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Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia (Financed by the Japan Special Fund) Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report Project Number: 37269 November 2006 Cambodia: Preparing the Greater Mekong Subregion: Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia (Financed by the Japan Special Fund) Prepared by Japan Railway Technical Service in association with Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. and Engconsult Ltd. Tokyo, Japan For the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Royal Government of Cambodia This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. (For project preparatory technical assistance: All the views expressed herein may not be incorporated into the proposed project’s design. Asian Development Bank TA 6251-REG GMS REHABILITATION OF THE RAILWAY IN CAMBODIA FINAL REPORT (Volume 1) November 2006 in association with Engconsult Ltd. FINAL REPORT CONTENTS • VOLUME 1 – The Study for Main Lines APPENDICES Appendix 1 Initial Environmental Examination (separate volume) Appendix 2 Resettlement Plan (separate volume) Appendix 3 Hydrological Data (separate volume) Appendix 4 Track Condition Survey Report Appendix 5 Structure Condition Survey Report (separate volume) Appendix 6 Sleepers Condition Survey Report (separate volume) Appendix 7 Description of Requirements for Detail Design and Construction Supervision Appendix 8 Tender Documents (separate volumes) Bidding Document for Design and Construction of Railway Rehabilitation Volume 1 Instructions, General Conditions, Particular Conditions, Bid, Forms, Schedules, Eligible Countries Volume 2 Employer’s Requirements, Design Criteria, Specifications Volume 3 Employer’s Requirements, Bridge & Culvert Data Volume 4.1 Drawings RRL 1 – Southern Line Volume 4.2 Drawings RRL 2 – Northern Line: Section 1 – Phnom Penh to Sisophon Volume 4.3 Drawings RRL 2 – Northern Line: Section 2 – Sisophon – Poipet • VOLUME 2 – The Study for Branch Lines APPENDICES Appendix 9 Preliminary Engineering Design Drawings for Branch Lines (separate volume) Appendix 10 Preliminary Train Operation Plans Appendix 11 Resettlement: Socio-economic Indicators Appendix 12 Economic and Financial Analysis REHABILITATION OF RAILWAY IN CAMBODIA Final Report (Volume 1) ADB T.A. NO. 6251-REG Contents VOLUME 1 STUDY FOR MAIN LINES TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations and Definitions Executive Summary 1. INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-1 1.1 Background ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-1 1.2 Mobilization----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-4 1.3 Purpose of the Final Report --------------------------------------------------------------1-6 2. REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS STUDIES---------------------------------------------------2-1 3. PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DESIGN-------------------------------------------------3-1 3.1 Technical Survey of Infrastructures – Track --------------------------------------------3-1 3.2 Technical Survey of Infrastructures – Bridges and Culverts --------------------------3-4 3.3 Hydrological Conditions -------------------------------------------------------------------3-21 3.4 Geotechnical Conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------3-48 3.5 Preliminary Engineering Design of Track -----------------------------------------------3-57 3.6 Preliminary Engineering Design of Bridges and Culverts-----------------------------3-66 3.7 Cost Estimate --------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-85 3.8 Project Implementation Schedule ---------------------------------------------------------3-87 4. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN------------------------------------------------------------------------4-1 4.1 Approach -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-1 4.2 Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) ----------------------------------------------4.1 4.3 Environmental Mitigation------------------------------------------------------------------4-1 4.4 Environmental Management Plan---------------------------------------------------------4-2 4.5 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure --------------------------------------4-2 5. RESETTLEMENT PLAN AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY -----------------------5-1 5.1 Resettlement Plan --------------------------------------------------------------------------5-1 5.2 Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan -----------------------------------------------5-2 5.3 Socio-economic profiles of affected people ---------------------------------------------5-3 5.4 Resettlement Workshops -----------------------------------------------------------------5.3 REHABILITATION OF RAILWAY IN CAMBODIA Final Report (Volume 1) ADB T.A. NO. 6251-REG Table of Contents 6. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS ---------------------------------------------6-1 6.1 Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------6-1 6.2 Assessment of Project Net Economic Benefits------------------------------------------6-1 6.2.1 Objectives and Scope of the Economic Assessment--------------------------6-1 6.2.2 Description of Approach used for the Economic Assessment---------------6-2 6.2.3 Economic Benefit Flows ---------------------------------------------------------6-9 6.2.4 Results of the Economic Analysis-----------------------------------------------6-14 6.3 Assessment of Future Passenger Services -----------------------------------------------6-19 6.3.1 Passenger Traffic Forecasts ------------------------------------------------------6-19 6.3.2 Financial Analysis of Future Rail Passenger Traffic -------------------------6-28 6.4 Sensitivity Testing Of Project Evaluation Results --------------------------------------6-35 6.5 Summary of ADTA Financial Analysis--------------------------------------------------6-37 6.5.1 Form of Proposed Restructuring ------------------------------------------------6-37 6.5.2 Financial Obligations of the RRC and ROC-----------------------------------6-37 6.5.3 Key Assumptions of the Analysis for the RRC -------------------------------6-37 6.5.4 Key Assumptions of the Analysis for the ROC -------------------------------6-38 6.5.5 Key Analytical Assumptions for the Joint Property Development Agency-------------------------------------------------------------6-38 6.5.6 Base Case Results for the RRC--------------------------------------------------6-38 6.5.7 Results for the ROC---------------------------------------------------------------6-39 6.5.8 Recommendations-----------------------------------------------------------------6-39 6.6 Likely Distribution of Project Benefits---------------------------------------------------6-40 6.6.1 Direct Benefits ---------------------------------------------------------------------6-40 6.6.2 Indirect Benefits-------------------------------------------------------------------6-41 6.7 Benefit Monitoring System ----------------------------------------------------------------6-41 7. PROCUREMENT AND DOCUMENTATION ------------------------------------------- 7-1 7.1 General ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-1 7.1.1 Procurement Documentation ---------------------------------------------------7-1 7.1.2 ADB Guidelines and Standard Bidding Documents ------------------------7-1 7.1.3 Project Title -----------------------------------------------------------------------7-1 7.1.4 Contract Packaging and Identification of Project Components ------------7-1 7.1.5 ADB Railway Restructuring ----------------------------------------------------7-2 7.2 Prequalification ----------------------------------------------------------------------------7-2 7.3 Design-Build Contract----------------------------------------------------------------------7-2 7.3.1 Procurement Procedure and Conditions of Contract--------------------------7-2 7.3.2 Unexploded Ordnance------------------------------------------------------------7-3 REHABILITATION OF RAILWAY IN CAMBODIA Final Report (Volume 1) ADB T.A. NO. 6251-REG Table of Contents 7.3.3 Domestic Preference and Local Participation ---------------------------------7-3 7.3.4 Sections for Completion --------------------------------------------------------7-3 7.3.5 Provisional Sums ------------------------------------------------------------------7-4 7.3.6 Currencies and Payment Schedule ----------------------------------------------7-4 7.3.7 Design Criteria---------------------------------------------------------------------7-4 7.3.8 Outline Construction Specifications --------------------------------------------7-5 7.3.9 Training -----------------------------------------------------------------------------7-5 7.4 Construction Supervision -----------------------------------------------------------------7-5 7.4.1 General ----------------------------------------------------------------------------7-5 7.4.2 Counterpart Staff ------------------------------------------------------------------7-5 7.4.3 Required Expertise----------------------------------------------------------------7-6 7.4.4 Training and Institutional Strengthening -------------------------------------7-6 8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ------------------------------------8-1 APPENDICES Appendix 1 Initial Environmental Examination (separate volume) Appendix 2 Resettlement Plan (separate volume) Appendix 3 Hydrological Data (separate volume) Appendix 4 Track Condition Survey Report
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