This Project Readiness Financing (PRF) will support the State of Himachal Pradesh with preparing the project and ensuring implementation readiness, thereby facilitating the timely and cost-effective achievement of the ensuing project's outcomes and outputs. To achieve high level of project readiness of the ensuing loan, the PRF will (i) support project preparation, detailed design activities, and advance procurement actions; (ii) pilot activities to demonstrate a new model of subtropical horticulture production technology, marketing and irrigation development systems to the state, which will then be scaled up under the ensuing loan; and (iii) capacity building of the executing and implementing agencies which have not implemented projects with ADB, for a smooth transition from preparation to implementation. The PRF's pilot activities will comprise new irrigation systems to service the new subtropical horticultural farming practices, and establishment of new production technologies and marketing systems.
| Project Name | Himachal Pradesh Subtropical Horticulture, Irrigation, and Value Addition Readiness Project | ||||
| Project Number | 53189-001 | ||||
| Country | India |
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| Project Status | Approved | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agricultural policy, institutional and capacity development |
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| Description | This Project Readiness Financing (PRF) will support the State of Himachal Pradesh with preparing the project and ensuring implementation readiness, thereby facilitating the timely and cost-effective achievement of the ensuing project's outcomes and outputs. To achieve high level of project readiness of the ensuing loan, the PRF will (i) support project preparation, detailed design activities, and advance procurement actions; (ii) pilot activities to demonstrate a new model of subtropical horticulture production technology, marketing and irrigation development systems to the state, which will then be scaled up under the ensuing loan; and (iii) capacity building of the executing and implementing agencies which have not implemented projects with ADB, for a smooth transition from preparation to implementation. The PRF's pilot activities will comprise new irrigation systems to service the new subtropical horticultural farming practices, and establishment of new production technologies and marketing systems. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The PRF will pilot subprojects in selected blocks from four of these districts (Bilaspur, Hamipur, Kangra and Mandi) where land for the pilot horticulture production plots is already identified and participation of the farmers is agreed. This is expected to be scaled up to seven subtropical districts of Bilaspur, Hamipur, Kangra, Mandi, Solan, Sirmour and Una under the ensuing loan project. | ||||
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| Geographical Location | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi |
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| Environment | C |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
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| Consulting Services | Recruitment of team and individual consultants will be conducted by the EA/IA using ADB's Procurement Regulations (2017). Due the EA/IA's limited experience in ADB procurement, recruitment of one consulting package may be delegated to ADB. |
| Procurement | Procurement of goods and works will be conducted by the EA/IA using ADB's Procurement Regulations (2017) and standard bidding documents e-GP system with the required ADB organization application installed will be used. First package to use each approved procurement method will be reviewed under "prior review" procedure, and subsequent packages will be on "post-review" basis. Details of the procurement capacity assessment is in the Strategic Procurement Planning document of the project. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Kim, Sunae |
| Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SARD |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 09 Jun 2020 |
| Fact Finding | 31 Aug 2020 to 03 Sep 2020 |
| MRM | 27 Oct 2020 |
| Approval | 08 Dec 2020 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 08 Dec 2020 |
Loan 6036-IND
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 12.50 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 10.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | % |
| Counterpart | 2.50 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | % |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| PMU Consultants (GIS and Database Management Specialist) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 27 Oct 2020 | 09 Nov 2020 |
| PMU Consultants (Computer Assisted Drawing Specialist) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 27 Oct 2020 | 09 Nov 2020 |
| Water User Association Establishment and Capacity Building | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 23 Oct 2020 | 30 Nov 2020 |
| PMU Consultants (SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS SPECIALIST) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 20 Oct 2020 | 02 Nov 2020 |
| PMU Consultants (ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD SPECIALIST) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 16 Oct 2020 | 29 Oct 2020 |
| PMU Consultants (MONITORING AND EVALUATION SPECIALIST) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 16 Oct 2020 | 29 Oct 2020 |
| Horticulture Sector Strategy and Investment Plan 2023-2030 | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 16 Oct 2020 | 14 Nov 2020 |
| PMU Consultants (Gender and Development Specialist) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 16 Oct 2020 | 29 Oct 2020 |
| DIPH Capacity Building | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 15 Oct 2020 | 13 Nov 2020 |
| DOH Capacity Building | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 13 Oct 2020 | 26 Oct 2020 |
| Community Horticulture Production and Marketing Association (CHPMA) Group Facilitation and Training | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 04 Oct 2020 | 18 Oct 2020 |
| PMU Consultants | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 26 Sep 2020 | 09 Oct 2020 |
| PMU Consultants | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 26 Sep 2020 | 09 Oct 2020 |
| Construction supervision Consultant for CW1,CW2,CW3 and CW4 works | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 04 Sep 2020 | 02 Oct 2020 |
Contracts Awarded
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Procurement Plan
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Himachal Pradesh Subtropical Horticulture, Irrigation, and Value Addition Readiness Project: Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Nov 2020 |