Mongolia: Strengthening Information and Communication Technology Systems for Efficient and Transparent Public Investment and Tax Administration Project
Project Details
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Project Officer
Van Rijn, Johannes Jacobus Frederik
East Asia Department
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Country/Economy
Mongolia -
Sector
- Public sector management
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| Project Name | Strengthening Information and Communication Technology Systems for Efficient and Transparent Public Investment and Tax Administration Project | ||||
| Project Number | 51084-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Mongolia |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Public expenditure and fiscal management |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | |||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | |||||
| Impact | Accountability and efficiency of public financial resource mobilization and management enhanced. |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Transparency, efficiency, and effectiveness in public investment and tax administration strengthened. |
| Progress Toward Outcome | n/a |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Business process for tax administration and public investment streamlined and improved. ICT system for tax administration and public investment functionally improved and strengthened. Capacity of government staff in administering and managing TAIS and PIMIS improved |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | Surveys, studies and analysis relevant to the PIM system and business process analysis have been completed by the consultant team, respectively the team developed manual on business process and system improvement along with the public investment management information system solution and it is approved by MOF. Overall progress is 86.19%. The remaining works on business process and system improvement is planned to be carried out during the PIMIS development and testing by the team of consultants. MTA established working group to develop manual on business process in December 2017 and the work is completed. The manual on business process and system improvement was approved by the head of MTA in December 2018. Activities planned for PIMIS development are in early stage of implementation and tendering. The team of 15 consultants (CS/SSSI) are recruited/assembled and started developing PIMIS, current work progress of the team is 20.5%. Procurement and implementation of GD-10 (PIMIS end-to-end software solution and systems integration) and CS-10-1 (Third party audit consultant for auditing and certification of the PIMIS and ICT systems) will be carried out in later stage of the PIMIS development. Strategy and work plan for necessary milestones and methodology to create big data warehouse of tax administration and management and required activities to develop Big Data management capability are developed. Necessary software licenses of Oracle, Cloudera, Tableau and Talend are provided and in use (CS-05, CS-06, & GD-04). Tax administration web platform and kiosk design development and upgrading (CS-03) is in post contract maintenance period with 87.5% progress. Necessary ICT equipment was provided to public investment units of all aimags and relevant agencies (GD-06, RFQ-03, & RFQ-04). Supply of necessary ICT infrastructure equipment for new data center, and relocating service of existing data center and Archive unit of the MOF (GD-02, RFQ-03, & RFQ-04) are in the process of supplying and tendering. ICT equipment and software were supplied, installed and configured for TAIS. High-speed VPN network is installed in 300 points in 21 provinces and capital city districts in Mongolia connecting all tax offices to TAIS. Total of 23,640 meters of optic fiber cable was installed. Electric supply system and air ventilation system works are completed at the National Data Center (GD-07 & GD-08). Supply of some necessary ICT infrastructure equipment divided into 5 lots, and lot#1, 2, & 5 are contracted and in the process of supplying, and remaining lot# 3 & 4 are in the process of tendering. Construction works of the data center building is in the process with 73.13% completion rate. Data center related consultancy woks are progressing as the construction advances. All consultants under this indicator are mobilized, studies and system analysis are completed and approved by MOF. PIMIS system integration works are started and slowly progressing. Currently, 2 internal systems (Treasury system GFMIS and Registration system for authorization at Finance and Information center of Customs and Tax offices) and 5 external systems (Glass account system, E-land system, Mongol bank system-CamService, Construction development center system, and e-tender system) are connected to the PIMIS. For PIMIS, recruitment of help desk officers designed to support system users and provide feedback to maintenance team are not yet due. For TAIS, supply of system software licensing is in the process of supplying and tendering (GD-03-1, RFQ-07, & RFQ-08). 2 Trainings (94.3% of all tax staff/ 67.27% female participants) 2 trainings / workshop (35.9% participants 22.2% / 45.7% female participants) 3 trainings (100% of technical staff at MTA/21.4% female staff) |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | As of March 2020, nine individual consultants are mobilized out of the proposed 16. Recruitment for Engineering Firm to develop Designs Specification and BOQ for Renovation of Workspace for PIMIS Implementing Agency and New Data Center is at the final stage, while two consulting firms' terms of reference are under review. |
| Procurement | As of March 2020, two goods packages are awarded and remaining nine packages are targeted to award within 2020. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Van Rijn, Johannes Jacobus Frederik |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Mgt, Financial Sector and Regional Coop Division, EARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance (formerly Ministry of Finance and Economy) Mongolian Tax Authority |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 13 Dec 2017 |
| Fact Finding | 15 May 2018 to 23 May 2018 |
| MRM | 19 Jul 2018 |
| Approval | 20 Sep 2018 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 27 Sep 2022 |
Loan 3709-MON
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 20 Sep 2018 | 02 Nov 2018 | 21 Nov 2018 | 30 Mar 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | - |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 26.47 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 25.00 | 15 Sep 2022 | 17.40 | 0.00 | 70% |
| Counterpart | 1.47 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 15 Sep 2022 | 17.28 | 0.00 | 69% |
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | - | - | - | Satisfactory | - | - |
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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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| GD 02, Lot 2: Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Data Center, Network Equipment and System Software at the Ministry of Finance: Supply of Data Center Network Equipment | Loan 3709 | 05 Aug 2021 | IT Zone LLC | 22nd Floor, KB Tower, Chinggis Avenue 6, Stadium Orgil 1, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Mongolian Tax Authority | 1,137,910.00 | 1,137,910.00 |
| GD-04 LOT 1: SUPPLY OF ORACLE LICENSES | Loan 3709 | 09 Dec 2020 | BODI ELECTRONICS LLC | PARK PLACE 901 CHINGGIS AVENUE 24 SUKHBAATAR DIST. ULAANBAATAR MONGOLIA | Ministry of Finance | 3,145,600.00 | 3,145,600.00 |
| CS-01: PUBLIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ICT EXPERT FOR PIMIS | Loan 3709 | 18 Mar 2020 | RICHARD JOHN FARMER | 11 FRAZIONE VIAIANO, FARIGLIANO 12060 CN, ITALY UNITED KINGDOM | Ministry of Finance | 150,000.00 | 150,000.00 |
| GD05 - SUPPLY, INSTALL, AND WARRANTY SUPPORT FOR IT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MINISTRY OF TAX ADMINISTRATION OFFICES - LOT 1 | Loan 3709 | 26 Dec 2019 | SUMMIT COMPUTER LLC | PC MALL TOWER, 4TH FLOOR, UNIVERSITY ST. SUKHBAATAR DISTRICT ULAANBAATAR MONGOLIA MONGOLIA | Ministry of Finance | 2,915,129.88 | 2,840,389.33 |
| GD03 SUPPLY AND INSTALL IT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DATA CENTER & DISASTER RECOVERY SITES FOR MTA, INCL ANNUAL TECH SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR TECH STAFF | Loan 3709 | 19 Dec 2019 | IT ZONE LLC | 4TH FLR, CITY TOWER, SUKHBAATAR SQUARE, 5 BAGA TOIRUU, ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA MONGOLIA | Ministry of Finance | 3,154,600.00 | 3,154,600.00 |