Mongolia : Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project
The project will have three outputs. Output 1: Road asset management capacity and implementation improved. Output 2: Road condition improved. Output 3: Road safety improved.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Enkh-Ulzii Bayarsaikhan
East Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Mongolia -
Modality
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Sector
- Transport
| Project Name | Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project | ||||||||||||||||
| Project Number | 48186-005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Country / Economy | Mongolia |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant Loan Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Road transport (non-urban) |
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| Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||||||||||
| Description | The project will have three outputs. Output 1: Road asset management capacity and implementation improved. Output 2: Road condition improved. Output 3: Road safety improved. | ||||||||||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Investing in road improvement is particularly important at times of economic difficulty deliver four types of benefits: (i) projects create much-needed employment opportunities to support economic recovery, (ii) better roads reduce road user's travel cost and facilitate access to markets, schools and health facilities and thus make residents more productive, (iii) modest spending on road maintenance saves much more costlier rehabilitation later, and (vi) road safety improvements immediately reduce the social cost of traffic accidents. | ||||||||||||||||
| Impact | Inclusive economic growth promoted by enhanced local, regional, and international connectivity in Mongolia. |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Efficiency and safety of road transport within the project area and between countries improved. |
| Progress Toward Outcome | Civil works contract for 5 lots for Ulaanbaatar-Darkhan road rehabilitation works were awarded in June 2019. The construction supervision consultant was recruited and contract awarded in June 2019. Package UA1: Khuiten Valley-Arvaikheer road rehabilitation work contract was signed on 6 April 2021. Package DA1: DarkhanAltanbulag Road Safety Improvement and Maintenance works (116.5 km) biddding process was completed and the contract signing is underway. As of 28 September 2023, the progress of the Ulaanbaatar - Darkhan project is: CW1-1-94.1%; CW1-2-79.9%; CW1-3-94.4%; CW1-4-77.29.4% and CW1-5-94.96%. The progress of UA1: Khuiten Valley and Arvaikheer package is rated at 88.8%. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Road asset management capacity and implementation improved Road condition improved Road safety improved Due diligence reports for project preparation prepared |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | Ongoing. Under the TA 9544-MON, policy advice was delivered and capacity-building trainings was conducted on the road maintenance and road asset management. Moreover, four PAVER" 7 for Windows user licenses were supplied to MRTD. From 10 -11 November 2022, a total of 26 trainees, including representatives from MRTD and RTDC were attended at Road Asset Management systems workshop. Ministry of Road and Transport Development, along with the Project Implementation Unit and the Construction Supervision Consultant are planning to conduct trainings included in the project DMF in 2023 as per the project training plan. The Ulaanbaatar-Darkhan and Khuiten Valley-Arvaikheer roads rehabilitation construction works have been ongoing since 2019 and 2021, respectively, and the total physical progress of the road rehabilitation work is about 88.5%. DarkhanAltanbulag Road Safety Improvement and Maintenance works (116.5 km) is being under the contract signing process. The due diligence report was submitted to MRTD by the Construction Supervision Consultant in 2019. |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide, Mongolia |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | B |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | Environment (category B). The project was classified as a Category B in February 2019, undertaken by the ADB requiring an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE). The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) was developed as a part of the IEE in February 2019. The PIU has an environmental safeguard and social development officer since 4 October 2021. As required by the 'Regulation on preparing, reviewing and approving environmental management plan each contractor of three active construction lots (CW 1-2, CW1-4, CW1-5) prepared annual environmental management plan for the 2022 construction season. Following requirements stated in the Project Administration Manual and as per the instructions given by the Committee on improving, monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Ulaanbaatar-Darkhan Road Construction on 12th April 2022 meeting, the citizens council of the 4 soums, including Bornuur (Tuv), Baynachandmani (Tuv), Bayangol (Selenge) and Khongor (Darkhan-Uul) selected 4 people to undertake the role of Local outreach officer. A complaint was filed to ADB's Complaint Receiving Officer (CRO) by Dugan Khad Travel LLC (DKTL) on 31 March 2022. Later the first complainant provided the contact information for another complainant on 6 May 2022, It was forwarded by the CRO to the ADB's Office of the Special Project Facilitator (OSPF) on 27 May 2022. OSPF fielded a mission in May-June 2022 to initiate assessment and meet with complainants. On 23 June 2022, after engagement with complainants and all stakeholders, OSPF declared the complaints as ineligible for the problem-solving process at that time, since efforts to resolve the issues were still ongoing within the operations department. The primary complainant, DKTL, re-submitted its complaint to ADB Accountability Mechanism on 19 April 2023 noting a lack of response and resolution to the earlier complaint; the complainant confirmed selection of the CRP function to CRO on 28 April 2023. On 6 May 2023, the second complainant through a representative, also confirmed selection of the CRP function. The complaints were forwarded to CRP on 8 May 2023. The CRP team investigated the complaint and determined that the complaint does not meet the requirements for eligibility, and released its report on 4 August 2023. |
| Involuntary Resettlement | Involuntary resettlement (category B). For output 2, a due diligence report has been prepared, confirming that there are no land acquisition or resettlement impacts as all the related works are limited to the existing ROW. All construction related impacts will be mitigated by the contractor. A resettlement framework is prepared in accordance with the SPS 2009 and national laws and regulations to guide the preparation of resettlement plans and to ensure project impacts remain within category B if not C. The resettlement framework was posted on the ADB website on 9 June 2017. The MRTD is committed to implement the resettlement framework and prepare resettlement plan, when required. The GRM has been agreed with the MRTD and is included in the social development and gender action plan (SDGAP) and resettlement framework. |
| Indigenous Peoples | Indigenous peoples (category C). Based on due diligence, there are no ethnic minorities affected by the project. The three project aimags do not include any separate ethnic minority within the definition of the SPS 2009. |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | The consultation and participation strategy will ensure timely information to the project affected communities and all relevant agencies. Consultation and participation will include organizing public meetings and focus groups with affected communities. |
| During Project Implementation | The executing agency and the implementing agency, with support of the Project implementation unit, consulting team, undertakes consultations with key stakeholders. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Enkh-Ulzii Bayarsaikhan |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Mongolia Resident Mission (MNRM) |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Road and Transport Development of Mongolia |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 19 Dec 2014 |
| Fact Finding | 01 May 2017 to 09 May 2017 |
| MRM | 07 Jul 2017 |
| Approval | 29 Jun 2018 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 28 Sep 2023 |
Grant 0644-MON
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 20 May 2019 | 02 Oct 2019 | 05 Nov 2019 | 30 Sep 2026 | - | - |
| Financing Plan | Grant Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 1.50 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 0.00 | 07 Nov 2023 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 1.50 | 07 Nov 2023 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
| Status of Covenants | ||||||
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | Partly satisfactory | Partly satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
Loan 3679-MON
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 29 Jun 2018 | 23 Jul 2018 | 21 Aug 2018 | 30 Jun 2026 | - | - |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 60.60 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 60.00 | 07 Nov 2023 | 55.18 | 0.00 | 92% |
| Counterpart | 0.60 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 07 Nov 2023 | 50.25 | 0.00 | 84% |
| Status of Covenants | ||||||
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | Partly satisfactory | Partly satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
Loan 3786-MON
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 20 May 2019 | 02 Oct 2019 | 05 Nov 2019 | 30 Sep 2026 | - | - |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 59.10 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 58.50 | 07 Nov 2023 | 50.96 | 0.00 | 87% |
| Counterpart | 0.60 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 07 Nov 2023 | 36.22 | 0.00 | 62% |
| Status of Covenants | ||||||
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | Partly satisfactory | Partly satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
TA 9544-MON
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 29 Jun 2018 | 01 Aug 2018 | 01 Aug 2018 | 31 Jan 2021 | 31 Jul 2021 | 29 Nov 2021 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 700,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 700,000.00 | 07 Nov 2023 | 598,858.61 |
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | Partly satisfactory | Partly satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory |
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ADB-Supported Road Development to Help Spur Growth in Mongolia
ADB's Board of Directors has approved a $60 million loan to help improve and rehabilitate 311 km of road corridors in Mongolia, which will help facilitate economic cooperation and trade, as well as inclusive growth.
Tenders
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| CW1-2: CW1-2: 45.5 km Road Section from North of Khar Modot Pass to Urikhan | Loan 3679 | 06 Dec 2021 | Arj Capital LLC | 5th Floor, M plaza, Sambuu Street, 5 Khoroo, Chingeltei District | Ministry of Road and Transport Development | 18,276,407.00 | 3,192,380.93 |
| CW1-4: 45.08 km Road Section from Sumber Intersection to Tsaidam Valley | Loan 3679 | 06 Dec 2021 | China Geo-Engineering Corporation | BUILDING 2, YARD 92, XIANGXHAN SOUTH, ROAD HAIDIAN DISTRICT, BEIJING, CHINA | Ministry of Road and Transport Development | 14,885,747.62 | 14,885,747.62 |
| CW1-2: 45.5 km Road Section from North of Khar Modot Pass to Urikhan | Loan 3786 | 06 Dec 2021 | Arj Capital LLC | 5th floor, M plaza, Sambuu Street, 5th Khoroo, Chingeltei district, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Ministry of Road and Transport Development | 18,276,407.00 | 15,084,026.07 |
| PACKAGE UA1:KHUITEN VALLEY TO ARVAIKHEER ROAD (57. 56 KM) REHABILITATION AND PERFORMANCE BASED MAINTE NANCE WORK | Loan 3786 | 08 Apr 2021 | HKB INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LLC | ULAANBAATAR CITY, KHAN UUL DISTRICT CHINGGIS AVENUE TEL:9761135261 MONGOLIA | Ministry of Road and Transport Development | 13,978,999.00 | 13,978,999.00 |
| SIGNED CONTRACT FOR CW1-5, RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE ULAANBAATAR-DARKHAN ROAD:30.53KM ROAD SECTION FRO M TSAIDAM VALLEY TO DARKHAN ROUNDABOUT | Loan 3786 | 03 Feb 2020 | CHINA GEO-ENGINEERING CORPORATION | DAN DISTRICT, BEIJING, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Ministry of Road and Transport Development | 9,834,336.56 | 6,232,186.98 |
| SIGNED CONTRACT FOR CW1-3 RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE ULAANBAATAR-DARKHAN ROAD:45.74KM ROAD SECTION FROM URIKHAN TO SUMBER INTERSECTION | Loan 3786 | 03 Feb 2020 | GUIZHOU HIGHWAY ENGINEERING GROUP CO. LTD | YANG,PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Ministry of Road and Transport Development | 14,491,347.09 | 8,985,665.60 |
| SIGNED CONTRACT FOR CW1-1, RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE ULANBAATAR-DARKHAN ROAD:37.26 KM ROAD SECTION FROM DEPARTING WEST PROVINCE TO NORTH KHAR MODOT PASS | Loan 3679 | 25 Jun 2019 | HEILONGJIANG JINYI ROAD AND BRIDGE CO. LTD. | XIANGFAND DISTRICT, HARBIN CITY, CHINA CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Ministry of Road and Transport Development | 13,064,749.90 | 13,064,749.90 |
| SIGNED CONTRACT FOR CW1-4, RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE ULAANBAATAR-DARKHAN ROAD: 45.08 KM ROAD SECTION FROM SUMBER INTERSECTION TO TSAIDAM VALLEY | Loan 3679 | 25 Jun 2019 | CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION XINJIANG | 239 QINGNIAN ROAD, TIANSHAN DISTRICT URUMQI CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Ministry of Road and Transport Development | 11,710,750.58 | 11,710,750.58 |
| SIGNED CONTRACT FOR CW1-3 RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE ULAANBAATAR-DARKHAN ROAD: 45.74 KM ROAD SECTION FROM URIKHAN TO SUMBER INTERSECTION | Loan 3679 | 25 Jun 2019 | GUIZHOU HIGHWAY ENGINEERING GROUP CO. LTD. | SANQIAO, GUIYANG CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Ministry of Road and Transport Development | 14,491,347.09 | 2,898,269.42 |
| SIGNED CONTRACT FOR CW1-2, RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE ULAANBAATAR-DARKHAN ROAD:45.5 KM ROAD SECTION FROM NORTH OF KHAR MODO PASS TO URIKHAN | Loan 3679 | 25 Jun 2019 | CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION XINJIANG | 239 QINGNIAN ROAD, TIANSHAN DISTRICT URUMQI CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Ministry of Road and Transport Development | 13,777,743.90 | 13,777,743.90 |
| SIGNED CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION CONSULTING SERVICES | Loan 3679 | 10 Jun 2019 | INTERCONTINENTAL CONSULTANTS & TECHNOCRATS | A-8,GREEN PARK,NEW DELHI- 1100016 INDIA INDIA | Ministry of Road and Transport Development | 4,350,550.00 | 4,350,550.00 |
| Capacity Development | Technical Assistance 9544 | 25 Mar 2019 | ROUGHTON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, UK (UNITED KINGDOM) in association with Training & Technology Transfer Ltd. (NEW ZEALAND) | A2 Omega Park, Electron Way Chandlers Fo Hampshire SO534SE United Kingdom CP: RICHARD WOTTON/[email protected] | Ministry of Road and Transport Development | 500,000.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project: Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Nov 2023 |