Regional: Supporting Quality Infrastructure and Effective Project Implementation in the Pacific
1. The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will help increase the capacity of executing and implementing agencies and fiduciary institutions to implement projects funded by
the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the Pacific developing member countries (DMCs).
2. ADB's Strategy 2030, along with the fragile and conflict-affected situations and small islands developing states approach, acknowledge that Pacific DMCs face a high degree of fragility
and have a considerable need for institutional strengthening (refer ADB. 2018. Strategy 2030: Achieving a Prosperous, Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Asia and the Pacific. Manila;
Project Details
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Project Officer
Peththawadu, Jagath D.
Pacific Department
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Sector
- Public sector management
| Project Name | Supporting Quality Infrastructure and Effective Project Implementation in the Pacific | ||||
| Project Number | 55074-001 | ||||
| Country | Regional Cook Islands Fiji Micronesia, Federated States of Kiribati Nauru Niue Palau Papua New Guinea Marshall Islands Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Public administration |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | 1. The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will help increase the capacity of executing and implementing agencies and fiduciary institutions to implement projects funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the Pacific developing member countries (DMCs). 2. ADB's Strategy 2030, along with the fragile and conflict-affected situations and small islands developing states approach, acknowledge that Pacific DMCs face a high degree of fragility and have a considerable need for institutional strengthening (refer ADB. 2018. Strategy 2030: Achieving a Prosperous, Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Asia and the Pacific. Manila; and ADB. 2021. Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations and Small Island Developing States Approach. Manila). The strategy requires ADB to tailor implementation processes to the Pacific DMC context and strengthen collaboration with other development partners and civil society organizations to make ADB operations fragility- and conflict-sensitive. ADB committed to augment resources to accommodate the added preparation and supervision costs arising from security and other related needs to ensure countries that overcome conflict and fragility do not slip back into those conditions. 3. The ADB Pacific Approach, 2021-2025, covering 12 small Pacific Island countries, identified vulnerability to shocks, weak service delivery, and slow growth as core challenges, while recognizing that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is the most severe economic shock the countries have faced to date and that the fallout is expected to be felt through to 2023 or 2024 (refer ADB. 2021. Pacific Approach, 2021-2025. Manila). |
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| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | 4. ADB's Pacific Department included TA for supporting quality infrastructure and effective project implementation in its 2021-2023 regional operations business plan (refer ADB. 2020. Regional Operations Business Plan: Pacific, 2021-2023. Manila). The proposed TA is directly related to the Strategy 2030 operations priority of strengthening governance and institutional capacity and will cover all Pacific DMCs. | ||||
| Impact | Improved project implementation performance in Fiji, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Strengthened capacities of executing agencies in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Niue (focus countries) and other Pacific member countries and members. |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | 1. Capacity building training, equipment support given to executing agencies, implementing agencies and other specific government statutory agencies related to project management, procurement, consultant selection, social and environmental safeguards, financial management; |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Cook Islands - Nation-wide; Fiji - Nation-wide; Kiribati - Nation-wide; Marshall Islands - Nation-wide; Micronesia, Federated States of - Nation-wide; Nauru - Nation-wide; Niue - Nation-wide; Palau - Nation-wide; Papua New Guinea - Nation-wide; Samoa - Nation-wide; Solomon Islands - Nation-wide; Tonga - Nation-wide; Tuvalu - Nation-wide; Vanuatu - Nation-wide |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| During Project Implementation | |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Peththawadu, Jagath D. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Pacific Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Pacific Subregional Office in Suva, Fiji |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 29 Jun 2021 |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 01 Sep 2021 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 01 Sep 2021 |
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| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 01 Sep 2021 | - | 01 Sep 2021 | 31 Aug 2026 | - | - |
| 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 | 01 Sep 2021 | 0.00 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Supporting Quality Infrastructure and Effective Project Implementation in the Pacific: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Sep 2021 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Financial Management Officer, KFSU | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 01 Dec 2021 | 10 Dec 2021 |
| GCF Interim Evaluation Consultant | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 24 Nov 2021 | 30 Nov 2021 |
| Project Procurement Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 17 Nov 2021 | 23 Nov 2021 |
| GCF Interim Evaluation Consultant | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 02 Oct 2021 | 08 Oct 2021 |
| Project Manager (COO: JFPR Grant - Supporting the Safe Recovery of Travel and Tourism in the Cook Islands) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 07 Sep 2021 | 13 Sep 2021 |
Contracts Awarded
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