Pakistan : Preparing the Trade and Competitiveness Program
Project Details
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Project Officer
Tora, Laisiasa Natakubu
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Pakistan -
Sector
- Public sector management
| Project Name | Preparing the Trade and Competitiveness Program | ||||||||
| Project Number | 52049-002 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Pakistan |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Economic affairs management |
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| Gender | Some gender elements | ||||||||
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Consulting Services | A total of 48 person-months of consultancy services will be required intermittently (Table 2). International and national consultants will be engaged individually or as a firm using the quality- and cost-based selection method with a standard qualitycost ratio of 90:10. Consulting services will be selected and engaged by ADB in accordance with the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions. Output-based, lump-sum consulting contracts will be preferred. All disbursements under the TA will be made in accordance with ADB's Technical Assistance Disbursement Handbook (2010, as amended from time to time). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Tora, Laisiasa Natakubu |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Public Management, Financial Sector and Trade Division, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Economic Affairs Division Ministry of Finance |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 05 Sep 2018 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 07 Sep 2018 |
TA 9580-PAK
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 05 Sep 2018 | 03 Oct 2018 | 03 Oct 2018 | 31 Jul 2020 | 30 Nov 2023 | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,050,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,050,000.00 | 15 May 2023 | 705,733.95 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Preparing the Trade and Competitiveness Program: Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report | Consultants' Reports | Aug 2020 |
| Preparing the Trade and Competitiveness Program: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Sep 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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| TRTA | Technical Assistance 9580 | 02 Sep 2021 | Acrux Technologies Pvt Limited | 202-A, Street: 18, F-10/2 Islamabad 44000 Pakistan | Ministry of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs | 173,209.00 | — |
| Project Preparatory | Technical Assistance 9580 | 29 Oct 2019 | Sovereign Border Solutions LLC(UNITED STATES) | 16999 Hunting Meadows Drive, Strongsvill Cuyahoga, Ohio 44136 United States | Ministry of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs | 397,277.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
None currently available.