Mongolia : Human Settlements Development Program
The proposed knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will support the Human Settlements Development Program of the Government of Mongolia to define strategic directions for inclusive, green, competitive, and sustainable urban development through the formulation of provincial socioeconomic and spatial development plans, as well as prioritized legislative, technological and institutional strengthening support.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Bai, Jie
East Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Mongolia -
Sector
- Water and other urban infrastructure and services
| Project Name | Human Settlements Development Program | ||||
| Project Number | 51106-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Mongolia |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| 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 Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban policy, institutional and capacity development |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | The proposed knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will support the Human Settlements Development Program of the Government of Mongolia to define strategic directions for inclusive, green, competitive, and sustainable urban development through the formulation of provincial socioeconomic and spatial development plans, as well as prioritized legislative, technological and institutional strengthening support. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The TA is aligned with ADB Strategy 2030's operational priorities, especially reducing inequality, tackling climate change, making cities more livable, and promoting rural development. | ||||
| Impact | Policy environment for urban and land development improved (Objective 5, Article 2.1.5, Mongolia Sustainable Development Vision 2030) in support of economic diversification and social stability (country partnership strategy for Mongolia, 20172020) |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Inclusive and comprehensive strategic directions for sustainable human spatial distribution in Mongolia developed |
| Progress Toward Outcome | The consulting firm was mobilized in Jun 2019. TA activities are ongoing and progressing satisfactorily to achieve the TA outcome. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Provincial development plans formulated Integrated national strategy and policies for human settlement and territorial development co-developed Relevant national laws and regulations developed Web-based mapping platform and provincial e-atlases completed Program coordination capacity on urban planning and urban development strengthened |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | As discussed during the TA review mission in Sep 2022, the implementation progress are as follows: Output 1 - Finalization of the translation of remaining draft development-oriented aimag plans (DOAPs) and draft atlases in Mongolian and English is expected by 30 Sep 2022, final comments from MCUD to be received by 31 Oct 2022, and finalization of DOAPs by consultant team integrating comments of MCUD by 30 Nov 2022; Output 2 - draft national territorial analysis report will be delivered to MCUD in English and Mongolian by 14 Oct 2022, comments from MCUD have to be delivered by 11 Nov 2022, and final version by the consultant team to be delivered by 16 Dec 2022; Output 3 - MCUD plans to present the revised urban development law to the parliament in this autumn's assembly; Output 4 - the web-based mapping tool has been delivered to MCUD, however MCUD's comments still need to be addressed by the consultant team. Final workshop dates to be confirmed by the EA. |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | During project design, the TA team held close consultation with the client Ministry of Construction and Urban Development (MCUD), partner JICA, as well as other experts in the field through a roundtable discussion organized by MCUD. |
| During Project Implementation | The TA team plan to maintain close coordination with relevant stakeholders to ensure quality inputs to the final deliverables. Specifically, consultation workshops will be held throughout TA implementation to solicit comments and feedback on outputs. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | The TA will require 182 person-months of consulting inputs from 10 international experts (41 person-months) and 16 national experts (141 person-months)._ADB will select and engage a consulting firm using quality- and cost-based selection method, with 90:10 qualitycost ratio and full technical proposal procedure._Contingencies may be allocated to recruit additional experts based on needs that will emerge during TA implementation. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Bai, Jie |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Urban and Social Sectors Division, EARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Construction and Urban Development |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 20 Aug 2018 |
| Fact Finding | 28 Aug 2017 to 01 Sep 2017 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 06 Dec 2018 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 29 Sep 2022 |
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| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 06 Dec 2018 | 10 Jan 2019 | 10 Jan 2019 | 31 Dec 2020 | 31 Dec 2022 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 0.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 29 Sep 2022 | 1,485,986.97 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Human Settlements Development Program: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2018 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Human Settlements Development Program | Firm - Consulting | Closed |
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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| Policy and Advisory | Technical Assistance 9666 | 06 Jun 2019 | Groupe Huit S.A.S. FRANCE (FRANCE) in association with M.A.D. Investment Solutions (MONGOLIA) | 5 RUE MAZARINE 75006; 62 bis Avenue Henr Montrouge 92120 France www.groupehuit.com | Ministry of Construction and Urban Development | 1,841,000.00 | — |
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