Samoa: Land Transport Sector Development Project
The PRF will support (i) the preparation of a feasibility study including due diligence. Due diligence will cover technical, economic, financial, safeguards, gender, climate change, and integrity of the ensuing projects; (ii) the preparation of detailed engineering designs for civil works components, which will integrate any measures needed to (a) promote resilience to climate change and disasters triggered by natural hazards, (b) support gender equality outcomes including women's economic empowerment through improved access to markets and employment, improved access to services (e.g., healthcare, schools), reducing women's time poverty and ensuring safe and inclusive road networks. The project will also support the executing and implementing agencies in conducting strategic procurement planning and bidding process for advance procurement activities.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Shim, Cha-Sang
Pacific Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Samoa -
Sector
- Transport
Project Name | Land Transport Sector Development Project | ||||
Project Number | 54069-001 | ||||
Country / Economy | Samoa |
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Project Status | Active | ||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant |
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Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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Sector / Subsector | Transport / Transport policies and institutional development |
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Description | The PRF will support (i) the preparation of a feasibility study including due diligence. Due diligence will cover technical, economic, financial, safeguards, gender, climate change, and integrity of the ensuing projects; (ii) the preparation of detailed engineering designs for civil works components, which will integrate any measures needed to (a) promote resilience to climate change and disasters triggered by natural hazards, (b) support gender equality outcomes including women's economic empowerment through improved access to markets and employment, improved access to services (e.g., healthcare, schools), reducing women's time poverty and ensuring safe and inclusive road networks. The project will also support the executing and implementing agencies in conducting strategic procurement planning and bidding process for advance procurement activities. The capacity of the executing and implementing agencies to prepare and implement the PRF and the ensuing projects will be strengthened with the establishment of a project management unit (PMU) within the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The PMU will enable the timely start-up and preparation of the ensuing projects and, through support from consultants, provide on-the-job training and knowledge transfer to the executing and implementing agencies, including exploring capacity development for gender-inclusive human resource policies, gender targets for capacity building, and other measures to enhance benefits for women and contribute to gender equality. The PRF will finance the establishment of the PMU. |
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Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The Government of Samoa (the government) has recognized the vulnerability of existing road and bridge sections in Savaii and Upolu to climate change, which has resulted in obstruction to drainage channels and partial to sometimes full closure of the road. To tackle these issues and make land transport more sustainable, the government has prioritized to upgrade (i) coastal roads in Savaii and (ii) inland roads and bridges in Upolu. The proposed project readiness financing (PRF) will support the government in preparing project preparatory activities and managing technical and implementation issues upfront to achieve high readiness of the ensuing projects. The project is aligned with ADB's Strategy 2030, in expanding the focus in small island developing states to strengthen connectivity and access, and with the Pacific Approach in reducing costs by improving domestic and regional connectivity through transport infrastructure, managing risks, enabling value creation, and in the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. The proposed facility is also included in ADB's Country Operations Business Plan for 11 Small Pacific Island Countries for 2021-2023. The project is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals by reducing poverty through building resilient infrastructure. It is also in line with ADB's Strategy 2030 operational priorities in (i) addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities and (ii) strengthening governance and institutional capacity. |
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Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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Consulting Services | The LTA, jointly with the TISCD, will procure consulting services in accordance with the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time), ADB Procurement Regulations (2017, as amended from time to time), and its associated staff instructions. Subject to satisfactory performance, the PRF's consultants may be retained for the implementation of the ensuing projects to promote consistency, accountability, and efficiency. The issuance of consulting service recruitment notices and requests for proposal under advance contracting will be subject to ADB approval. ADB has advised the government that approval of advance contracting does not commit ADB to finance the PRF. |
Procurement | The PRF proposes to procure only consulting services and LTA has prior experience in procurement and consultant recruitment under other multilateral development bank (MDB) financed projects, the procurement risk is assessed as low. |
Responsible ADB Officer | Shim, Cha-Sang |
Responsible ADB Department | Pacific Department |
Responsible ADB Division | PATC |
Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance [email protected] Ministry of Finance Government of Samoa Private Bag, Apia, Samoa Ministry of Finance Ministry of Finance Government of Samoa Private Bag, Apia, Samoa |
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Concept Clearance | - |
Fact Finding | 07 Dec 2020 to 10 Dec 2020 |
MRM | 25 May 2021 |
Approval | 03 Nov 2021 |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 11 Nov 2021 |
Grant 6040-SAM
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
03 Nov 2021 | 09 Dec 2021 | 10 Jan 2022 | 30 Jun 2025 | - | - |
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Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
Project Cost | 5.50 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
ADB | 5.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
Counterpart | 0.50 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0% |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Grant Agreement (Special Operations) for Grant 6040-SAM: Land Transport Sector Development Project | Grant Agreement | Dec 2021 |
Land Transport Sector Development Project: Project Administration Manual | Project/Program Administration Manual | Nov 2021 |
Land Transport Sector Development Project: Project Readiness Finance Report | Project Readiness Financing Report | Nov 2021 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
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Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
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ADB, Samoa Sign $5 Million Grant to Develop Land Transport Projects
The Asian Development Bank and the Government of Samoa today signed a $5 million grant to help fund the preparation of ADB-supported land transport projects in Samoa.
Tenders
Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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Detailed design and due diligence consultant | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 05 Feb 2021 | 26 Feb 2021 |
Contracts Awarded
No contracts awarded for this project were found
Procurement Plan
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