SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM THE PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE OF HO CHI MINH CITY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FOR URBAN RAILWAYS SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM PREPARATORY SURVEY ON BEN THANH CENTRAL STATION PROJECT FINAL REPORT MARCH 2012 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) NIKKEN SEKKEI CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD. NIKKEN SEKKEI RESEARCH INSTITUTE NIPPON KOEI CO., LTD. OPS JAPAN RAILWAY TECHNICAL SERVICE JR(先) SUMITOMO REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. 12-020 PREPARATORY SURVEY ON BEN THANH Final Report CENTRAL STATION PROJECT － TABLE OF CONTENTS － CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION·································································· 1-1 1.1 PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND OF THE SURVEY ························ 1-1 1.1.1 Location of Object of the survey ··············································· 1-1 1.1.2 Purpose and Background of Survey············································· 1-1 1.1.3 Necessity of Project ······························································· 1-3 1.2 OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT ······················································· 1-6 1.2.1 Scope of the Project ······························································ 1-6 1.2.2 Key Points of the Project···························································· 1-6 1.2.3 Outline of the Project ····························································· 1-8 1.3 SURVEY IMPLEMENTATION ····················································· 1-10 1.3.1 Flowchart of the Survey ······················································· 1-10 1.3.2 Organization of the Survey Implementation ································· 1-11 CHAPTER 2 CIRCUMUSTANCES SURROUNDING THE PROJECT············· 2-1 2.1 SOCIECONOMIC CIRCUMUSTANCES ·········································· 2-1 2.2 CURRENT SITUATION IN THE REGION ········································ 2-8 2.2.1 Situation in Cities in the Region ··············································· 2-8 2.2.2 Urban Railways and Underground Use ···································· 2-31 2.2.3 Development in the Surrounding Area ····································· 2-39 2.3 URBAN PLANNING OF HO CHI MINH CITY ································· 2-43 2.3.1 Principles of Are Development ··············································· 2-43 2.3.2 Land Use and Spatial Formation ············································ 2-43 2.3.3 Transport ··········································································· 2-45 2.4 RELATED RAWS AND REGULATIONS ········································ 2-49 2.4.1 PPP Related Laws and Regulations ········································ 2-49 2.4.2 Related Laws and Regulations for Urban Development Project ···· 2-51 2.4.3 Related Laws and Regulations for Underground Development ····· 2-52 2.4.4 Underground Construction Technology Standards ······················ 2-53 2.5 OTHER ACTIVITIES ································································· 2-60 CHAPTER 3 CURRENT ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS OF PROJECT AREA ····· 3-1 3.1 CURRENT ISSUES OF THE PROJECT AREA ································ 3-1 3.2 SOLUTIONS OF THE PROJECT AREA ·········································· 3-2 3.2.1 Solutions of the Project Area ··················································· 3-2 3.2.2 Project Effect and the Impacts on City Competitiveness ················ 3-4 i PREPARATORY SURVEY ON BEN THANH CENTRAL STATION PROJECT Final Report CHAPTER 4 FORMATION OF PROJECT PLAN ········································· 4-1 4.1 DEMAND FORECAST ON UNDERGROUND FACILITIES ················· 4-2 4.2 PLANNING POLICY OF THE PROJECT ······································· 4-10 4.2.1 Planning Conditions ···························································· 4-11 4.2.2 Planning Policy of the Project ················································ 4-13 4.3 SCHEMATIC FACILITY DESIGN ················································· 4-43 4.3.1 Alignment Design of UMRT ··················································· 4-43 4.3.2 Subway Station Facility Planning ············································ 4-49 4.3.3 Underground Pedestrian Network Planning ······························ 4-73 4.3.4 Underground Shopping Mall Planning ····································· 4-77 4.3.5 Ground Level Plan ······························································ 4-86 4.4 SCHEMATIC DESIGN DRAWINGS ············································ 4-103 4.4.1 Schematic Design Drawings 1st Phase ·································· 4-103 4.4.2 Schematic Design Drawings 2nd Phase ································· 4-115 4.5 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING ··················································· 4-146 4.5.1 Conditions for Study ··························································· 4-146 4.5.2 Construction Planning for Le Loi Street Area ···························· 4-147 4.5.3 Construction Planning for Ben Thanh Station Area ···················· 4-178 4.6 PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE ··············································· 4-212 4.6.1 Demarcation for Preliminary Cost Estimate ····························· 4-212 4.6.2 Summary of Cost Estimate, Underground Shopping Mall ··········· 4-213 4.6.3 Summary of Cost Estimate, Ben Thanh Central Station ············· 4-219 4.6.4 Basis and Conditions for Preliminary Cost Estimate ·················· 4-225 4.6.5 Construction Cost ······························································ 4-227 4.6.6 Price Escalation and Physical Contingency ····························· 4-231 4.6.7 Consulting Service Fee ······················································· 4-233 4.6.8 Other Cost ······································································· 4-234 CHAPTER 5 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS ··········· 5-1 5.1 LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS ··················· 5-1 5.1.1 Laws and Regulations on Environmental Protection························ 5-1 5.1.2 Relevant Authorities ···························································· 5-10 5.1.3 Project Implementation Procedure ·········································· 5-13 5.1.4 Deviation Between JICA Environmental Guidelines and Vietnam’s Legal Framework on Environmental Assessment ·· 5-19 ii PREPARATORY SURVEY ON BEN THANH Final Report CENTRAL STATION PROJECT 5.2 EXAMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ······· 5-22 5.2.1 Examination of Alternatives ··················································· 5-22 5.2.2 Local Stakeholders Consultation Plan and Progress of Implementation 5-29 5.2.3 Examination of Environmental and Social Impacts ····················· 5-31 5.3 RECOMMENDED DRAFT OF TOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS ········································· 5-49 5.3.1 Outline of TOR for Environmental and Social Considerations ······· 5-49 5.3.2 Environmental Management Plan（EMP）·································· 5-51 5.3.3 Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMoP) ···································· 5-54 5.3.4 Estimated Cost, Financial Source, and Implementation Framework 5-54 5.4 ESTIMATED COST, FINANCIAL SOURCES, AND IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE OVERALL PROJECT ······································· 5-56 CHAPTER 6 PROJECT EFFECTS ····················································· 6-1 6.1 OUTLINE OF PROJECT EVALUATION BY JICA ······························ 6-1 6.1.1 Outline of Evaluation at Each Stage ··········································· 6-1 6.1.2 Setting Indicators for Continuous Evaluation ······························· 6-2 6.2 SETTING A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT EFFECT ······················ 6-3 6.2.1 Setting Evaluation Indicators for The Effect of This Project ············· 6-4 6.2.2 Proposal for Setting Target Values for This Project ······················ 6-6 iii PREPARATORY SURVEY ON BEN THANH CENTRAL STATION PROJECT Final Report － ABBREVIATIONS TABLE － ADB Asian Development Bank BTCS Ben Thanh Central Station C&C Cut and Cover CBD Central Business District BRT Bus Rapid Transit DFP Department of Fire Fighting and Prevention DOC Department of Construction DOF Department of Finance DONRE Department of Natural Resources and Environment DOSTE Department of Natural Resources and Environment DOT Department of Transportation DPA Department of Planning and Architecture DPI Department of Planning and Investment EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIB European Investment Bank EMoP Environmental Monitoring Plan EMP Environmental Management Plan EPC Environmental Protection Commitments ESC Environmental Supervision Consultant GDMH General Department of Meteorology and Hydrology HCMC Ho Chi Minh City HCM PC The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City HIDS Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies HOUTRANS Ho Chi Minh City Transport Master Plan 2002～2004 IEE Initial Environmental Examination JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency KfW Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau LEP Law on Environmental Protection MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MAUR Management Authority for Urban Railways MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs MOCI Ministry of Culture and Information, now is the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism MOF Ministry of Fishery MOH Ministry of Health MOI Ministry of Industry MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment MOST Ministry of Sciences and Technologies iv PREPARATORY SURVEY ON BEN THANH Final Report CENTRAL STATION PROJECT MOSTE Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment MOT Ministry of Transportation MOT Ministry of Trade MPI Ministry of Planning