Cambodia : Institutional Capacity Building in the Road Sector

Sovereign Project | 50255-001

The TA will help MPWT in refining the business process to effectively implement the Road law and managing the national and provincial road asset through optimizing the organization structure and strengthening staff capacity of the General Department of Public Works (GDPW), the General Department of Administration (GDA) and the NAOCC Secretariat which are involved in managing the road asset and controlling vehicle overloading.

Project Details

  • Project Officer
    Fukayama, Takeshi
    Southeast Asia Department
    Request for information
  • Country/Economy
    Cambodia
  • Modality
  • Sector
    • Transport
Project Name Institutional Capacity Building in the Road Sector
Project Number 50255-001
Country / Economy Cambodia
Project Status Closed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 9300-CAM: Institutional Capacity Building in the Road Sector
Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific US$ 1.50 million
Strategic Agendas Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Governance and capacity development
Knowledge solutions
Partnerships
Sector / Subsector

Transport / Transport policies and institutional development

Gender Some gender elements
Description The TA will help MPWT in refining the business process to effectively implement the Road law and managing the national and provincial road asset through optimizing the organization structure and strengthening staff capacity of the General Department of Public Works (GDPW), the General Department of Administration (GDA) and the NAOCC Secretariat which are involved in managing the road asset and controlling vehicle overloading.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy

In Cambodia, road transport is the dominant mode of transport. The core development problem in road sub-sector is incomplete legal and regulatory framework, lack of sustainability due to inadequate funding and overloading, and lack of private sector participation. With the assistance of ADB, JICA, and World Bank, the Government promulgated the Law on Road, commenced a program to control overloading, and initiated outsourcing of road maintenance to private sector. This momentum needs to be maintained. The earlier

achievements need to be catalyzed through strengthening the legal and regulatory framework and developing national strategies for controlling overloading and engaging private sector in road maintenance to achieve the goal of delivering better road services to Cambodia, GMS and ASEAN road users.

Impact

The expected TA impact will be transport infrastructure contributing to the enhancement of national

competitiveness and people's welfare developed.

Project Outcome
Description of Outcome

The expected TA outcome will be MPWT's capacity in delivering road services strengthened.

Progress Toward Outcome The projected outcome is being implemented.
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs

Institutional and regulatory frameworks strengthened. TA will help MPWT (i) draft required

procedures, regulations, and guidelines for implementing the Road Law; (ii) prepare time bound action plan

for approving such procedures, regulation and guidelines; (iii) determine road sector financing needs up to

2025 and preparing a policy note on road sector financing options for future direction; (iv) optimize

organizational structure of GDPW, GDA and NAOCC, and (v) update the human resource development

plan including strengthening institutional capacity for gender mainstreaming both through the Gender

Mainstreaming Action Group and divisions.

Strategic framework for engaging private sector in road maintenance established. The TA will help MPWT in (i) developing a strategy for engaging private sector in road maintenance that give

overall direction to MPWT to further outsource road maintenance works in systematic way, (ii) preparing a

roadmap for implementing the strategy with clear indicators and targets to monitor the change and

performance, (iii) refining the business process of GDPW and GDA in managing outsourcing force account

works, and (iv) strengthening the standard bidding documents for road maintenance and the manual for

maintenance supervision.

Axle overload control operations strengthened in Cambodia. The TA will help MPWT in (i)

developing a strategy to combat vehicle overloading that give direction to MPWT in introducing

implementable and step-wise approaches and cost effective technologies to achieving reduced vehicles

overloading, (ii) preparing a roadmap for implementing the strategy with clear indicators and targets to

monitor the change and performance, (iii) refining the business process of NAOCC Secretariat, and (iv)

preparing procedure for internal calibrating of weigh scales being used in weigh stations and mobile team.

Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) Institutional and regulatory frameworks(i)Government orders for the Road Law have been prepared.(ii)Action plan proposed.(iii)Under preparation.(iv)Institutional structure has been proposed.(v)HR plan including gender mainstreaming has been proposedStrategic framework for engaging private sector in road maintenance(i)Strategy has been prepared.(ii)A road map has been prepared.(iii)Business process has been prepared.(iv)Draft bidding document has been prepared.Axle overload controlling(i)A strategy to combat vehicle overloading has been prepared.(ii)A roadmap has been prepared.(iii)Business process has been proposed.(iv)A technical report for calibrating of weigh scales has been preparedThere is an ongoing overloading campaign on axle load control. A report will be finalized for the output in strengthening axle load control operations.
Geographical Location Nation-wide
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design Consultations have been held with government agencies including MPWT and Ministry of Economy and Finance; and as well as with development partners such as World Bank and JICA and Embassy of Japan.
During Project Implementation
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services ADB will recruit consultants in accordance with the Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time).
Procurement Procurement packages will be procured in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines (2015, as amended from time to time).
Responsible ADB Officer Fukayama, Takeshi
Responsible ADB Department Southeast Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Transport and Communications Division, SERD
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Timetable
Concept Clearance 12 Dec 2016
Fact Finding -
MRM -
Approval 24 Feb 2017
Last Review Mission -
Last PDS Update 03 Oct 2019

TA 9300-CAM

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
24 Feb 2017 03 Apr 2017 03 Apr 2017 15 May 2019 31 Mar 2020 23 Jun 2020
Financing Plan/TA Utilization Cumulative Disbursements
ADB Cofinancing Counterpart Total Date Amount
Gov Beneficiaries Project Sponsor Others
0.00 1,500,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,500,000.00 17 Jun 2022 1,163,898.89

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Tenders

No tenders for this project were found.

Contracts Awarded

Contract Title Approval Number Contract Date Contractor | Address Executing Agency Total Contract Amount (US$) Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$)
Capacity Development Technical Assistance 9300 04 Sep 2017 VICROADS(AUSTRALIA) | 60 DENMARK STREET KEW, VICTORIA 3101 AUSTRALIA Ministry of Public Works and Transport 1,220,000.00

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