Regional : Supporting Innovation and Knowledge Exchange for Transport Projects in South Asia
The transaction technical assistance (TA) facility will provide project preparation and implementation support to a number of projects in SARD DMCs, as well as implement knowledge exchange and capacity building activities for a number of executing agencies and implementing agencies. The TA will also support the development and implementation of innovative features in at least four projects being implemented in 2018-2020 or proposed for approval in 2019-2020. Innovative features such as road and rail safety, engineering design, resettlement and rehabilitation, environmental issues, disaster risk management including climate change risks, gender mainstreaming, communication, asset management, and project finance, will be accomplished through knowledge exchange, collaborative learning, or South-South partnership.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Millendez-Bombay, Maria Iris D.
South Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Regional -
Sector
- Transport
| Project Name | Supporting Innovation and Knowledge Exchange for Transport Projects in South Asia | ||||||||||||||||
| Project Number | 51314-001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Country / Economy | Regional Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Sri Lanka |
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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 Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Transport policies and institutional development |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Some gender elements | ||||||||||||||||
| Description | The transaction technical assistance (TA) facility will provide project preparation and implementation support to a number of projects in SARD DMCs, as well as implement knowledge exchange and capacity building activities for a number of executing agencies and implementing agencies. The TA will also support the development and implementation of innovative features in at least four projects being implemented in 2018-2020 or proposed for approval in 2019-2020. Innovative features such as road and rail safety, engineering design, resettlement and rehabilitation, environmental issues, disaster risk management including climate change risks, gender mainstreaming, communication, asset management, and project finance, will be accomplished through knowledge exchange, collaborative learning, or South-South partnership. | ||||||||||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Common issues and challenges within and among the SARD DMCs bring tremendous opportunities for regional cooperation, collaborative learning and South-South collaboration. Under the standard framework of investment projects and TAs where resource packaging is largely project-focused and country-focused, it is difficult to exchange knowledge and expertise on regional and global best practices which is often more efficient and more likely to bring successful results. There are limited avenues for government officials to collaborate with NGOs, think tanks or the private sector within and outside South Asia on topics such as road and rail safety, engineering design, resettlement and rehabilitation, environment management, climate resilience, gender mainstreaming, asset management, and project finance. Hence, this proposed TA facility will enhance the capacity of government agencies in South Asia to design and implement innovative features in transport projects that are scheduled for approval in 2019-2022 or are under implementation in 2018-2022. | ||||||||||||||||
| Impact | Improved regional cooperation on innovative ideas and knowledge exchange amongst SARD countries in the transport sector |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Improved capacity of government agencies and ADB for implementing innovative ideas (including knowledge exchange) in transport projects in SARD |
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| Description of Project Outputs | Innovative features developed and implemented in Transport Projects Knowledge Exchange and Collaborative Activities Implemented Knowledge products prepared Capacity building support provided to Transport Executing Agencies |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Bangladesh - Nation-wide; Bhutan - Nation-wide; India - Nation-wide; Nepal - Nation-wide; Sri Lanka - Nation-wide |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | Out of the 37 individual consultants engaged in areas of transport: road and/or rail safety, engineering design, resettlement and rehabilitation, environmental issues, disaster risk management including climate change risks, gender mainstreaming, communication, procurement, asset management and project finance, 16 contracts are currently active. The consulting firm engaged for the pilot testing of sensor system for prevention of elephant-train collisions in Bangladesh project has commenced their travel to the project site and equipment will be shipped to Bangladesh to commence the activities. A knowledge product has been published as part of the South Asia working paper series in December 2019. The video for the "Heritage Conservation under Jaipur Metro Rail Project" has been published while the coffee table is being finalized. The consulting firm's final report will be the draft publication for the "The world's first sensor system to prevent elephant-train collision." Other knowledge products supported by the TA under process. |
| Procurement | Equipment such as optical cameras, thermal camera, seismic sensors and acoustic sensors have been procured for detecting elephant presence near railway tracks. These will be shipped to the project site in Bangladesh and will be turned over to ADB (BRM) or the Implementing Agency at the end of the Project. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Millendez-Bombay, Maria Iris D. |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport and Communications Division, SARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 17 Jul 2018 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 28 Sep 2022 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 17 Jul 2018 | - | 17 Jul 2018 | 31 Dec 2020 | 15 Jul 2023 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 2,916,000.00 | 500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,416,000.00 | 22 Feb 2023 | 2,487,454.27 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Supporting Innovation and Knowledge Exchange for Transport Projects in South Asia: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Jul 2018 |
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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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| Project Preparatory | Technical Assistance 9549 | 18 Aug 2020 | BERNARD Gruppe ZT GmbH(AUSTRIA) in association with Actes Bernard GmbH() | Bahnhofstrasse 19 Hall in Tyrol, Austria | Asian Development Bank | 772,083.00 | — |
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