China, People's Republic of : Public Service Sector Public–Private Partnership Promotion and Elderly Care Demonstration Project

Sovereign Project | 52245-001

The proposed project aims to support Xiangyang Municipality in Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to strengthen coordinated elderly care service provision by helping establish an elderly care system, strengthening elderly care and health care service provision, and enhancing the involvement of the private sector in elderly care.

Project Details

  • Project Officer
    Lu, Lanlan
    East Asia Department
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  • Country/Economy
    China, People's Republic of
  • Sector
    • Health
Project Name Public Service Sector Public–Private Partnership Promotion and Elderly Care Demonstration Project
Project Number 52245-001
Country / Economy China, People's Republic of
Project Status Active
Project Type / Modality of Assistance Loan
Source of Funding / Amount
Loan 4101-PRC: Public Service Sector Public"Private Partnership Promotion and Elderly Care Demonstration Project
Ordinary capital resources US$ 150.00 million
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
OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity
Sector / Subsector

Health / Health sector development and reform - Health system development

Gender Effective gender mainstreaming
Description The proposed project aims to support Xiangyang Municipality in Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to strengthen coordinated elderly care service provision by helping establish an elderly care system, strengthening elderly care and health care service provision, and enhancing the involvement of the private sector in elderly care.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy The project is in line with strategic priority 3 (aging society and health security) of the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) country partnership strategy for the PRC, 2021-2025. It is also aligned with ADB''s Strategy 2030, supporting addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities, accelerating progress in gender equality, tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience and enhancing environment sustainability, and strengthening governance and institutional capacity; and further supporting in demonstrating a One ADB approach with the support of the Office of PublicPrivate Partnership. Also, as in ADB''s Strategy 2030, the project responds to issues of upper middle-income countries through strengthening institutions, developing a demonstration project, enhancing private sector involvement through publicprivate partnership, and responding to an emerging social issue, i.e., population aging.
Impact

Welfare of the aging population in Xiangyang improved

Project Outcome
Description of Outcome

Utilization of coordinated elderly care services in Xiangyang Municipality increased

Progress Toward Outcome On track
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs

Institutional scheme and capacity for provision of elderly care services developed

PPP subproject for elderly care service provision developed

Capacity in provision of geriatric acute care and rehabilitation strengthened

Support services and capacity for elderly care services strengthened

Policy and management capacity in elderly care system strengthened

Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) The inception mission was held in June 2022. Four consulting services have been engaged (CS1, CS2, CS6, CS7). The civil works packages will be initiated by Q1-Q2 2024.
Geographical Location Xiangyang
Safeguard Categories
Environment B
Involuntary Resettlement B
Indigenous Peoples C
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects The project entails construction of elderly care facilities, hospitals, and a training facility. An initial environmental examination, including an environmental management plan (EMP), was prepared and disclosed on the ADB website on 9 July 2020. The impacts during construction and operation (noise, air quality, wastewater, solid wastes, risk to community, and occupational health and safety) will be insignificant and localized, and will be effectively mitigated through the implementation of the EMP.
Involuntary Resettlement The project requires 140.63 mu of land, of which 88.35 mu are rural collective lands to be acquired and 52.28 mu are state-owned lands acquired in 2013 for another project. A resettlement plan has been prepared to address land acquisition and house demolition impacts because of the project. Due diligence carried out for lands already acquired, which was not in anticipation of ADB financing the project, confirmed that there are no past or present concerns, outstanding grievances, or complaints related to involuntary resettlement impacts. Key information in the resettlement plan and due diligence report has been disclosed to the project-affected persons.
Indigenous Peoples Ethnic minorities account only for 0.55% of the Xiangyang's total population and include the Hui, Manchu, Miao, Mongolian, and Tujia ethnic minorities, which are well interrelated with the Han majority. The economic status of ethnic minorities is similar to that of the Han majority. Those ethnic minorities will benefit, as others will do, from the project. Therefore, an ethnic minority development plan has not been prepared.
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design Consultations were conducted with key stakeholders.
During Project Implementation Consultations will be conducted with key stakeholders.
Business Opportunities
Consulting Services Consulting services procured under the ADB loan will follow the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time).
Procurement Goods and works procured under the ADB loan will follow the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time).
Responsible ADB Officer Lu, Lanlan
Responsible ADB Department East Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division PRC Resident Mission (PRCM)
Executing Agencies
Xiangyang Municipal Government
Xiangyang Proj Mgt Office Utilizing Foreign Loans
Timetable
Concept Clearance 12 Mar 2019
Fact Finding 16 Apr 2020 to 06 May 2020
MRM 22 Jul 2020
Approval 27 Aug 2021
Last Review Mission -
Last PDS Update 18 Sep 2023

Loan 4101-PRC

Milestones
Approval Signing Date Effectivity Date Closing
Original Revised Actual
27 Aug 2021 29 Nov 2021 10 Feb 2022 28 Feb 2028 - -
Financing Plan Loan Utilization
Total (Amount in US$ million) Date ADB Others Net Percentage
Project Cost 307.26 Cumulative Contract Awards
ADB 150.00 18 Sep 2023 3.13 0.00 2%
Counterpart 157.26 Cumulative Disbursements
Cofinancing 0.00 18 Sep 2023 2.08 0.00 2%

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Tenders

Tender Title Type Status Posting Date Deadline
Detailed Design of Software Platform for Elderly Care Service Firm - Consulting Closed
Elderly care–human resource development firm Firm - Consulting Closed
Detailed Design of Software Platform for Elderly Care Service Firm - Consulting Closed
Construction Supervision Firm Firm - Consulting Closed
Environmental External Monitoring Consultant Individual - Consulting Closed
Land Acquisition and Resettlement and Social Development External Monitoring Individual - Consulting Closed
Elderly Care – Health Care Technical Firm Firm - Consulting Closed
Project Implementation Support Firm Firm - Consulting Closed
Hospital Planning Firm Firm - Consulting Closed

Contracts Awarded

Contract Title Approval Number Contract Date Contractor | Address Executing Agency Total Contract Amount (US$) Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$)
Elderly care - health care technical firm Loan 4101 17 Jun 2022 Beijing Cuncao Care Management Consulting Co., Ltd. | Building a 16 and bungalow, Zone 10, Heping Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing Xiangyang Proj Mgmt Office Utilizing Foreign Loans 1,854,394.95 1,854,394.95
CS2-Hospital Planning Firm Loan 4101 02 Mar 2022 Tianlihongshi (Beijing) Investment Co., Ltd. | Room 501, Unit 4, Building 3, Jinchen International Apartment, No. 4, Guangcheng Street, Xicheng District, Beijing PRC Xiangyang Proj Mgmt Office Utilizing Foreign Loans 185,003.92 184,117.91
CS6-Project implementation support firm Loan 4101 02 Mar 2022 HJI Group Corporation | 3200 Park Center Drive, Suite 1180, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Xiangyang Proj Mgmt Office Utilizing Foreign Loans 1,207,216.80 1,207,216.80

Procurement Plan