Regional : Strengthening Project Readiness, Procurement and Financial Management in Southeast Asia
The regional transaction technical assistance (TA) will strengthen the institutional capacity and practices of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) developing member countries (DMCs) on project readiness, procurement, and financial management. The support will result in improved portfolio quality across the sectors covering countries in South East Asia and reduced setbacks that lead to project contract award and disbursement delays. This entails (i) strengthening EA/IA project readiness, procurement and financial management capacity; (ii) supporting conduct of procurement and financial management in project implementation; and (iii) support undertaking of country procurement assessment and strategic planning. The overarching goal is to strengthen DMCs' capacity to successfully design and implement ADB financed projects.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Akasam, Vijay Kumar
Southeast Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Regional -
Sector
- Public sector management
| Project Name | Strengthening Project Readiness, Procurement and Financial Management in Southeast Asia | ||||
| Project Number | 53363-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Regional |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Operational Priorities | OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Public administration |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The regional transaction technical assistance (TA) will strengthen the institutional capacity and practices of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) developing member countries (DMCs) on project readiness, procurement, and financial management. The support will result in improved portfolio quality across the sectors covering countries in South East Asia and reduced setbacks that lead to project contract award and disbursement delays. This entails (i) strengthening EA/IA project readiness, procurement and financial management capacity; (ii) supporting conduct of procurement and financial management in project implementation; and (iii) support undertaking of country procurement assessment and strategic planning. The overarching goal is to strengthen DMCs' capacity to successfully design and implement ADB financed projects. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Increasingly, multilevel government administration and multiple project implementation units are involved in project implementation in SERD DMCs. A large proportion of the executing and implementing agencies are at municipal and county level, or even at township level. Their staff shoulder key responsibilities in project implementation but have little or no experience in working with international financial institutions. They need to be equipped with knowledge and skills for project management; familiarized with ADB's policies, guidelines, and procedures; and enabled to find practical solutions to specific operational issues. The proposed TA facility will help the government develop the capacity of executing and implementing agencies for managing ADB-financed projects in the SERD. It is envisaged that this TA will further build on the primary project readiness and implementation support of the ongoing SERD projects. |
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| Geographical Location | Regional |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Akasam, Vijay Kumar |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Office of the Director General, SERD |
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Asian Development Bank |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 20 Dec 2019 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 20 Dec 2019 |
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| 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 | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,500,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,500,000.00 | 19 May 2023 | 274,701.21 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Strengthening Project Readiness, Procurement and Financial Management in Southeast Asia: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2019 |
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