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Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report Project Number: TA 4848 October 2008 Cambodia: Preparing the Water Resources Management (Sector) Project (Cofinanced by the Government of France) Prepared by TEAM Consulting Engineering and Management Co., Ltd TEAM Consulting Engineering and Management (Cambodia) Co., Ltd For Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, 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. All the views expressed herein may not be incorporated into the proposed project’s design. SUBPROJECT PROFILE PREPARATION (Extension Phase of TA No. 4848-CAM, WRMSP) FINAL SUBPROJECT PROFILE REPORT Submitted to Asian Development Bank Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, Royal Government of Cambodia October 2008 By TEAM Consulting Engineering and Management Co., Ltd. and TEAM Consulting and Management (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. TEAM Consulting Engineering & RGC / MOWRAM TEAM Consulting and Management Management Co., Ltd. Asian Development Bank (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank ADF Agence’ Development Française ADRA Activist Development and Relief Agency Cm (cm) Centimeter ECOSORN Economic and Social Relaunch of Northwest FHH Female Headed Household FWUC Farmer Water User Community Ha (ha) Hectare Hh (hh) Household K Potassium (an element of chemical fertilizer) Kg (kg) Kilogram Km (km) Kilometer M (m) Meter MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries MCM Million Cubic Meters MHH Male Headed Household MOWRAM Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology MRD Ministry of Rural Development N Nitrogen (an element of chemical fertilizer) NGO Non-Governmental Organization NWISP Northwest Irrigation Sector Project OFID OPEC Fund for International Development O&M Operation and Maintenance P Phosphorous (an element of chemical fertilizer) PDWRAM Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal RGC Royal Government of Cambodia TA Technical Assistance WUG Water User Group TEAM Consulting Engineering & RGC / MOWRAM TEAM Consulting and Management Management Co., Ltd. Asian Development Bank (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. i CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. SCOPE OF THE PROJECT 2 A. Terms of Reference 2 B. Subprojects under Study 2 C. Work Plan 2 D. Reporting 3 III. SUMMARY OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES 3 A. Project Co-ordination 3 B. Field Work 3 C. Review of Candidate Subprojects 4 D. Progress Reports 5 E. Final Subproject Profiles Report 5 IV. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 10 A. General 10 B. Remarks on Pending Issues 10 APPENDICES 1 Terms of Reference 2 PDS 3 Work Plan 4 Final-list of the 24 Candidate Subprojects 5 Profiles of the 24 Subprojects 5-1. Profile of O Chhalong 5-2. Profile of Dam Bok Yuan 5-3. Profile of Tumnub Krahamkor 5-4. Profile of Tumnub O Andeng 5-5. Profile of Tumnub O Neak Takair 5-6. Profile of Tumnub O Chik 5-7. Profile of Tumnub Kbal khmauch 5-8. Profile of Prolay Me Banteay Stoung 5-9. Profile of Prolay Me Prasart 5-10. Profile of Tumnub Spean lok 5-11. Profile of Tumnub Kray 5-12. Profile of Tumnub Somrong 5-13. Profile of Tumnub Ta Chan 5-14. Profile of Tumnub Yeiy Naiy 5-15. Profile of Tumnub Boeng Prey Knhey 5-16. Profile of Tumnub Ksak 5-17. Profile of Tumnub Prolay 5-18. Profile of Tumnub Tronum Khoek 5-19. Profile of Tumnub Spean Kmeng 5-20. Profile of Tumnub Lok 5-21. Profile of Tumnub Kampong Tkov TEAM Consulting Engineering & RGC / MOWRAM TEAM Consulting and Management Management Co., Ltd. Asian Development Bank (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. 5-22. Profile of Prolay Donkaiy Thmei 5-23. Profile of Spean Sraeng (Upper Area) 5-24. Profile of Prasart Pram LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Newly Proposed Subprojects and Rationale 4 Table 2: Summary Features of the 24 Subprojects 8 Table 3: Name-list of subprojects, per groups of priority and commencement dates 9 LIST OF FIGURE Figure 1: Location map of the subprojects understudy 12 TEAM Consulting Engineering & RGC / MOWRAM TEAM Consulting and Management Management Co., Ltd. Asian Development Bank (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has awarded a service contract to TEAM Consulting Engineering and Management Co. Ltd. of Thailand (TEAM), as the International Consultant and Lead Firm, and S.D.C. Consulting Co. Ltd. of Cambodia (SDC: the local firm) to implement technical assistance (TA) No. 4848-CAM: Water Resources Management (Sector) - Part A - executed by the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) during March 2007 and January 2008. Among other things, the consortium has completed feasibility studies of three (3) subprojects1 and a 6-year Sector Investment Program (SIP) for possible and subsequent financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Agence France de Development (AFD).2 2. A total of 27 subprojects has been recommended in the SIP and as three (3) of the 27 have already been studied at the feasibility study (F/S) level, ADB agreed to engage TEAM Consulting Engineering and Management Co., Ltd. of Thailand and TEAM Consulting and Management (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., the Consultant, to prepare “profiles” of the remaining 24 subprojects (Subproject Profile Preparation -SPP-, the Project) with the principal objective to have a more complete set of basic information covering technical, social, economic and environmental aspects of each subproject collected and presented. 3. In May 2008, the service Contract for this assignment between ADB (the Employer) and the Consultant was finalized3 and as advised by the Bank, the Project was commenced on 2 June 2008 when the 6-member study team of the Consultant started its work in Phnom Penh. Throughout the month of June, the Consultant completed its first field visit to selected subproject areas in Kampong Thom, Siem Reap and Bantey Meanchey provinces. The project’s field work was temporarily suspended from July until mid-August 2008 due to the rainy season and the national election in Cambodia. 4. The Consultant, however, continued compiling the Progress Report and other preparatory work at the head office of TEAM in Bangkok. The Report covering draft profiles of three (3) subprojects, namely, Tumnub O Chik, Tumnub Kampong Takov and Spean Sraeng (Upper Area), was completed and submitted to the Bank and the parties concerned as required on 1 August 2008. 5. The Consultant’s study team members resumed their second field mission on 18 August, to continue their work at the Project Office in MOWRAM’s compound, Phnom Penh. During 20 August and 5 September, they undertook to complete their visits to all the remaining subproject areas and as scheduled, completed profiles of another 11 subprojects towards the end of September. Taking into consideration the comments previously obtained, the draft of these 11 subproject profiles, in the form of the Draft Subproject Profiles Report (DSPs), was submitted to the Bank and the same parties concerned on 30 September 2008,. 6. This present document is the Final Subproject Profile Report (FSP). It presents a summary of all the key project activities carried out during the project period and most importantly, “profiles of all the 24 subprojects” under study. According to the established work plan, the Report could be completed and submitted to the Bank, MOWRAM and AFD on 31 October 2008. 1 Namely, O Mean, O Touk and Trapeang Ambel-Spean Sraeng subprojects. 2 Later, the prospective funding agencies included also the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID). 3 As a variation of the existing Contract for TA No. 4848-CAM, so=called TA No. 4848-CAM (Phase II). TEAM Consulting Engineering & RGC / MOWRAM TEAM Consulting and Management Management Co., Ltd. Asian Development Bank (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. 2 Final Subproject Profile Report II. SCOPE OF THE PROJECT A. Terms of Reference 7. As mentioned, the principal objective of this Project is to prepare profiles of candidate subprojects recommended in the Sector Investment Program (SIP), TA No. 4848-CAM: Water Resources Management (Sector) Project. Elaborated terms of reference (TOR) are appended to this report as Appendix 1. 8. Based on the TOR, key information required to be collected and presented by the Consultant for outlining “profile” of each subproject include: (a) preliminary data and information on subproject location, physical condition of the existing irrigation infrastructure; (b) a preliminary assessment of institutional organizations of the local community, irrigation system operation and maintenance, estimation of the rehabilitation costs, and prospect for economic development; (c) a description of present agricultural practices, crop yields, socio- economic conditions, including poverty and food sufficiency of the farmers; and (d) an assessment of resettlement and environmental issues likely to be encountered. Apart from the general estimation of the anticipated rehabilitation/reconstruction costs, the Consultant was expected to provide statements in a broad term on “anticipated benefits” and “resettlement and environmental aspects” of each subproject. These information were to be compiled and presented in the form of a project data sheet (PDS, see Appendix 2) which was previously proposed by the Consultant and subsequently, endorsed by the Bank. 9. It was an intention from the outset that a detailed economic analysis of each subproject would not be required at this stage. B. Subprojects under Study 10. According to the original TOR, profiles of 24 candidate subprojects in the SIP (see attachment of Appendix 1) were to be prepared. However, as a task of priority, the Consultant was asked to reconfirm validity of these subprojects by means of joint reviews and discussions with relevant provincial and district-level staff on the existing list and possibly, those newly proposed subprojects with rationale for the selection and development thereof. 11. It was understood however that number of the candidate projects should remain unchanged, i.e., 24 in total. C.