00 58%
Status of Covenants
Category Sector Safeguards Social Financial Economic Others
Rating Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory - - Satisfactory

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Title Document Type Document Date
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Audited Project Financial Statements (January-December 2022) Audited Project Financial Statements Jun 2023
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Audited Project Financial Statements (January-December 2021) Audited Project Financial Statements Jun 2022
Amendment to the Loan Agreement (Ordinary Operations) for Loan 3524-GEO: Secondary Road Improvement Project Loan Agreement (Ordinary Resources) Apr 2022
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Audited Project Financial Statement (January-December 2020) Audited Project Financial Statements Jun 2021
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Audited Project Financial Statement (January-December 2019) Audited Project Financial Statements Nov 2020
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Procurement Plan Procurement Plans Nov 2019
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Audited Project Financial Statements (January-December 2018) Audited Project Financial Statements Jun 2019
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Audited Project Financial Statements (19 June-31 December 2017) Audited Project Financial Statements Nov 2018
Loan Agreement (Ordinary Operations) for Loan 3524-GEO: Secondary Road Improvement Project Loan Agreement (Ordinary Resources) Jun 2017
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Report and Recommendation of the President Reports and Recommendations of the President Mar 2017
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Project Administration Manual (As of Board Approval) Project/Program Administration Manual Mar 2017
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Project Data Sheet (ქართული) Translated PDS Nov 2013
Secondary Road Improvement Project Initial Poverty and Social Analysis Sep 2013

Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.

Title Document Type Document Date
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Social Monitoring Report (January-June 2023) Social Monitoring Reports Jul 2023
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary Road Section Environmental Monitoring Report (January-June 2023) Environmental Monitoring Reports Jul 2023
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary Road Section Environmental Monitoring Report (July-December 2022) Environmental Monitoring Reports Apr 2023
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan for Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti (Section 1) and Moliti-Chumateleti (Section 2) Social Monitoring Report (July-December 2022) Social Monitoring Reports Jan 2023
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary Road Section Environmental Monitoring Report (January-June 2022) Environmental Monitoring Reports Jul 2022
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan for Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti (Section 1) and Moliti-Chumateleti (Section 2) Social Monitoring Report (January-June 2022) Social Monitoring Reports Jun 2022
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary Road Section Environmental Monitoring Report (July-December 2021) Environmental Monitoring Reports Feb 2022
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan for Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti (Section 1) and Moliti-Chumateleti (Section 2) Social Monitoring Report (July-December 2021) Social Monitoring Reports Jan 2022
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti (Section 1) and Moliti-Chumateleti (Section 2) Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Compliance Report No. 5 Social Monitoring Reports Oct 2021
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan for Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti (Section 1) and Moliti-Chumateleti (Section 2) Social Monitoring Report (January-June 2021) Social Monitoring Reports Jul 2021
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary Road Section Environmental Monitoring Report (January-June 2021) Environmental Monitoring Reports Jul 2021
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary Road Section Environmental Monitoring Report (July-December 2020) Environmental Monitoring Reports Mar 2021
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Social Monitoring Report (July-December 2020) Social Monitoring Reports Jan 2021
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary Road Section Social Monitoring Report (January-June 2020) Social Monitoring Reports Oct 2020
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Environmental Monitoring Report (January-June 2020) Environmental Monitoring Reports Jul 2020
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Environmental Monitoring Report (July-December 2019) Environmental Monitoring Reports Jan 2020
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary Road Section Environmental Monitoring Report (January-June 2019) Environmental Monitoring Reports Jul 2019
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary Road Section Environmental Monitoring Report (July-December 2018) Environmental Monitoring Reports Jan 2019
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary Road Section Social Monitoring Report (January-June 2018) Social Monitoring Reports Dec 2018
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary Road Section Environmental Monitoring Report (January-July 2018) Environmental Monitoring Reports Aug 2018
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan for Section 2 (Moliti-Chumateleti) Resettlement Plans Nov 2017
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti (Section 1) Final Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Resettlement Plans Nov 2017
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Road Initial Environmental Examination Initial Environmental Examination Feb 2017
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Road Initial Environmental Examination Initial Environmental Examination Aug 2016
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Road Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan Resettlement Plans May 2015

Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation

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Tenders

Tender Title Type Status Posting Date Deadline
3524-GEO: Secondary Road Improvement Project [SRIP/CW/OCB-02-Rebid-02] - Rebidding Invitation for Bids Closed
George GEO 3524-GEO: Secondary Road Improvement Project [SRIP/CW/ICB-02-Rebid] - Rebidding Invitation for Bids Closed
National External Monitoring Consultant Individual - Consulting Closed
Loan No. 3524-GEO: Secondary Road Improvement Project [SRIP/CW/ICB-02] CORRIGENDUM Invitation for Bids Closed
Loan No. 3524-GEO: Secondary Road Improvement Project [SRIP/CW/ICB-02] Invitation for Bids Closed
Supervision of Rehabilitation of Dzirula-Kharagauli-Moliti-Pona-Chumateleti Secondary Road Firm - Consulting Closed
Loan No. 3524: Secondary Road Improvement Project [SRIP/CW/ICB-01] Invitation for Bids Closed
GEO: Secondary Road Improvement Project Advance Notice Archived

Contracts Awarded

Contract Title Approval Number Contract Date Contractor | Address Executing Agency Total Contract Amount (US$) Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$)
REHABILITATION OF DZIRULA-KHARAGAULI-MOLITI-PONA-C HUMATELETI SECONDARY ROAD, MOLITI-CHUMATELETI ROAD SECTION FROM KM24 620 TO KM50 244 Loan 3524 07 Dec 2018 AKKORD INDUSTRY CONSTRUCTION INV.CORP. OJSC | AGA NEMETULLA STREET 1937TH DISTRICT BAKU, AZERBAIJAN AZERBAIJAN, REP. OF Min. of Regional Dev't.& Infrastructure of Georgia 20,490,468.40 17,437,522.02
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION CONSULTANT FOR SECONDARY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Loan 3524 03 Aug 2018 JV PYUNGHWA & YOOSHIN & RRMSD | 601, T-TOWER BLDG, 194, MUNHWA-RO, NAJU- SI, JEOLLANAMDO, KOREA KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Min. of Regional Dev't.& Infrastructure of Georgia 5,563,016.00 4,599,265.00
REHABILITATION OF DZIRULI-KHARAGAULI-MOLITI-PONA-C HUMATELETI SECONDARY ROAD, DZIRULI-MOLITI ROAD SEC TION FROM KM 0 000 TO KM 24 620 Loan 3524 06 Dec 2017 COMPANY BLACK SEA GROUP LLC | 71 VAZHA-PSHAVELA AVENUE, 0186 TBILISI GEORGIA Min. of Regional Dev't.& Infrastructure of Georgia 19,076,235.00 17,428,289.00

Procurement Plan

Title Document Type Document Date
Secondary Road Improvement Project: Procurement Plan Procurement Plans Nov 2019