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Preparatory Survey Report on the Project For Department of Highways (DOH) Ministry of Construction Republic of the Union of Myanmar PREPARATORY SURVEY REPORT ON THE PROJECT FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT IN KACHIN STATE AND CHIN STATE IN REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR November 2015 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) YACHIYO ENGINEERING CO., LTD EI JR 15-179 SUMMARY ① Overview of Myanmar Republic of the Union of Myanmar (hereinafter referred to as “Myanmar”) shares borders with China, Thailand, Laos, India and Bangladesh and is a multiethnic country with a population of 51.41 million people (census, 2014). Myanmar’s land area is 680 thousand square kilometers and is approximately 1.8 times larger than Japan. The Ayeyarwady River runs through their central area. Myanmar is situated in the monsoon belt and it has three distinct seasons, namely the dry season from the end of October to March, the very hot season in April and May, and the rainy season from June to the middle of October. The nominal GDP in 2013 is approximately 59.4 billion USD, and the GDP growth rate is more than 10% per year according to the government and 6.8% according to the IMF. Moreover, per capita GDP in 2013 is USD 914 according to the IMF. The main industry of Myanmar is agriculture. The rate of agriculture in the country is gradually declining but still account for nearly 40% of country’s all industries. On the other hand, the rate of manufacturing industry is currently increasing and is about to reach 20% the GDP. According to the IMF, each rate by industry is 39% in the primary sector (agriculture 38%, mining industry 1%), 24% in the secondary sector (manufacturing industry 19%, construction industry 5%) and 37% in the tertiary sector (commerce 21%, transportation and telecommunication 14%, public administration 1%, others 1%), respectively. ② Background and Outline of the Project Having more than 135 ethnic groups, Myanmar is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. Following independence in 1948, various ethnic groups launched armed struggle against the government seeking more active assistance, greater self-rule and complete autonomy and so on, however, the government promoted reconciliation with the armed groups from the 1990s, and the current administration that came to power in March 2011 has actively sought to reach ceasefire and peace agreements with ethnic minorities with a view to realizing national unification. The Project target areas of Kachin State and Chin State are one of the most undeveloped regions in the country and are slower than other states and regions in developing roads. Main roads serving as logistics and transportation routes are in bad conditions, there are frequent flood, sediment disaster and loss of bridges caused by torrential rains. Improvement of roads for access to public services and stable logistics network to contributing to improvement of living conditions is crucial and imminent issue in Myanmar. Department of Highways, the Ministry of Construction, which implements the construction and maintenance of major roads in its direct management, is faced with shortages and deterioration of road construction and maintenance equipment. It is in difficult situation to implement road development efficiently. In view of these conditions, the Government of Myanmar on 10th December 2013 submitted an i official request for grant aid concerning improvement of equipment for road construction and maintenance in Kachin State, which is located at the northernmost of the country and is especially slow in regional development. As a result of discussion with Ministry of Construction and other concerning organization based on the above-mentioned request in the Preparatory Survey, the following road was selected as a target section in the Project: Nansiaung – Namiti (Approximately 141km) on the Shwebo – Myitkyina Road Regarding Chin State, in view of synergistic regional development in collaboration with the ongoing Regional Development Project for Poverty Reduction Phase I which targets road development in the state, the following road was selected as a target section in the Project: Falam area – Hakha (Approximately 109km) on the Kalay – Hakha Road ③ Outline of the Survey Findings and Contents of the Project Japan International Cooperation Agency (hereinafter referred to as “JICA”) dispatched the survey team to Myanmar from 8th February to 26th March 2015 as a first field survey. The survey team confirmed contents requested by Myanmar side for the Project and conducted field surveys at target sites where Public Works which was the executing agency of Myanmar government at that time planed road construction by its own budget in Kachin State and Chin State. After being back in Japan, the survey team analyzed their survey result, conducted the outline design and cost estimation of the Project. Based on their result, the survey team conducted the second survey in Myanmar for explanation of the outline design to Myanmar side from 7th to 19th July 2015. Ministry of Construction executed organizational change in April 2015. As a result, after Public Works, Department of Highways was designated by the Ministry of Construction as the executing agency of the Project. The equipment to be procured in the Project will comprise items needed to construct and maintain 141 kilometers - road connecting Nansiaung and Namiti in Kachin State and 109 kilometers - road connecting Falam area and Hakha in Chin State by Department of Highways (the Project target road, see the Location Map at the beginning of the report). The equipment of the Project consists of construction equipment, road/bridge test equipment, operator-training equipment and training equipment for Central Training Center (hereinafter referred to as “CTC”). Each kinds of equipment is delivered to facilities of Ministry of Construction in Kachin State and Chin State, Mandalay Mechanical Compound, Mayangone Mechanical Compound, Road Research Laboratory (hereinafter referred to as “RRL”) and Bridge Research Laboratory (hereinafter referred to as “BRL”). Furthermore, the Project will conduct a Soft Component (Technical Assistance) to introduce an equipment management system and to conduct pilot road construction, technical guidance for slope stability and protection and training at CTC so that Department of Highways can acquire the method to utilize and manage equipment to be procured in the Project in the proper manner. ii The contents of equipment in the project are described below. Table-1 Construction Equipment to be procured Quantity No. Equipment Mandalay Kachin Chin Mechanical Total Compound 1 Bulldozer 3 3 - 6 2 Excavator (Crawler) 3 3 - 6 3 Hydraulic Breaker - 3 - 3 4 Wheel Excavator 2 2 - 4 5 Motor Grader 3 3 - 6 6 Wheel Loader 3 3 - 6 7 Sheep Foot Compactor 3 3 - 6 8 Vibratory Tandem Roller 2 2 - 4 9 Tire Roller 2 2 - 4 10 Plate Compactor 10 10 - 20 11 Asphalt Kettle 2 2 - 4 12 Bitumen Distributor 2 2 - 4 13 Asphalt Hand Sprayer 10 10 - 20 14 Chip Spreader 2 2 - 4 15 Mobile Crusher 2 2 - 4 16 Water Bowser (Tanker) 3 4 - 7 17 Dump Truck 30 20 - 50 18 Cab-back Crane 1 2 - 3 19 Rough Terrain Crane 1 1 - 2 20 Low Bed Semi-trailer (with Tractor Head) 1 - - 1 21 Low Bed Self-loading Truck - 2 - 2 22 Mobile Workshop 2 2 - 4 23 Inspection Vehicle 2 2 - 4 24 Generator 3 3 - 6 25 Concrete Sprayer - 2 - 2 26 Desktop Computer 1 1 2 4 27 Database Software 1 1 2 4 iii Table-2 Road/Bridge Test Equipment to be procured Quantity RRL BRL No. Equipment RRL Kachin Chin BRL Kachin Chin Total (Delivery (Delivery (Site) (Site) (Site) (Site) Point) Point) 1. Equipment for Geotechnical Investigation Boring Machine with Standard 1-1 - - 1 - 1 - 2 Accessories 2. Equipment for Geotechnical Test 2-1 Triaxial Apparatus 1 - - 1 - - 2 2-2 Sieves Set and Shaker for Soil 1 - - 1 - - 2 2-3 CBR Test Apparatus 1 - - - - - 1 2-4 Digital Moisture Meter - 3 3 - - - 6 2-5 Dynamic Cone Penetrometer - 3 3 - - - 6 Soil Density Apparatus (Sand 2-6 - 3 3 - - - 6 Replacement Method) 3. Equipment for Concrete Test 3-1 Pan Type Concrete Forced Mixer - - - 1 - - 1 Concrete Compressive Strength 3-2 - - 1 - 2 - 3 Testing Device Load Cell with Digital Tester for 3-3 - - 1 - 1 - 2 Calibration Sieves Set and Shaker for 3-4 - - 1 - 1 - 2 Aggregate Specific Gravity Apparatus for 3-5 - - - 1 - - 1 Coarse Aggregate 3-6 Photometer - - - 1 - - 1 Aggregate Crashing and Test 3-7 1 - - - - - 1 Apparatus 3-8 Unbonded Capping Apparatus - - 5 - - 5 10 3-9 Concrete Test Hammer - - 3 - 3 - 6 4. Common Equipment 4-1 Oven - - - 2 - - 2 4-2 Digital Caliper 1 - 3 1 3 - 8 Table-3 Operator-training Equipment to be procured Quantity Mandalay Mayangone No. Equipment Mechanical Mechanical Total Compound Compound (Upper Myanmar) (Lower Myanmar) 1 Mini Dozer 2 2 4 2 Mini Excavator (Crawler) 2 2 4 3 Mini Wheel Loader 2 2 4 4 Mini Vibratory Tandem Roller 2 2 4 5 Mini Cab-back Crane 2 2 4 iv Table-4 CTC-training Equipment to be procured Quantity No. Equipment CTC Kachin Chin (Delivery Total (Site) (Site) Point) 1. Survey Equipment 1-1 Total Station 2 3 3 8 Tape Measure 5 6 6 17 Survey Staff 5 6 6 17 1-2 Instrument Pole 10 30 30 70 Tools Slant Rule 5 6 6 17 2. Formwork Equipment 2-1 Circular Saw 5 15 15 35 2-2 Pistol-Grip (corded) Drill 5 15 15 35 2-3 Table Saw 1 3 3 7 2-4 Electric Planer 5 - - 5 2-5 Baggage for Carpenter’s Tools 20 30 30 80 3. Concrete Work Equipment 3-1 Concrete Vibrator 5 15 15 35 3-2 High Frequency Generator 1 3 3 7 3-3 Concrete Mixer 1 3 3 7 4.
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