Viet Nam: Second Greater Mekong Subregion Corridor Towns Development Project

Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Other urban services - Renovation and protection of cultural heritage - Urban flood protection - Urban sewerage

SLEDPs developed and approved

Priority urban infrastructure investments implemented

Institutional capacities for managing public investments strengthened.

Community awareness on project activities and environmental sustainability improved

188 turns PMU staff were trained on project management of them 58 turns were by female PMUs staff (accounting for 30.8%).

1,321 people (of which 793,or 60% are women) were trained on gender and gender mainstreaming.

19 out of 45 PMU staff are women (42%). 5 out of 13 decision making positions are held by women (38%).

13 campaigns conducted in Sapa (4/5), Bac Giang (4/5) and Mong Cai (5/5). There have been 3107 direct participants in 11 communication campaigns in 3 towns. In addition, approximately 288,630 people (around 50% of them being women) have been indirectly communicated via TV, newspaper, radio, loudspeakers on these campaigns contents.

SLEDPs for 3 provinces were approved.

20.9% (236/1163) of unskilled workers are women; Staff employed in O&M not yet identified; 65% (757/1163) of unskilled labors are of local origin.

Construction of 3.2 km road ongoing (BG1 and BG2 with progress of 41% an 93% respectively)

Civil works of 14.4km road ongoing, progress of 63%.

2.1 km of streets and alleys are being upgraded, progress of 50% (1.85km done)

BG5 contract has been awarded. Three ponds are being constructed under BG3 with progress of 70%.

Construction of two WWTPs with total capacity of 12,000m3/day is

on-going under MC1 and MC2. Physical progress: MC1: 60%

and MC2: 57%

Civil works ongoing with progress of 67%.

Based on DD, 88,036 people in Bac Giang, 34,417 in Mong Cai and 1,412 in Sa Pa will be served by the new and improved wastewater services

Civil works on going with progress of 60.4% in Bac Giang

7.67 km of drainage and 2,261 m of riverbank protection being constructed in Mong Cai. Progress of drainage work is about 58% and river embankment 64%.

10,250m2 of pedestrian will be paved. Civil works on-going, progress 50% (9.65km done)

The Provincial People's Committees (PPCs) of Bac Giang, Lao Cai and Quang Ninh are the EAs which will oversee project activities in each of the three towns. Additionally, the PPC in Bac Giang Province is designed as the lead executing agency to coordinate among all PPCs on institutional management, project implementation and reporting.

Project management units (PMUs) will be established in each EA to undertake the day-to day management of subprojects, including the procurement of civil works and goods. As lead EA, the PMU in Bac Giang will be responsible for consultant selection for project implementation and management support; and act as coordinator between the project cities and the concerned central government agencies for project implementation. Each of the three EAs will hire consultants for detailed design, construction supervision and capacity development; and carry out procurement for their respective civil works and goods contracts. The EA in Lao Cai (Sa Pa Town) will be responsible for consultant selection for GCAP preparation. A project coordination unit (PCU) will be established within Bac Giang PMU to support the day-to-day coordination and liaison work among the three PMUs. The City People's Committees (CPCs) in Bac Giang and Mong Cai, and Lao Cai Department of Planning and Investment in Sa Pa will be the Implementing Agencies (IAs) which will coordinate and monitor the activities of the PMUs.