Kiribati : South Tarawa Water Supply Project - Project Design Advance

Sovereign Project | 49453-003

Project Details

  • Project Officer
    Blaik, Stephen
    Pacific Department
    Request for information
  • Country/Economy
    Kiribati
  • Sector
    • Water and other urban infrastructure and services

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Project Name South Tarawa Water Supply Project - Project Design Advance
Project Number 49453-003
Country / Economy Kiribati
Project Status Active
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Grant
Source of Funding / Amount
Grant 6012-KIR: South Tarawa Water Supply Project - Project Design Advance
Asian Development Fund US$ 2.00 million
Strategic Agendas Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Governance and capacity development
Partnerships
Sector / Subsector

Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban water supply
Gender
Description
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
Impact

The project impact will be improved health of South Tarawa's population.
Project Outcome
Description of Outcome

Increased access of South Tarawa's population to safe water supplies
Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs

1. Water supply infrastructure, through construction of desalination plants with solar power and new water supply network infrastructure, is improved

2. Water supply infrastructure is effectively managed

3. Hygiene practices among South Tarawa's population are improved
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)

In preparation

In preparation

In preparation

In preparation
Geographical Location South Tarawa
Safeguard Categories
Environment C
Involuntary Resettlement C
Indigenous Peoples C
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects The PDA finances only consulting services for project preparatory work and project management, and is categorized as C._The project is expected to be Category B, and project documents will be updated upon completion of the detailed designs.
Involuntary Resettlement The PDA is categorized as C and the project is expected to be categorized as B._Proposed water supply infrastructure is expected to be built mostly on government reserved/owned land but some civil works may require private lands either subject to lease or land acquisition. The project is not expected to have indigenous peoples impacts._Since the PDA will be financing detailed engineering design, safeguards documents will be updated upon completion of detailed designs.
Indigenous Peoples The project is not expected to have indigenous peoples impacts._Since the PDA will be financing detailed engineering design, safeguards documents will be updated upon completion of detailed designs.
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design
During Project Implementation The project will maintain and regularly update its website with information on the PDA project, and regularly consult with the public and civil society organizations.
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services The consultant recruitment will follow ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time time).
Responsible ADB Officer Blaik, Stephen
Responsible ADB Department Pacific Department
Responsible ADB Division PAUW
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
Timetable
Concept Clearance 19 Jan 2017
Fact Finding 16 Nov 2016 to 16 Nov 2016
MRM 29 Dec 2016
Approval 24 Nov 2017
Last Review Mission -
Last PDS Update 30 Aug 2022

Grant 6012-KIR

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
24 Nov 2017 15 Dec 2017 15 Dec 2017 30 Sep 2019 31 Aug 2023 -
Financing Plan Grant Utilization
Total (Amount in US$ million) Date ADB Others Net Percentage
Project Cost 2.00 Cumulative Contract Awards
ADB 2.00 22 Oct 2022 2.00 0.00 100%
Counterpart 0.00 Cumulative Disbursements
Cofinancing 0.00 22 Oct 2022 1.77 0.00 88%
Status of Covenants
Category Sector Safeguards Social Financial Economic Others
Rating Satisfactory - - Satisfactory - Satisfactory

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Title Document Type Document Date
South Tarawa Water Supply Project: Project Design Advance Project Design Advance Nov 2017
South Tarawa Water Supply Project – Project Design Advance: Audited Project Financial Statements (January-December 2022) Audited Project Financial Statements May 2023
South Tarawa Water Supply Project – Project Design Advance: Audited Project Financial Statements (January-December 2021) Audited Project Financial Statements Sep 2022
South Tarawa Water Supply Project – Project Design Advance: Audited Project Financial Statements (January-December 2020) Audited Project Financial Statements Jun 2021
South Tarawa Water Supply Project – Project Design Advance: Audited Project Financial Statements (January-December 2019) Audited Project Financial Statements Jun 2020
South Tarawa Water Supply Project – Project Design Advance: Audited Project Financial Statements (January-December 2018) Audited Project Financial Statements Jun 2019
Grant Agreement for Grant 6012-KIR(SF): South Tarawa Water Supply Project - Project Design Advance Grant Agreement Dec 2017

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.

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Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation

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Related Publications

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Tenders

Tender Title Type Status Posting Date Deadline
South Tarawa Water Supply Project - Project Design Advance Firm - Consulting Closed
Project Manager Individual - Consulting Closed
Project Accountant Individual - Consulting Closed

Contracts Awarded

Contract Title Approval Number Contract Date Contractor | Address Executing Agency Total Contract Amount (US$) Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$)
PDA CONSULTANT - FCG ASIA PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE AND FCG INTL LTD. FINLAND Grant 6012 23 Oct 2018 FINNISH CONSULTING GROUP ASIA PTE. LTD. | SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Ministry of Finance and Economic Development 1,547,766.00 —
MR. JOSHUA CHAPPELOW - PROJECT MANAGER Grant 6012 01 Aug 2018 JOSHUA CHAPPELOW | 152 COVE BOULEVARD NORTH ARM COVE NSW 2324 AUSTRALIA Ministry of Finance and Economic Development 197,911.00 —

Procurement Plan

None currently available.