Project:

EmpEmployer:

Road Sector Governance and Maintenance Project

Loan No. 3368-LAO

Ministry of Public Works and Transport

Department of Roads, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Financing  Agencies

and Source:

The project is estimated to cost $29.9 million. The ADB loan covers the civil works, equipment, consulting services, contingencies and financial charges during implementation. The government will finance an estimated $2.9 million in taxes and duties ($2.5 million) and incremental administration costs ($400,000 in kind).

Loan Agreement date: 11 March 2016,                                 Loan Effective date: 6 June 2016

Project completion date to be expected: 31 March 2021

Loan Closing date: 30 September 2021 or such other date as may from  time to time be agreed between Borrower and ADB

Project Output

Output 1: Improved governance and practice for road asset management comprising the (i) revision of axle load monitoring regulation(s), (ii) revision of the RMF Regulation, (iii) development of web-based road asset management registry for public disclosure and (iv) upgrading of road asset management manuals and technical specifications.

Output 2: Strengthened institutional capacity for road asset management comprising (i) capacity building and training of the staff of MPWT, (ii) improving capacity of contractors to tender and manage contracts and (iii) improving capacity of community-based road maintenance.

Output 3: Rehabilitation and maintenance of selected national and local roads in three provinces which includes approximately 84 kilometres of roads in Salavan province, (ii) approximately 77 kilometres of roads in Xekong province and (iii) approximately 166 kilometres of roads in Attapeu province (total 327 kilometres).

The Project also includes the provision of Consulting Services to provide assistance in Project implementation and financial audit.

Procurement Plan of

Consulting Services

Goods, Works and Consulting Services.

Works

Goods and Works

Allocation and

Withdrawal of

ADB Loan Proceeds.

Project Management Consultant:

Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. (OCG) (JPN) in Joint Venture with GITEC Consult GmbH (GITEC) (GER) and International Development Centre of Japan (IDCJ) (JPN) and in association as Sub-consultants with Lao Consulting Group Ltd. (LCG) (LAO) and Mekong Consultants Co., Ltd. (MKC) (LAO)

Contract date:                 29 July 2016

Notice Proceed               issued by the Client: 11 August 2016

Commencement date:   1 September 2016

Expiration of Contract:   31 August 2021 (60 months)

Amount Contract:           5,160,305.00 USD

Project Management Consultant:

Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. (OCG) (JPN) in Joint Venture with GITEC Consult GmbH (GITEC) (GER) and International Development Centre of Japan (IDCJ) (JPN) and in association as Sub-consultants with Lao Consulting Group Ltd. (LCG) (LAO) and Mekong Consultants Co., Ltd. (MKC) (LAO)

Contract date:                 29 July 2016

Notice Proceed               issued by the Client: 11 August 2016

Commencement date:   1 September 2016

Expiration of Contract:   31 August 2021 (60 months)

Amount Contract:           5,160,305.00 USD