Mongolia : Ulaanbaatar Pro-Poor Urban Redevelopment Support System for Ger Areas

Sovereign Project | 51270-001

The TA will support the application of ICT tools to ger area redevelopment in (i) enhancing municipality-level urban and redevelopment planning with mapping and monitoring indicators (output 1); (ii) supporting inclusive community engagement and access to economic opportunities in ger areas, (outputs 2 and 3); and (iii) strengthening redevelopment monitoring and coordination capacity (output 4).

Project Details

  • Project Officer
    Ramasubramanian, Viswanathan
    East Asia Department
    Request for information
  • Country/Economy
    Mongolia
  • Sector
    • Water and other urban infrastructure and services
Project Name Ulaanbaatar Pro-Poor Urban Redevelopment Support System for Ger Areas
Project Number 51270-001
Country / Economy Mongolia
Project Status Closed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 9421-MON: Ulaanbaatar Pro-Poor Urban Redevelopment Support System for Ger Areas
Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund US$ 500,000.00
Strategic Agendas Environmentally sustainable growth
Inclusive economic growth
Drivers of Change Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Governance and capacity development
Knowledge solutions
Partnerships
Private sector development
Sector / Subsector

Industry and trade / Small and medium enterprise development

Information and communication technology / ICT industries and ICT-enabled services - ICT infrastructure

Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban slum development
Gender Effective gender mainstreaming
Description The TA will support the application of ICT tools to ger area redevelopment in (i) enhancing municipality-level urban and redevelopment planning with mapping and monitoring indicators (output 1); (ii) supporting inclusive community engagement and access to economic opportunities in ger areas, (outputs 2 and 3); and (iii) strengthening redevelopment monitoring and coordination capacity (output 4).
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy

Learning from international urban upgrading and redevelopment projects, the Municipality of Ulaanbaatar (MUB) is seeking to pilot appropriate ICT innovations in promoting redevelopment of Ulaanbaatar ger areas at a small scale, before replicating success to all ger areas. Tranche 1 of the Ulaanbaatar Urban Services and Ger Areas Development Investment Program provides an ideal environment to pilot ICT applications for urban redevelopment in ger areas, thanks to the extensive preparation work carried out in urban planning, community engagement, as well as economic and infrastructure development. These existing works have laid down a foundation of reliable data, rich content and strong capacity to facilitate ICT applications. But ICT applications will also contribute to enhance the development objectives of Tranche 1. The customized ICT tools piloted under this TA will introduce innovative ways to carry out existing tasks and hopefully enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the Tranche 1 interventions.

This TA is aligned with the Mongolian Government's Adjustments to the Ulaanbaatar City Urban Development Master Plan 2020 and Development Directions 2030 (approved in February 2013).
Impact
Project Outcome
Description of Outcome
Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
Geographical Location Nation-wide, Ulan Bator
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design During reconnaissance and fact-finding missions, TA team met with relevant partners with similar programs including Asia Foundation, Ger Community Mapping Center, technology partners (What3Words and Check My Service), start-up organizations (Unread Mongolia and Start Up Mongolia), and NGOs (Global Shapers Community Ulaanbaatar Hub) to discuss scope for engagement and collaboration.
During Project Implementation

During implementation, TA team continues to consult with relevant stakeholders including agencies in Municipality of Ulaanbaatar (Industrial Development and Innovation Agency, Department of Public Administration, Department of Information Technology, and Municipal Public Service Center), technology partners (What3Words and Check My Service), start-up organizations (Unread Mongolia and Start Up Mongolia), and NGOs (Global Shapers Community Ulaanbaatar Hub) to further detailed scope for collaboration.

Recruitment of consulting firm and project coordinator were completed by April 2018 to deliver a total of 44 person-months of consulting inputs (11 person-months of international and 33 person-months of national inputs) for the three outputs. Consulting services commenced on 24 April 2018. Progress to date is satisfactory. The final report of the consultants has been submitted and approved. The TA completion date has been extended until 31 December 2020 to be able to finalize all activities including the opening of the business incubator center.
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services International and national specialists will be recruited to deliver a total of 44 person-months of consulting inputs (11 person-months of international and 33 person-months of national inputs) for the three outputs. A consulting firm will be engaged for a total of 38 person-months of consulting inputs (5 person-months of international and 33 person-months of national inputs), and an international individual consultant will be engaged for a total of 6 person-months. ADB will engage the consulting firm and individual consultant in accordance with the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and the associated project administration instructions and/or TA staff instructions. The quality- and cost-based selection method will be used in recruiting the firm, with a 90:10 quality cost ratio, using simplified technical proposal procedures. The firm must demonstrate international expertise and local experience in Mongolia. The individual expert will be engaged using the individual consultant selection method.
Responsible ADB Officer Ramasubramanian, Viswanathan
Responsible ADB Department East Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Urban and Social Sectors Division, EARD
Executing Agencies
Ulaanbaatar Municipal Government
Sukhbaatar Square-11
Ulaanbaatar-46, Mongolia
Timetable
Concept Clearance -
Fact Finding -
MRM -
Approval 06 Nov 2017
Last Review Mission -
Last PDS Update 29 Sep 2020

TA 9421-MON

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
06 Nov 2017 04 Dec 2017 04 Dec 2017 30 Sep 2019 31 Dec 2020 03 May 2021
Financing Plan/TA Utilization Cumulative Disbursements
ADB Cofinancing Counterpart Total Date Amount
Gov Beneficiaries Project Sponsor Others
0.00 500,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 500,000.00 17 Jun 2022 455,605.88

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Tenders

Tender Title Type Status Posting Date Deadline
Program Coordinator Individual - Consulting Closed
Ulaanbaatar Pro-Poor Urban Redevelopment Support System for Ger Areas Firm - Consulting Closed

Contracts Awarded

Contract Title Approval Number Contract Date Contractor | Address Executing Agency Total Contract Amount (US$) Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$)
Capacity Development Technical Assistance 9421 24 Apr 2018 IPE GLOBAL LIMITED(INDIA) | B-84, Defence Colony, Bhisham Pitamah Ma Delhi 110 024, INDIA/C-2 GREEN PARK EXTN DELHI-110016, INDIA/[email protected] *** No Executing Agency for this TA *** 424,626.00 —

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