Cambodia: Road Network Improvement Project (Phase 2)

Transport / Road transport (non-urban)

Road transport is the principal mode for the movement of goods and people in Cambodia and between countries in the GMS. The domestic need is to provide access between cities and to enhance rural connectivity to broader markets and economic opportunities. The regional need is to facilitate connectivity and trade within the GMS and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and to connect to wider global markets. Roads are critical to social and economic development, especially in areas where they are the only available transport mode. The primary road network in Cambodia includes (i) 2,254 kilometres (km) of national paved roads that connects the country with its borders, the GMS, and the ASEAN network (1-digit national roads); (ii) 5,007 km of inland national roads, of which 70% are paved; and (iii) 9,031 km of provincial roads, of which only 30% are paved. The management of those national and provincial roads is the responsibility of MPWT.

The core development problem with Cambodia's road subsector is low connectivity and inefficiency. These problems are caused by (i) lack of selective infrastructure investment to meet national and regional needs, (ii) lack of refined sector policy and effective legislative implementation, and (iii) lack of sustainability in social, environmental and financial aspects.

ADB has been supporting improvement of national roads through the Road Network Improvement Project (RNIP), which became effective in 2018. ADB also provided support of the improvement of provincial roads through the Provincial Roads Improvement Project (PRIP), which became effective in 2016.

Main issues related to those projects include effective design and delivery of paved roads, efficient road asset management including overload controlling, and maintaining road safety.

National and provincial road sections improved with climate-resilient designs

Axle load control enhanced

Awareness of road safety and potential social problems strengthened

All consultants and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) if appropriate will be recruited according to the Procurement Policy for Goods, Works, Non-consulting and Consulting Services (2017 as amended from time to time) and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers - Goods, Works, Non-consulting and Consulting Services (2017) as amended from time to time).

The EA will engage the Implementation and Construction Supervision Consultant, for whom 381 person-months of input will be required, comprising 75 person-months from international experts and 306 person-months of national experts using quality- and cost-based selection with a quality-cost ratio of 90:10 with full technical proposal. The other consulting services contract packages are:

Community-based program consultant for road safety and social safeguards (CQS)

Independent financial auditor (CQS)

Bio-engineering and liquid catalyst specialist (ICS)

Procurement of civil works and goods contract packages will be undertaken according to the Procurement Policy for Goods, Works, Non-consulting and Consulting Services (2017 as amended from time to time) and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers - Goods, Works, Non-consulting and Consulting Services (2017 as amended from time to time). The procurement packages are the following:

1. Open Competitive Bidding (OCB) International Advertisement -2 civil works contracts

2. Open Competitive Bidding (OCB) National Advertisement - 1 good contracts); shopping