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UPLANDS IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SECTOR PROJEC T, CAMBODIA (ADB LOAN 3289 - CAM): PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANT TH 10 QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT July 2018 UPLANDS IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SECTOR PROJECT (UIWRMSP), CAMBODIA (ADB LOAN 3289-CAM): PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANTS TENTH QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT July 2018 IN ASSOCIATION WITH PACIFIC RIM INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT EXPONENTS, INC., PHILIPPINES REVISION HISTORY Authorization Revision No. Date Comments Originated by Checked by Approved by UIWRMSP-01 11 July 2018 Editing/ Ung Kotaro Abdul Hakeem formatting Khan UIWRMSP-02 13 July 2018 Reformatting Jo Ann Ativo Leo Pura UIWRMSP-03 14 July 2018 Final review Jo Ann Ativo Elvira Ablaza Elvira Ablaza and edits TABLE OF CONTENTS Page i TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of Appendices ................................................................................................................. i List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................. ii I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS ............................. 1 II. PROJECT PURPOSE ............................................................................................. 2 III. UTILIZATION OF FUNDS ....................................................................................... 2 IV. IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS ........................................................................... 3 A. Output 1: Enhanced Efficiency and Climate Resilience of Irrigation Systems ........................................................................................ 3 B. Output 2: Improved Water Resource Management ...................................... 5 C. Project Management .................................................................................... 5 V. ISSUES AND ACTIONS TAKEN ............................................................................ 7 A. Actions Taken on Issues Reported in QPR8, 2017 ...................................... 7 B. Current Issues and Actions Taken ............................................................... 7 VI. ACTIVITIES IN THE NEXT QUARTER ................................................................... 7 LIST OF APPENDICES Number Title 1 Project Location Map 2 Design and Monitoring Framework (DMF) 3 List of Awarded Contracts 4 Summary of Disbursements and Actual Expenditures 5 Project Implementation Progress 6 Monitoring/Reporting Form for the Status of Compliance with Loan Covenants 7 Monitoring/Reporting Form for Progress in GAP Implementation 8 Contract Administration Monitor, Taing Krasaing Scheme (CW04) 9 Contract Administration Monitor, Prek Chik Distribution System (CW07 and CW08) 10 Progress of FWUC Formation and Development 11 Bassac – O Trachek Chit JOROP Preliminary Report 12 Quarterly Environment Progress Report 13 Summary of Consultants’ Mobilization UPLANDS IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SECTOR PROJECT, CAMBODIA (ADB LOAN 3289-CAM): PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler AH affected household AHS automatic hydromet station AWS automatic weather station BER bid evaluation report CADTIS Cambodians’ Action for Development Consultant Co. Ltd. ch. Chainage DD detailed design DFWUC Department of Farmer Water User Communities EA executing agency EIC environmental impact categorization EMP Environmental Management Plan EMR environmental monitoring report EOI expression of interest F&P framework and procedure FS feasibility study FWUC farmer water user community GAP gender action plan ha hectare IEE initial environmental examination IPC Interim Payment Certificate IR involuntary resettlement JOROP joint reservoir operation JV joint venture km kilometer m meter MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries mc main canal MOWRAM Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology NGO nongovernmental organization O&M operation and maintenance OCG Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. OKN O Kra Nhak PAM Project Administration Manual PC Prek Chik PDWRAM Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology PMIC project management and implementation consultant PMU project management unit PPMS project performance management system PRC Procurement Review Committee PRIMEX Pacific Rim Innovation and Management Exponents, Inc. QPR7 Seventh Quarterly Progress Report QPR8 Eighth Quarterly Progress Report RGC Royal Government of Cambodia SC secondary canal SDR Special Drawing Rights TC tertiary canal TK Taing Krasaing TNA training needs assessment TOT training of trainers UIWRMSP Uplands Irrigation and Water Resources Management Sector Project VO variation order UPLANDS IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SECTOR PROJECT, CAMBODIA (ADB LOAN 3289-CAM): PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANT MAIN TEXT TENTH QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT Page 1 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS 1. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC), through the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) as the executing agency (EA), has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the implementation of the Uplands Irrigation and Water Resources Management Sector Project (UIWRMSP) (ADB Loan 3289-CAM). The project will enhance agriculture and rural economic productivity through increased efficiency and climate resiliency of irrigation systems and improved management of water resources in the upland areas of Kampong Thom (KT) and Battambang (BTB) provinces. The total project cost is about US$ 66.12 million financed through an ADB loan of US$60 million1 equivalent from Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 43,121,0002 and government counterpart of about US$6.12 million. The location of the project area and targeted irrigation systems is in Appendix 1. 2. To provide the required project management and implementation consultant (PMIC) services to MOWRAM, the Project Management Unit (PMU), and the Provincial Departments of Water Resources and Meteorology (PDWRAMs) of Kampong Thom and Battambang, MOWRAM engaged the services of Pacific Rim Innovation and Management Exponents, Inc. (PRIMEX), Philippines in Joint Venture (JV) with Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd (OCG), Japan and in association with Cambodians’ Action for Development Consultant Co. Ltd. (CADTIS), Cambodia through a contract signed on 29 January 2016. The team of consultants was mobilized on 15 February 2016. 3. As of 30 June 2018, the contracts awarded amounted to $46.194 million (or 76.99% of the loan amount), and the total cumulative disbursement was $35.839 million against a cumulative actual expenditure of $35.223 million (about 98.28% of total disbursement) was incurred. (The advance payment to the contractor is not considered as expenditure). Six out of seven contracts have been awarded (CW02 was officially dropped), and the physical progress of works stands at 72.81%, while the time elapsed from the effective date is 43.27%. 4. The contracts for Taing Krasaing (TK) (CW01) and Chroab (CW03) have been fully completed. As of 30 June 2018, the Korkoah distribution system (CW04) was 98.28% complete and has been extended till end of August 2018 to complete all activities. Prek Chik (PC) main canal (CW-06) was fully completed in August 2017. As of 30 June 2018, PC Package 1 (CW07) was 77% complete, while PC Package 2 (CW08) was 90.33% complete. The initial environmental examination (IEE) for the O Kra Nhak (OKN) scheme (CW05) was revised and resubmitted to ADB for review and approval. A new non-core subproject (NCSP) in PC Package 3, viz., Improvement of O Tra Cheak Chit Reservoir (MOWRAM/ICB-CW09), in BTB, was officially approved through an updated and revised Procurement Plan.3 The topographic survey has been completed, and the data are being used for the detailed design (DD) of the subproject. The preliminary report of Joint Reservoir Operation (JOROP) of Bassac–O Tra Cheak Chit has been prepared. 5. The work plan for farmer water user community (FWUC) formation has been revised. As a result, the MOWRAM FWUC Department Team, who is responsible for FWUC formation in KT, completed their work in May 2018, while the BTB Team has almost completed their work in Step 8. 1 ADB. 2015. Project Administration Manual (PAM). Kingdom of Cambodia: Upland Irrigation and Water Resources Management Sector Project. September 2015. 2 Loan Agreement between ADB and the Royal Government of Cambodia. Upland Irrigation and Water Resources Management Sector Project. 10 November 2015. 3 ADB issued its no-objection letter (NOL) on 21 November 2017. UPLANDS IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SECTOR PROJECT, CAMBODIA (ADB LOAN 3289-CAM): PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANT TENTH QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT Page 2 6. The following new goods contract packages have been approved via the approved Updated Procurement Plan: (i) Goods Contract No. PMU-ESM-01 (Equipment for Stream Flow Measurement for the Development of Rating Curve); and (ii) Goods Contract No. PMU- SOF-01 (Procurement of Licensed Accounting Software – Peachtree Accounting System Sage 50). The technical specifications for PMU-ESM-01 have been prepared for tendering. Contract No. PMU-SOF-01 has been procured, and the entire works have been fully completed. 7. This tenth quarterly progress report (QPR10) covers the period, April to June 2018. It provides a summary of accomplishments during the reporting period, identifies