Regional : Southeast Asia Transport Project Preparatory Facility Phase 2

Sovereign Project | 52084-002

The proposed Southeast Asia Transport Project Preparatory Facility Phase 2, a regional transaction technical assistance facility (TA Facility), will provide project preparation support and capacity building for a series of ensuing investment projects in the transport sector in Southeast Asian developing member countries (DMCs), initially comprising the following nine projects: (i) Railway Development Project (Indonesia); (ii) Railway Modernization Project (Myanmar); (iii) Additional Financing to Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Highway Modernization Project (Myanmar); (iv) Davao Public Transport Modernization Project (Philippines); (v) Additional Financing to GMS Highway Expansion Phase 2 Project (Thailand); (vi) Road Network Sustainability Project (Timor-Leste); (vii) Dili Airport Upgrading Project (Timor-Leste); (viii) Public Transport Project (Timor-Leste); and (ix) Ho Chi Minh City Urban Mass Rapid Transit Line 2 Project (Viet Nam).

Project Details

Project Name Southeast Asia Transport Project Preparatory Facility Phase 2
Project Number 52084-002
Country / Economy Regional
Indonesia
Myanmar
Philippines
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Viet Nam
Project Status Active
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 9925-REG: Preparing Transport Sector Projects in Southeast Asia, Phase 2
Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 5.00 million
TA 9925-REG: Southeast Asia Transport Project Preparatory Facility Phase 2
Cooperation Fund for Project Preparation in the Greater Mekong Subregion and in Other Specific Asian Countries US$ 750,000.00
Operational Priorities OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities
OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality
OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability
OP4: Making cities more livable
OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity
OP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integration
Sector / Subsector

Transport / Air transport - Rail transport (non-urban) - Road transport (non-urban) - Urban public transport

Gender Some gender elements
Description The proposed Southeast Asia Transport Project Preparatory Facility Phase 2, a regional transaction technical assistance facility (TA Facility), will provide project preparation support and capacity building for a series of ensuing investment projects in the transport sector in Southeast Asian developing member countries (DMCs), initially comprising the following nine projects: (i) Railway Development Project (Indonesia); (ii) Railway Modernization Project (Myanmar); (iii) Additional Financing to Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Highway Modernization Project (Myanmar); (iv) Davao Public Transport Modernization Project (Philippines); (v) Additional Financing to GMS Highway Expansion Phase 2 Project (Thailand); (vi) Road Network Sustainability Project (Timor-Leste); (vii) Dili Airport Upgrading Project (Timor-Leste); (viii) Public Transport Project (Timor-Leste); and (ix) Ho Chi Minh City Urban Mass Rapid Transit Line 2 Project (Viet Nam). The TA Facility is listed in the respective Country Operations Business Plans (COBPs) 2020-2022 for Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy

In addition to providing support for the ensuing projects included in the relevant COBPs for the period 2020-2022, the proposed TA Facility will also provide due diligence and capacity building support, as needed, to those ensuing projects included in the COBPs for the period 2019-2021 and other ongoing projects. ADB's prompt and seamless support from project processing to implementation will allow the executing and implementing agencies to ensure high project readiness, help to attract private sectors' participation in the ensuing projects, and develop quality and efficient transport systems and sustainable system operation.

Need for expertise and capacity development. In subsectors such as railways, public transport, and aviation, the executing and implementing agencies usually do not have comprehensive knowledge and experience in the development and implementation of efficient operating, climate-friendly, and disaster-resilient systems. These systems are built on non-motorized transport, an integrated fare system, transit-oriented development, efficient operation and maintenance, and the management of complex interfaces with numerous packages/elements and other transport systems. The lack of knowledge and experience of the executing and implementing agencies may lead to inefficient system designs and implementation delays, and result in unsustainable transport system operation.

To effectively process ensuing projects and prevent implementation delays and poor project performance, it is necessary to improve project readiness by promptly meeting ADB requirements on: (i) recruitment of consultants; (ii) procurement of goods and works contracts; (iii) safeguards implementation, monitoring, and reporting; (iv) other thematic areas, such as climate change, governance, and gender; and (v) contract management and construction supervision.

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 Indonesia - Nation-wide, Indonesia; Myanmar - Nation-wide, Myanmar; Philippines - Nation-wide, Philippines; Thailand - Nation-wide, Thailand; Timor-Leste - Nation-wide, Timor-Leste; Viet Nam - Nation-wide, Vietnam
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design TA Facility was developed through consultation with project teams for ensuing projects and programming teams for the countries. The inputs from the project teams and programming teams contributed to the development of TA Facility reflecting the countries' needs.
During Project Implementation ADB confirms if ensuing projects will be processed and if TA support is required for additional projects through country programming missions. Before commencing recruitment of consulting services, ADB confirms with an implementing agency the terms of reference and cost estimates and obtains concurrence from the government on proposed consulting services. The TA has engaged and mobilized (i) one resource person, one international individual consultant, and two national survey contractors to strengthen the government's capacity to implement a social development program for the ensuing Davao Public Transport Modernization Project (DPTMP) (Philippines), (ii) two international individual consultants and one consulting firm to prepare the ensuing East to South Coast Road Connectivity Project (ESCRCP) (Timor-Leste), (iii) four international consultants, one national individual consultant, and one consulting firm to prepare the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport Expansion Project (PNLIAEP) (formerly Dili Airport Runway Upgrading Project) (Timor-Leste), (iv) one international individual consultant and one national individual consultant to conduct a transport sector assessment to be used as a reference for ensuing projects and one international individual consultant and one national individual consultant to help an implementing agency to process an investment policy of the ensuring Ha Noi Metro Rail Extension Project (Line 3: Ha Noi Railway Station to Hong Mai Section) (Viet Nam), and (v) one national TA coordinator to support multiple projects. A total of eight minor changes in scope and implementation arrangements were approved.
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services

ADB will engage consultants following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions. The composition of the consultants for each ensuing project is identified based on the project's complexity, necessary areas for due diligence, and support to the executing and implementing agencies for technical and project management capacity strengthening. The consultants will have experience in their respective fields and demonstrate sound technical knowledge of road, rail, bus, and aviation sub-sectors.

Consulting firms will be engaged following the quality- and cost-based selection method, with a quality-cost ratio of 90:10, due to the complexity of the ensuing projects and the requirements for specialized consulting firms. Individual international and national consultants will be mobilized to undertake the remaining tasks for certain ensuing projects that have received due diligence support from the ongoing TA loan and transaction TAs, and the governments' activities.

Under a framework agreement for a pool of consultants, ADB will engage individual international consultants, including a transport economist, a procurement specialist, a financial management specialist, an environment specialist, and a climate change specialist. The individual international consultants engaged will efficiently support the preparation of more than one project and capacity building under the TA Facility. To minimize the contract administrative burden, a TA coordinator will be mobilized in SETC. The coordinator will liaise with the governments and consultants for the activities, and closely work with ADB to achieve effective TA implementation.

The consultant contracts for any package may be expanded to cover other activities and/or projects through contract variations, based on the assessment of the consultant's performance, determined by the executing agency of the ensuing project and ADB.

Procurement Equipment to be procured by consultants following ADB's Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and the associated project administration instructions and TA staff instructions.
Responsible ADB Officer Mizusawa, Daisuke
Responsible ADB Department Sectors Group
Responsible ADB Division Transport Sector Office (SG-TRA)
Executing Agencies
Asian Development Bank
Timetable
Concept Clearance -
Fact Finding -
MRM -
Approval 20 Dec 2019
Last Review Mission -
Last PDS Update 04 May 2022

TA 9925-REG

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
20 Dec 2019 - 20 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2024 -
Financing Plan/TA Utilization Cumulative Disbursements
ADB Cofinancing Counterpart Total Date Amount
Gov Beneficiaries Project Sponsor Others
5,000,000.00 750,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,750,000.00 24 Nov 2023 2,793,686.33

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Title Document Type Document Date
Southeast Asia Transport Project Preparatory Facility Phase 2: Technical Assistance Report Technical Assistance Reports Dec 2019

Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.

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Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation

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Related Publications

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Tenders

Tender Title Type Status Posting Date Deadline
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Transport Economist (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Transport Projects Coordination Expert (National) Individual - Consulting Closed
TECHNICAL ADVISOR (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Transport Planner (Urban Railway) (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Resettlement and Social Safeguards Specialist (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Procurement Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Communication Expert (National) Individual - Consulting Closed
Procurement Expert (National) Individual - Consulting Closed
Procurement Specialist (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Transport Specialist (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Railway Engineer (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Project Preparation for Timor-Leste Public Transport Project Firm - Consulting Closed
Social Development Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Replacement Cost/Appraisal Specialist (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Procurement Specialist (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Biodiversity Specialist (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Project Preparation for the Timor Leste East to South Road Connectivity Project Firm - Consulting Closed
Replacement Cost/Appraisal Specialist (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Procurement Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Davao Public Transport Modernization Project_Social Development Program Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Building Information Modeling (BIM) Expert (National) Individual - Consulting Closed
Railway Engineer (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Procurement Specialist (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Procurement Expert (National) Individual - Consulting Closed
Transport Specialist Individual - Consulting Closed
Transport Expert Individual - Consulting Closed
Social Safeguards Expert (National) Individual - Consulting Closed
Social Safeguards Expert (International) Individual - Consulting Closed
Airport Project Preparation (TIM) Firm - Consulting Closed
TA Coordinator Individual - Consulting Closed

Contracts Awarded

Contract Title Approval Number Contract Date Contractor | Address Executing Agency Total Contract Amount (US$) Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$)
Project Preparatory Technical Assistance Technical Assistance 9925 25 Oct 2022 Arup Australia Pty. Ltd. (AUSTRALIA) in association with Plan International (AUSTRALIA) | Level 5, 151 Clarence Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia Asian Development Bank 638,665.00
Project Preparatory Technical Assistance 9925 08 Jul 2020 Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.,JPN(JAPAN) in association with Archtimor Engineering Consultants(EAST TIMORESE) | 4, Kojimachi 5-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan 102-8539 Japan Asian Development Bank 928,634.00

Procurement Plan

None currently available.