The PPTA will (i) assess the technical feasibility of the project; (ii) conduct due diligence on the economic and financial feasibility of the project; (iii) review safeguard requirements; (iv) conduct social survey and consultations; (v) develop capacity of the HCG for project management; and (vi) prepare project documents, including feasibility study reports (FSR), safeguard documents, and ADB''s draft report and recommendations of the President (RRP).
| Project Name | Henan Hebi Qihe River Environmental Improvement and Ecological Conservation Project | ||||
| Project Number | 47069-001 | ||||
| Country | China, People's Republic of |
||||
| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
||||
| Source of Funding / Amount |
|
||||
| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
||||
| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Knowledge solutions Private sector development |
||||
| Sector / Subsector |
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Rural flood protection - Water-based natural resources management Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban flood protection - Urban sewerage |
||||
| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||
| Description | The PPTA will (i) assess the technical feasibility of the project; (ii) conduct due diligence on the economic and financial feasibility of the project; (iii) review safeguard requirements; (iv) conduct social survey and consultations; (v) develop capacity of the HCG for project management; and (vi) prepare project documents, including feasibility study reports (FSR), safeguard documents, and ADB''s draft report and recommendations of the President (RRP). | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The Hebi City Government (HCG) requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide lending support to implement environmental improvement and ecological conservation in and around Qihe River. The proposed project is included in ADB's country operations business plan, 2014- 2016 and the ensuing loan in ADB''s 2016 lending pipeline for the People''s Republic of China (PRC). Since the HCG is not familiar with ADB''s project preparation requirements, it is necessary to provide a project preparatory technical assistance (PPTA) to help the HCG prepare the project that complies with ADB''s requirements and can introduce best international practices in the project design. | ||||
| 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 | Main stakeholders are the Hebi City Government and the governments of Qibin District and Qi and Xun Counties, which will be the executing and implementing agencies, as well as project neighborhoods and villages. Beneficiaries are represented through their village committees. The stakeholders will be consulted during project design to ensure the project design corresponds to their needs. Particularly, negatively-affected people will be consulted through participatory meetings, to ensure their voices are heard. During the PPTA, nonstructural measures which will benefit poor and vulnerable people will be identified. These would include activities to manage environment and floods, such as community-based flood and environmental management. The project will have economic and physical displacement impacts that have to be mitigated, and people to be displaced will be consulted. Poor and vulnerable displaced people should be better off after displacement, through livelihood restoration measures. The key, active, and relevant civil society organizations in the project area and the level of participation in the project design are (i) information generation and sharing; and (ii) consulation with village and neighborhood representation, women's federation, and community-based groups. The design of livelihood restoration measures for people to be displaced and the design of nonstructural measures will need the participation of poor and vulnerable beneficiaries. |
| During Project Implementation | |
| Business Opportunities | |
|---|---|
| Consulting Services | The PPTA will be carried out by a team of consultants. A total of 13.0 person-months of international and 33.5 person-months of national consulting services will be required. The consulting firm will be selected by (i) inviting simplified technical proposals; and (ii) using the quality- and cost-based selection method, with a quality cost ratio of 80:20. All consulting services will be engaged in accordance with ADB s Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Lopez, Alvin |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, EARD |
| Timetable | |
|---|---|
| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 20 Oct 2014 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 16 Sep 2015 |
TA 8739-PRC
| Milestones | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 20 Oct 2014 | 11 Nov 2014 | 11 Nov 2014 | 07 Aug 2015 | 31 Oct 2015 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 600,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 600,000.00 | 20 Oct 2014 | 597,634.15 |
Project Data Sheets (PDS) contain summary information on the project or program. Because the PDS is a work in progress, some information may not be included in its initial version but will be added as it becomes available. Information about proposed projects is tentative and indicative.
The Access to Information Policy (AIP) recognizes that transparency and accountability are essential to development effectiveness. It establishes the disclosure requirements for documents and information ADB produces or requires to be produced.
The Accountability Mechanism provides a forum where people adversely affected by ADB-assisted projects can voice and seek solutions to their problems and report alleged noncompliance of ADB's operational policies and procedures.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of, or reference to, a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| 河南鹤壁淇河流域环境治理及生态保护项目 : 项目数据表 | Translated PDS | Mar 2015 |
| Henan Hebi Qihe River Environmental Improvement and Ecological Conservation Project: Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Report | Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Reports | Nov 2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Henan Hebi Qihe River Environmental Improvement and Ecological Conservation Project: Environmental Impact Assessment | Environmental Impact Assessments | Sep 2015 |
| Henan Hebi Qihe River Environmental Improvement and Ecological Conservation Project: Draft Environmental Impact Assessment | Environmental Impact Assessments | Aug 2015 |
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
None currently available.
Related Publications
None currently available.
The Access to Information Policy (AIP) establishes the disclosure requirements for documents and information ADB produces or requires to be produced in its operations to facilitate stakeholder participation in ADB's decision-making. For more information, refer to the Safeguard Policy Statement, Operations Manual F1, and Operations Manual L3.
Requests for information may also be directed to the InfoUnit.
Tenders
No tenders for this project were found.
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Contractor Address | Executing Agency | Contract Description | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Preparatory | Technical Assistance 8739 | 05 Jan 2015 | AECOM Asia Company Limited (Hong Kong, China) | 9/F, Grand Central Plaza, Tower 2, 138 Shatin Rural Committee Rd., Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China | Hebi City Government | 580,300.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
None currently available.