Cambodia : Second Urban Environmental Management in the Tonle Sap Basin Project
The project will improve urban environmental infrastructure in Battambang, Serei Saophoan, and Stueng Saenthree provincial cities around the Tonle Sap lake. It will also improve the institutional effectiveness of stakeholders to provide sustainable services and support an improved policy and planning environment for urban drainage, wastewater, and solid waste management.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Sann, Ratha
Southeast Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Cambodia -
Modality
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Sector
- Water and other urban infrastructure and services
| Project Name | Second Urban Environmental Management in the Tonle Sap Basin Project | ||||||||
| Project Number | 50102-002 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Cambodia |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban flood protection - Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban sewerage - Urban solid waste management |
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| Description | The project will improve urban environmental infrastructure in Battambang, Serei Saophoan, and Stueng Saenthree provincial cities around the Tonle Sap lake. It will also improve the institutional effectiveness of stakeholders to provide sustainable services and support an improved policy and planning environment for urban drainage, wastewater, and solid waste management. | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The Tonle Sap basin is home to about a third of Cambodia's population, and nearly half of its population depends on the lake's resources, particularly its fish, for livelihood. The basin hosts one of the most productive inland fisheries in the world, contributing about 60% of the country's total production. Between 1998 and 2013, Cambodia's urban population growth rate of about 4% (one of the highest in Southeast Asia), combined with unprecedented ruralurban migration, has led to significant growth in the basin's cities. The three project cities in the largely rural regiontogether with Kampong Chhnang, Pursat, and Siemreapare key for economic growth in the basin and their development is linked to the surrounding environment. Rapid urbanization has resulted in significant environmental impact, including pollution, on the basin, which is designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) biosphere reserve. While flooding is important for maintaining the basin's ecosystem services, severe flooding can cause damage to life and infrastructure and exacerbate pollution, as receding floodwaters leave accumulated solid and liquid waste. The basin's urban areas are located next to rivers and are sensitive to climate change, with most experiencing flooding during the wet season. |
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| Impact | Sustainable, inclusive, equitable, and resilient growth achieved |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Urban services improved in participating cities |
| Progress Toward Outcome | The project is ongoing in the three project cities around Tonle Sap Basin (Battambang, Serei Saophoan, Stung Saen). The Project Management Consultant (PMC) and several individual consultants are supporting the Project Management Unit in MPWT with all project-related activities (detailed design, preparation of bidding documents, construction supervision). |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Urban environmental infrastructure improved Institutional effectiveness improved Policy and planning environment improved |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | Ongoing implementation. Contracts for wastewater treatment plants and associated sewer networks in Stueng Saen, Battambang and Serei Saophoan have been awarded; civil works are ongoing. Drainage systems which are included Stueng Saen and Serei Saophoan wastewater packages are ongoing. The controlled landfills in Battambang and Stung Saen were completed. The DED for the landfill package in Serei Saophoan is still ongoing following a number of site alterations and requirement of additional flat area for siting administrative buildings. The procurement of equipment for Battambang and Stung Saen landfills were launched. Preparation of draft provincial spatial plan for Banteay Meanchey Province is ongoing. Land use master plans for Serei Saophoan and Stueng Saen cities are ongoing too. |
| Geographical Location | Battambang, Serei Saophoan, Stueng Saen |
| 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 | The project is Category B for Environment. The wastewater treatment plants, construction of new controlled landfills and/or remediate existing dumpsites will reduce soil, groundwater and surface water pollution. Improved drainage will reduce flood impacts and improve urban sanitation and hygiene. The initial environmental examination (IEE) identified potential negative construction environmental impacts that are localized and short-term, such as access and traffic disruption, noise, dust, waste and wastewater management. The IEE and EMPs have been updated following detailed engineering design for each subproject. Potential negative operational environmental impacts may result from poor or inadequate operation and maintenance practice, particularly in relation to leachate, gas and sludge management, quality of final effluent and associated community health and safety risks. The sites selected for the proposed infrastructure will avoid impacts on sensitive environmental receptors. Construction and operational impacts can be prevented or minimized to an acceptable degree through effective implementation of the EMPs. |
| Involuntary Resettlement | The project is Category B for involuntary resettlement impacts as it will involve acquisition of privately owned lands, temporary and limited permanent impacts on incomes due to loss of access to lands for farming. No physical relocation is expected. Resettlement Plans (RPs) have been prepared in accordance with the ADBs SPS (2009) and government laws. For any sub-projects that require land acquisition, the sites will be acquired by government based on the final engineering designs. For these sub-projects, a Resettlement Framework (RF) was prepared to (i) screen and select subproject sites that remain to be identified; and (ii) guide preparation of RPs after completion of the detailed engineering design in compliance with the approved RF. The RPs are submitted to ADB for review before any contracts are awarded and are implemented prior to civil works commencement. |
| Indigenous Peoples | The project is category B for Indigenous Peoples. The project was processed with sector-like features, some sites were not confirmed before project appraisal, and hence assigned category B for IP impact. There were no IP issues for the awarded contracts, and screening of the confirmed sites identified no impact on IPs. Identified ethnic minorities enjoy the same rights and opportunities as Khmer, and relevant mitigation measures included in the resettlement plans. The project was re- categorized as category C for impact on IPs in August 2021. |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | The preliminary project design was informed by consultations carried out with stakeholders and affected persons. Consultation will be ongoing during implementation as described in the safeguard documents and the Stakeholder Communication Strategy. PMU and GDR shall ensure consultations are carried out during update of the safeguards documents following detailed engineering design. Consultation will include individual and focus group discussions to ensure the displaced persons are informed about: (a) resettlement impacts, asset valuation/RCS, entitlements and compensation payment modalities with time lines, (b) rehabilitation and income restoration measures suggested for the project displaced persons, (c) environmental impacts and mitigation measures; and (d) project grievance redress mechanism.Consultations are currently subject to, and constrained by, COVID-19 mitigation considerations. |
| During Project Implementation | During implementation, regular liaison with affected persons and community is being done. Consultation meetings with communities in the project area and with project displaced persons, including women and vulnerable groups, are held to ensure that project related information is regularly shared. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | Consultants are being recruited according to ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time). Consulting firms will be engaged using the quality- and cost-based selection (QCBS) method with a standard quality cost ratio of 80:20. The Project Management Consultants for this project was combined and bid out together with the Project Management Consultants for the Fourth GMS Corridor Towns Development Project (GMS CTDP-4) under a single consulting services package. Both projects have a similar scope of work, implementation schedule and are managed by the same Project Management Unit and Executing Agency. The consulting firm has separate budgets for each project and submit separate payments. The PMU is managing the firm's overall outputs as well as payments under the consulting services budget line of each project. |
| Procurement | All procurement of goods and works will be undertaken in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines (2015, as amended from time to time). International competitive bidding (ICB) will be used for works contracts estimated to cost $3 million and above. National competitive bidding (NCB) will be used for works contracts estimated to cost over $100,000 equivalent up to below $3 million. For NCB, the first draft English language of the procurement documents (bidding documents, and draft contract) should be submitted for ADB approval regardless of the estimated contract amount. Subsequent procurements are subject to post review. All ICB packages (bidding document, bid evaluation report, and draft contract) are subject to ADB prior review and approval. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Sann, Ratha |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Cambodia Resident Mission (CARM) |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Public Works and Transport |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 14 Oct 2016 |
| Fact Finding | 05 Mar 2018 to 15 Mar 2018 |
| MRM | 22 May 2018 |
| Approval | 01 Aug 2018 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 25 Jan 2023 |
Grant 0591-CAM
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 01 Aug 2018 | 24 Oct 2018 | 14 Dec 2018 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2026 | - |
| Financing Plan | Grant Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 1.27 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 1.27 | 17 Nov 2023 | 1.27 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Nov 2023 | 1.27 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Status of Covenants | ||||||
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | - | Satisfactory | - | Satisfactory |
Loan 3684-CAM
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 01 Aug 2018 | 24 Oct 2018 | 14 Dec 2018 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2026 | - |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 96.43 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 87.73 | 17 Nov 2023 | 77.51 | 0.00 | 88% |
| Counterpart | 8.70 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Nov 2023 | 50.67 | 0.00 | 58% |
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | - | Satisfactory | - | Satisfactory |
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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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| Construction of Serei Saophoan Solid Waste Management (CW03a) | Loan 3684 | 28 Aug 2023 | Heng Sambat Co., Ltd. Import Export Transportation and Construction | F92, NR6, Sangkat Chroy Changva, Khan Chroy Changva, Phnom Penh | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | 5,595,192.03 | 5,086,029.56 |
| CONSTRUCTION OF STUENG SAEN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT | Loan 3684 | 24 Jun 2021 | HENG SAMBAT CO. LTD. IMPORT EXPORT | F92 NR.6, SANGKAT CHROY CHANGVA, KHAN CHROY CHANGVA, PHOM PENH CAMBODIA | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | 40,937,640.00 | 3,721,231.00 |
| SEREI SAOPHOAN WASTEWATER AND DRAINAGE SUBPROJECT | Loan 3684 | 23 Apr 2021 | BEIJING URBAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO., LTD. | NO. 18 BETAIPINGZHUANG ROAD, HAIDIAN DISTRICT, BEIJING CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. OF | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | 22,486,179.98 | 20,439,937.60 |
| BATTAMBANG SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SUBPROJECT | Loan 3684 | 31 Mar 2021 | HENG SAMBAT CO. LTD. IMPORT EXPORT TRANSPORTA | CHAN CHROY CHANGVA, PHNOM PENH CAMBODIA | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | 5,344,474.02 | 4,858,126.88 |
| BATTAMBANG WASTEWASTER SUBPROJECT (CW01 LOT 2) | Loan 3684 | 15 Aug 2020 | M.T.A CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. JV WITH NO. 203 | SANGKAT CHRANG CHAMRES KHAN RUESSEY KAO PHNOM PENH CAMBODIA | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | 21,717,622.97 | 19,741,319.27 |
| CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER AND DRAINAGE IN STUENG SAEN | Loan 3684 | 11 Jul 2020 | CHINA FIRST METALLURGICAL CO. LTD. | GONGYE AVE., WINGSHAN, WUHAN CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | 12,761,907.54 | 10,330,573.95 |
| CW01-LOT 1: STUENG SAEN WASTEWATER AND DRAINAGE SUBPROJECT | Grant 0591 | 06 Jul 2020 | CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP CO. LTD. | GONGYE AVE. WIGSHAN WUHAN CHINA PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | 1,270,000.00 | — |
| PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT | Loan 3684 | 27 Jun 2019 | RAMBOLL DANMARK A/S (JV W/ ORIENTAL CONSLTN | HANNEMANNS ALLE 53, COPENHAGEN DENMARK DENMARK | Ministry of Public Works and Transport | 11,246,483.59 | 5,412,472.77 |
Procurement Plan
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Second Urban Environmental Management in the Tonle Sap Basin Project: Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Dec 2022 |