Tuvalu : Outer Island Maritime Infrastructure Project
The proposed Outer Island Maritime Infrastructure Project will develop maritime infrastructure in the selected outer islands of Tuvalu, improve safety, efficiency and sustainability of maritime transportation among Funafuti, the capital, and outer islands.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Gonzalez Jimenez, Juan Francisco
Pacific Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Tuvalu -
Modality
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Sector
- Transport
| Project Name | Outer Island Maritime Infrastructure Project | ||||
| Project Number | 48484-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Tuvalu |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Water transport (non-urban) |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | The proposed Outer Island Maritime Infrastructure Project will develop maritime infrastructure in the selected outer islands of Tuvalu, improve safety, efficiency and sustainability of maritime transportation among Funafuti, the capital, and outer islands. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The project will help Tuvalu overcome its connectivity problem that is constraining its economic and social development. The connectivity challenge results from Tuvalu's dispersed typography a small country (land area of 26 square kilometers) composing of nine islands, stretching over approximately 680 kilometers, small and dispersed population about 10,800 as of 2012, with less than 1,600 people on each of outer islands, from 2002 to 2012, outer island population was decreased by 9% while that of Funafuti increased by 37%. | ||||
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | During the PPTA, stakeholders will be consulted during the initial and final workshops and the PPTA consultants' visit to the outer islands. |
| During Project Implementation | For implementation phase of the investment project, a scheme for stakeholder consultation will be developed and implemented. |
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| Consulting Services | A firm will be engaged on an output-based TOR with a lump-sum contract through quality and cost-based selection using full technical proposals. Inputs of 7 specialists with a total of 14.5 person-months are estimated. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Gonzalez Jimenez, Juan Francisco |
| Responsible ADB Department | Pacific Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport, Energy and Natural Resources Division, PARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Communication and Transport Vaiaku, Funafuti, Tuvalu |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 06 Jul 2015 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 10 Jul 2015 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 06 Jul 2015 | 16 Jul 2015 | 16 Jul 2015 | 30 Apr 2016 | 30 Apr 2017 | 07 Jul 2017 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| 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 | 17 Jun 2022 | 571,233.83 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Outer Island Maritime Infrastructure Project: Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Report | Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Reports | Jul 2015 |
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 |
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| Outer Island Maritime Infrastructure Project: Involuntary Resettlement Due Diligence Report | Safeguards Due Diligence Reports | Jul 2016 |
| Outer Island Maritime Infrastructure Project: Initial Environmental Examination | Initial Environmental Examination | Jul 2016 |
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
None currently available.
Related Publications
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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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| Project Preparatory | Technical Assistance 8923 | 23 Nov 2015 | Cardno Emerging Markets Pty Ltd (Australia) in association with Pacific Rim Innovation & Management Exponents, Inc (Philippines) | Level 11, North Tower, 515 St. Pauls Terra Bag 4006, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Quebec 4006, Australia | Ministry of Communication and Transport | 532,909.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
None currently available.