The transaction technical assistance (TA) facility will provide preparation support to four ensuing loans in the People's Republic of China (PRC): (i) Guangxi Wuzhou Healthy City Development Program; (ii) Jilin Songhua Lake Integrated Ecological and Environmental Improvement Project; (iii) Shaanxi Xi''an Preschool Education Development Program; and (iv) Shandong Jiaxiang Smart Water Sector Development Program. The ensuing loans will be investments in urban services, green infrastructure, environmental improvement, and human capital development; these are well aligned with operational and strategic priorities of both the government and the Asian Development Bank. The ensuing loans, all in the urban and social sectors, will require a similar set of safeguards, financial management, and economic assessments.
| Project Name | Preparing Urban and Social Development Projects | ||||||||||||
| Project Number | 53031-001 | ||||||||||||
| Country | China, People's Republic of |
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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 |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agro-industry, marketing, and trade - Rural sanitation - Rural solid waste management - Rural water policy, institutional and capacity development - Water-based natural resources management Education / Pre-primary and primary - Technical and vocational education and training - Tertiary Health / Health system development Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Other urban services - Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban sanitation - Urban water supply |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||||||
| Description | The transaction technical assistance (TA) facility will provide preparation support to four ensuing loans in the People's Republic of China (PRC): (i) Guangxi Wuzhou Healthy City Development Program; (ii) Jilin Songhua Lake Integrated Ecological and Environmental Improvement Project; (iii) Shaanxi Xi''an Preschool Education Development Program; and (iv) Shandong Jiaxiang Smart Water Sector Development Program. The ensuing loans will be investments in urban services, green infrastructure, environmental improvement, and human capital development; these are well aligned with operational and strategic priorities of both the government and the Asian Development Bank. The ensuing loans, all in the urban and social sectors, will require a similar set of safeguards, financial management, and economic assessments. | ||||||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | All ensuing loan projects are aligned with ADB's country partnership strategy for the PRC, 2016 2020 and several of ADB Strategy 2030 operational priorities: addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities; accelerating progress in gender equality; tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability; and making cities more livable. | ||||||||||||
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| Geographical Location | Jiaxiang, Songhua Hu, Wuzhou, Xi'an |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | Meeting with executing and implementing agencies of each of the ensuing loan projects under the TRTA facility: (i) Guangxi Wuzhou Healthy City Development Program; (ii) Jilin Songhua Lake Integrated Ecological and Environmental Improvement; (iii) Shaanxi Xi'an Preschool Education Development Program; and (iv)Shandong Jiaxiang Smart Water Sector Development Program. |
| During Project Implementation | Consultations will continue with various stakeholders during implementation of the TRTA facility for the four ensuing loan projects. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | ADB will engage consultants following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and the associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions. EASS will recruit consulting firms and individual consultants based on the requirements of each ensuing project. Firms will be engaged following the quality- and cost-based selection method with a quality-cost ratio of 90:10 using full or simplified technical proposal procedures. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Schelzig, Karin Mara |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Urban and Social Sectors Division, EARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 08 May 2019 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 30 Mar 2020 |
TA 9732-PRC
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 08 May 2019 | 01 Jun 2019 | 01 Jun 2019 | 31 Dec 2021 | - | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,800,000.00 | 200,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,000,000.00 | 08 May 2019 | 42,040.74 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Preparing Urban and Social Development Projects: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Apr 2019 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Preparing Urban and Social Development Projects - Xi’an Early Childhood Education | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 18 Feb 2020 | 09 Mar 2020 |
| International Early Childhood Education Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 28 Jan 2020 | 10 Feb 2020 |
| Preparing Urban and Social Development Projects- Shaanxi Xi'an Preschool Education Development Program | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 17 Jan 2020 | 23 Jan 2020 |
| Preparing Urban and Social Development Projects | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 19 Oct 2019 | 25 Oct 2019 |
| Preparing Urban and Social Development Projects | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 19 Oct 2019 | 25 Oct 2019 |
| Preparing Urban and Social Development Projects | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 19 Oct 2019 | 25 Oct 2019 |
| Preparing Urban and Social Development Projects | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 19 Oct 2019 | 25 Oct 2019 |
| Preparing Urban and Social Development Projects | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 19 Oct 2019 | 25 Oct 2019 |
| Project Preparation Support | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 02 Oct 2019 | 16 Oct 2019 |
| River Rehabilitation and Wetland Specialist/Deputy Team Leader | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 12 Sep 2019 | 14 Sep 2019 |
Contracts Awarded
| Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Contractor Address | Executing Agency | Contract Description | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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| Project Preparatory | Technical Assistance 9732 | 18 Feb 2020 | NAREE International Limited(HONG KONG, CHINA) in association with Cooperative Research Ctr.for Water Sensitive Citie() | Room A, 29/F, United Centre, 95 Queenswa Admiralty Hongkong, Hong Kong, China | Asian Development Bank | 360,000.00 | — |
Procurement Plan
None currently available.