Mongolia: Preparing Regional Cooperation and Integration Projects
The transaction technical assistance (TA) facility will provide project preparation support and capacity building for two ensuing projects in Mongolia on Developing Economic Cooperation Zone and Regional Improvement of Border Services (Additional Financing). The ensuing projects will support Mongolia's trade and economic objectives with a focus on developing the country's strategic border areas.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Lazaro, Dorothea
East Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Mongolia -
Sector
- Industry and trade
| Project Name | Preparing Regional Cooperation and Integration Projects | ||||||||
| Project Number | 51412-001 | ||||||||
| 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 Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Industry and trade / Industry and trade sector development |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
| Description | The transaction technical assistance (TA) facility will provide project preparation support and capacity building for two ensuing projects in Mongolia on Developing Economic Cooperation Zone and Regional Improvement of Border Services (Additional Financing). The ensuing projects will support Mongolia's trade and economic objectives with a focus on developing the country's strategic border areas. | ||||||||
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| During Project Design | A reconnaissance mission was held in May 2018 which conducted consultations with relevant public stakeholders and filed visits on the project site. |
| During Project Implementation | A working group was established by the Deputy Prime Minister's Office to support the implementation of the TRTA in December 2018. ADB and consultants engaged under the TRTA to support project preparation conducted a series of consultations in May, October and December 2019, with the proposed executing and implementing agencies, other relevant agencies proposed to be part of the project steering committee for the ensuing project as well as with the private sector representatives and local community. A consulting firm was engaged in June 2020 to support the development of a masterplan for the Zamyn-Uud Free Zone. The consulting firm is in consultation with EA/IAs and other stakeholders, incorporate stakeholders' inputs in a revised Masterplan, and comply with the domestic procedure for the legal approval of the Zamyn-Uud free zone. The contract of the consulting firm was extended to 31 May 2021 at no additional cost. The extension will allow the firm to engage in more consultations with the executing agency and other stakeholders, which was delayed due to difficulty of organizing meetings and stakeholders' consultations due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the appointment of a new focal person from MCUD (IA1), who requested more time to review the documents, and some conflicting actions and stand of the former management of the ZUFZ (IA2) on some aspects of the masterplan. The ODPM (EA) is expected to issue a government resolution to formalize the legal and domestic process of masterplan approval. The new masterplan is expected to be endorsed by the government in October 2021. Under the TA, a series of knowledge sessions for Mongolia''s public and private stakeholders was organized between March to April 2021. Session topics include role of special economic zones (SEZs) in economic development, international best practices and practical experiences in SEZs, water-saving technology in SEZs, and options for public-private partnership in zone operations. ADB and international experts shared lessons and international best practices. |
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| Consulting Services | The TA will engage individual and/or firm through QCBS (80:20) international and national consultants for a total of 43 person-months for preparation of the ensuing projects. The consultants will undertake work in the areas of environment, climate change, social safeguards, social development and gender assessment, economic analyses, financial management, procurement, border, civil engineering and urban infrastructure, regional cooperation and integrated trade facilitation, business development strategy, market survey, blockchain architecture and artificial intelligence, and institutional development. Same set of consultants will be engaged in some items. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Lazaro, Dorothea |
| 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) S.Danzangiin Gudamj 5/1, Zasgiin Gazriin II Bair, Ulaanbaatar 15160 Mongolia Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Mongolia Government Palace, Chinggis Khan Square, Ulaanbaatar-12, Mongolia |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 07 Dec 2018 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 29 Sep 2021 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 07 Dec 2018 | 29 Dec 2018 | 29 Dec 2018 | 31 Oct 2021 | 30 Apr 2022 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 800,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 800,000.00 | 01 Apr 2022 | 715,084.75 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Preparing Regional Cooperation and Integration Projects: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2018 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Developing Economic Cooperation Zone Legal Advisor | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 11 May 2021 | 20 May 2021 |
| Institutional Development and Border Coordination Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 05 Feb 2021 | 11 Feb 2021 |
| Procurement Specialist (National) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 12 Jan 2021 | 18 Jan 2021 |
| Zamyn-Uud Masterplan | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 21 Mar 2020 | 04 Apr 2020 |
| Preparing Regional Cooperation and Integration Projects - National Procurement Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 03 Sep 2019 | 09 Sep 2019 |
| National Regional Cooperation and Economic Zone Specialist/Deputy Team Leader/Economist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 06 Jun 2019 | 12 Jun 2019 |
| National Procurement Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 06 Jun 2019 | 12 Jun 2019 |
| National Urban Planning and Border Infrastructure Specialist - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 29 May 2019 | 02 Jun 2019 |
| National Economist - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 21 May 2019 | 27 May 2019 |
| National Water Supply and Sanitation Engineer - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 20 May 2019 | 22 May 2019 |
| International Water Supply and Sanitation Engineer - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 13 May 2019 | 15 May 2019 |
| National Environment Specialist- CBEZ Project (National) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 10 May 2019 | 14 May 2019 |
| International Economist- CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 09 May 2019 | 11 May 2019 |
| International Institutional Development Specialist - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 07 May 2019 | 13 May 2019 |
| International Urban Planning and Border Infrastructure Specialist- CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 07 May 2019 | 13 May 2019 |
| National Financial Management Specialist- CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 30 Apr 2019 | 06 May 2019 |
| National Institutional Development Specialist - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 30 Apr 2019 | 06 May 2019 |
| National Regional Cooperation and Economic Zone Specialist/Dep Team Leader - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 29 Apr 2019 | 05 May 2019 |
| International Financial Management Specialist - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 11 Apr 2019 | 17 Apr 2019 |
| International Regional Cooperation and Economic Zone Specialist/Team Leader - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 11 Apr 2019 | 17 Apr 2019 |
| International Social Safeguard Specialist - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 11 Apr 2019 | 17 Apr 2019 |
| National Social Development and Gender Specialist -CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 11 Apr 2019 | 17 Apr 2019 |
| International Market Survey Specialist - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 11 Apr 2019 | 17 Apr 2019 |
| International Environmental Specialist - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 11 Apr 2019 | 17 Apr 2019 |
| International Business Development Strategy Specialist - CBEZ Project | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 11 Apr 2019 | 17 Apr 2019 |
| International Social Safeguards Specialist - RIBS Aditional Financing | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 30 Mar 2019 | 05 Apr 2019 |
| National Social Development and Gender Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 27 Feb 2019 | 05 Mar 2019 |
| International Financial Management Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 26 Feb 2019 | 04 Mar 2019 |
| International Economist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 26 Feb 2019 | 04 Mar 2019 |
| International Environment and Climate Change Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 26 Feb 2019 | 04 Mar 2019 |
| National Financial Management Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 26 Feb 2019 | 04 Mar 2019 |
| National Economist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 26 Feb 2019 | 04 Mar 2019 |
| National Environmental Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 26 Feb 2019 | 04 Mar 2019 |
| National Social Safeguards Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 16 Jan 2019 | 22 Jan 2019 |
Contracts Awarded
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Procurement Plan
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