Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: 28926-CO PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A Public Disclosure Authorized PROPOSED LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF US$250.0 MILLION TO THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA FOR THE INTEGRATED MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized May 14,2004 Finance, Private Sector and Infrastructure Department Colombia and Mexico Country Management Unit Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office Public Disclosure Authorized This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their pffcial duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective 03/18/04) Currency Unit = Colombian peso CO$2648.8 = US$1 FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 3 1 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AMCO Metropolitan Area of Center-West ICB International Competitive Bidding APL Adaptable Program Lending IDB Inter-American Development Bank IDU Urban Development Institute BRTS 1~ Bogota )P )P ID Project Information Document -DNP ~~ ECOPETROL Colombian Petroleum Company QAT Quality Assurance Team EIA Environmental Impact Assessment QBS Quality Based Selection EMP Environmental Management Plan QCBS Quality and cost based selection International Bank for Reconstruction and i'""" ID evelopment Vice President: David De Ferranti Country ManagedDirector: Isabel Guerrero Sector Manager: Jose Luis Irigoyen Task Team Leader: Mauricio Cuellar FOR OJ?FlCIALUSE ONLY COLOMBIA CO National Urban Transport CONTENTS Page A. STRATEGIC CONTEXT AND RATIONALE ...................................................................................... 1 1. Country and sector issues ......................................................................................................................... 1 2. Rationale for Bank involvement .............................................................................................................. 2 3. Higher level objectives to which the project contributes ......................................................................... 3 B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................... 3 1. Lending instrument .................................................................................................................................. 3 2. Project development objective and key indicators ..... .......................................................................... 3 3. Project components .......................................................................... .................................................... 4 4. Lessons learned and reflected in the project design .................................................. 5. Alternatives considered and reasons for rejection.. .................... C. IMPLEMENTATION.. ..................................................................... 1. Partnership arrangements .... ....... .......................................... 2. Institutional and implementation arrangements ..................... ................................. 7 3. Monitoring and evaluation of outcomes/results ............................................................ 4. Sustainability .............................................................. 5. Critical risks and possible controversial aspects ............................................................... 6. Loadcredit conditions and covenants .................................................................................................... 10 D. APPRAISAL SUMMARY 1. Economic and financial analyses .................................................................................. 2. Technical ...................................................................................... .............................................. 1 1 3. Fiduciary ........................... 4. Social ............................................................................................. .............................. 13 5. Environment. 6. Safeguard policies.................................................................................................................................. 15 7. Policy Exceptions and Readiness ............ ................................... 18 Annex I:Country and Sector or Program Background.............................................................................. 19 Annex 2: Major Related Projects Financed by the Bank and/or other Agencies ........................................ 26 Annex 3: Results Framework and Monitoring.. ....................................... 27 Annex 4: Detailed Project Description ............... .. 38 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not be otherwise disclosed without World Bank authorization. __ COLOMBIA INTEGRATED MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN LCSFT Date: May 14,2004 Team Leader: Mauricio Cuellar Country Director: Isabel M. Guerrero Sectors: General transportation sector Sector MangedDirector: Danny M. Leipziger (90%);Central government administration (5 %);Sub-national government administration (5%) Themes: Access to urban services for the poor (P);Infrastructure services for private sector development (P);Municipal governance and institution building (P);Pollution management and environmental health (S);Other urban development (S) Project ID: PO82466 Environmental screening category: Partial Assessment Lending Instrument: Specific Investment yoan Safeguard screening category: Limited impact [XI Loan [ ]Credit [ ] Grant [ ]Guarantee [ ]Other: For Loans/Credits/Others: Total Bank financing (US$m.): 250.00 BORROWER 214.00 0.00 214.00 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR 147.00 103 .OO 250.00 RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Total: 361.00 103 .OO 464.00 Borrower: Republic of Colombia Ministerio de Hacienda y Credito Publico Carrera 7A No. 6-45 Bogota, D.C. Colombia Tel: (57 1) 297 13 10 /sponsible Agency: National Planning Department Ministry of Transport Calle 26 No. 13 - 19 Edificio Fonade Av. El Dorado CAN Pisos Mezz a1 19-25 y 34-3 Bogota, D.C. Bogota Colombia Colombia Tel: (57-1) 324-0800 Tel: (57-1) 596-0300 [email protected] Estimated disbursements (Bank FY/USSm) FY 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Annual 29.00 59.00 80.00 75 .OO 7.00 Cumulative~ 29.00 88.00 168.00 243.00 250.00 Project implementation period: Start September 30,2004 End: September 30, 2008 Expected effectiveness date: September 30, 2004 Expected closing date: March 31, 2009 Does the project depart from the CAS in content or other significant respects? [ ]Yes [XINO Re$ PAD A.3 Does the project require any exceptions from Bank policies? Re$ PAD D. 7 [XIYes [ ]No Have these been approved by Bank management? [XIYes [ ]No Is approval for any policy exception sought from the Board? [ ]Yes [XINO Does the project include any critical risks rated “substantial” or “high”? [XIYes [ ]No Re$ PAD C.5 Does the project meet the Regional criteria for readiness for implementation? [XIYes [ ]No Re$ PAD D. 7 Project development objective Re$ PAD B.2, Technical Annex 3 The overall objective of the project is to improve long-term sustainability, efficiency and quality of urban transport in selected cities by assisting the Government of Colombia (GOC) in the implementation of the National Urban Transport Program. The specific objectives are to: (i) implement high quality Bus Rapid Transit Systems (BRTs) in selected cities; (ii)improve accessibility to the poor through fare integration and; (iii)build greater institutional capacity at the national level to formulate urban transport policies and strategies (regulatory, operational, economic, environmental and social aspects), and at the local level for urban transport planning and traffic management. Project description [one-sentence summary of each component] Re$ PAD B.3.a, Technical Annex 4 Component 1- Capacity Building (US$2.3 million): This component will provide technical assistance and policy advice to GOC and participating municipal governments. Component 2- BRTS Development (US$459.2 million, US247 .7 million IBRD): 1) Construction of about 5 7 kilometers of segregated transportation corridors in Participating Cities, including, among others: (a) construction of segregated busways; (b) repaving of mixed- traffic lanes adjacent to new busways; (c) construction and installation of bus stations and I terminals; and (d) paving of feeder roads, and 2) Construction of about 20 kilometers of segregated corridors in the NQS Line of the Bogota Transmilenio, S.A., including, among other: (a) construction of segregated busways; and (b) repaving ofmixed-traffic lanes adjacent to new busways. Which safeguard policies are triggered, if any? Re$ PAD 0.6, Technical Annex 10 Environmental Assessment (OPIBPIGP 4.01) Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) Cultural Property (OPN 11.03, being revised as OP 4.1 1) Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) Significant, non-standard conditions, if any, for: Re$ PAD C. 7 Board presentation: NONE Loadcredit effectiveness: Effectiveness Conditions (i)the Operational Manual has been issued by the Borrower, through DNP, and approved by the Bank; (ii)the terms ofreference for the hiring of the independent auditors have been prepared by the Borrower, through DNP, and have been approved by the Bank; (iii)the PCU has been fully staffed and is operational including among others a Financial Officer,