Social Monitoring Report Project Number: 43439-033 July 2020 KAZ: CAREC Corridor 2 (Mangystau Oblast Section) Investment Program – Tranche 2 Prepared by the "SNS-2017" LLP for the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development, Republic of Kazakhstan and the Asian Development Bank. This bi-annual social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status or any territory or area. 5th BIANNUAL REPORT ON SOCIAL SAFEGUARD MEASURES Internal Monitoring Loan: 2967-KAZ Project of reconstruction of the highway "Zhetybay–Zhanaozen– Kenderli–Turkmenistan Border" (to Turkmenbashy) section km 0–73 Report on Social Safeguard Measures. Internal Monitoring. Project of Reconstruction of the highway "Zhetybay–Zhanaozen–Kenderli–Turkmenistan Border" (to Turkmenbashy) section km 0–73. 5th Bi-annual Report. Prepared by: Consultant for Supervision Construction "SNS-2017" LLP (Kazakhstan) For: - Committee for Roads, Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of RK - Asian Development Bank; - Project Management Consultant: “Renardet S.A.” Report period: January-June 2020 1 Report on Social Safeguard Measures. Internal Monitoring. Project of Reconstruction of the highway "Zhetybay–Zhanaozen–Kenderli–Turkmenistan Border" (to Turkmenbashy) section km 0–73. 5th Bi-annual Report. Social Safeguard Measures Report. Internal Monitoring. Client: Committee for Roads, Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of RK Financing: The Asian Development Bank Loan: 2967-KAZ Consulting and supervisory support: “SNS-2017” LLP General Contractors: Lot 1 - JV “Akkord” / “Ak Zhol Kurylys” LLP Lot 2 - “Cengiz Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.” JSC Prepared by: Social Safeguard Measures Specialist “SNS-2017” LLP S.E. Imbarova "Approved" Project Manager / Resident Engineer Massimiliano Virili July 2020 Social Safeguard Measures Specialist of “SNS-2017” LLP confirms that this report has been prepared using his experience, thoroughness, diligence and in accordance with the professional standards that may be expected from the Consultant, experience in carrying out of the works. The conclusions and recommendations contained in the report are based on reports on monitoring workers' camps and rotational camps, information obtained through site visits, monitoring of work, meetings and consultations with stakeholders, secondary data (letters, surveys, reports), and information provided by third parties, which, I believe, are reliable. The report has been prepared for the Committee for Roads of the Ministry of Investment and Development of RK, NC "KazAutoZhol" JSC, ADB and PMC. Report status: 5-th biannual. It covers the period from January 1 to June 30, 2020. 2 Report on Social Safeguard Measures. Internal Monitoring. Project of Reconstruction of the highway "Zhetybay–Zhanaozen–Kenderli–Turkmenistan Border" (to Turkmenbashy) section km 0–73. 5th Bi-annual Report. Content Abbreviations 4 I. Introduction 5 II. Project brief description 5 III. Methodology and Approaches in the preparation of the report 9 3.1. Site inspections by the Construction Supervision Consultant 9 IV. Project change and impact on LARP 10 V. Grievance Mechanism 13 VI. Conclusions and recommendations 14 VII. Appendices 17 Appendix 1. List and composition of the Complaints Commission 18 Appendix 2. Register of complaints and appeals 19 Site photos 20 3 Report on Social Safeguard Measures. Internal Monitoring. Project of Reconstruction of the highway "Zhetybay–Zhanaozen–Kenderli–Turkmenistan Border" (to Turkmenbashy) section km 0–73. 5th Bi-annual Report. Abbreviations RK Republic of Kazakhstan MID Ministry of Investment and Development CoR Committee for Roads ADB Asian Development Bank CAREC Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation PMC Project Management Consultant DED Design Estimate Documentation DSU Rock-Crushing and Screening Plant CPP Concrete Production Plant ACP Asphalt Concrete Plant CSC Construction Supervision Consultant RSE Republican Statement Enterprise LLP Limited Liability Partnership JSC Joint-Stock Company EP Environmental Protection OSH Occupational Safety and Health RTS Road Traffic Safety PHS Public Health Protection GM Grievance Mechanism PP Project Person APs Affected Persons LARF Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework SLR State Land Reserves CAP Corrective Actions Plan 4 Report on Social Safeguard Measures. Internal Monitoring. Project of Reconstruction of the highway "Zhetybay–Zhanaozen–Kenderli–Turkmenistan Border" (to Turkmenbashy) section km 0–73. 5th Bi-annual Report. I. Introduction The purpose of this report is to reflect if there are newly discovered circumstances during the implementation of the project that have had an impact on people and reflection status of the implementation of the complaints and appeals mechanism. The date of beginning of the construction works on the project “Reconstruction of the “Zhetybay- Zhanaozen- Kenderli-border of the Republic of Turkmenistan” road" (to Turkmenbashy), km 0-73 km, was defined as February 20, 2018. Initial duration of construction works is 600 days. II. Project Brief Description The project includes the reconstruction of the road located between Zhetybay and Zhanaozen and the medium repair of bypass road of Zhanaozen. The project is located in Mangystau region, bordering the Caspian Sea. The end point of this road project is the city of Zhanaozen, which is an important economic center for export cargo, including terminals for pipelines that supply regional petroleum products to Western Europe. Project Number 43439 Loan 2967-KAZ Loan approval date December 13, 2012 Loan signing date June 18, 2013 Commencement date January 16, 2014 Initial closing date October 31, 2017 The project consists of 2 sections (Lot 1 and Lot 2), which are being built separately. Section 1: km 0–35 section includes the reconstruction of the existing road according to the parameters of I-b technical category with a four-lane carriageway, a dividing strip and a widening of the roadway. At this site, the direction coincides with the existing embankment of the subgrade. The total length of the projected road section is 35 km. The reconstruction project provides for the construction of 2 car pavilions and 3 rest areas, as well as the construction of 12 pipe culverts: • construction of box culverts (cattle passes) in size 4x2.5 m at PK195+07, PK331+91 and PK217+60. • construction of a two-section pipe at PK215+45. • construction of 8 pipe culverts. Section 2: km 35 - 73. The total length of the project is 38 km. The reconstruction project provides: • PK350+00 - PK573+87 - reconstruction of the existing road according to parameters I-b of the technical category with four lanes and a widening of the roadbed by 27.5 m • Construction of interchanges at two levels at the intersection of the road approach to Zhanaozen, road section of II category from PK574+00 to PK 644+40, the road approach to Zhanaozen PK11+80 - PK60+80. Exit road from Zhanaozen road section of III category PK00+00 - PK11+80 • Construction of the railway fly-over at PK615+48 and construction of the fly-over at the interchange to Zhanaozen at PK574+48 • Construction of 12 pipe culverts, and 1 box culverts in size 4x2.5m • External lighting of a traffic intersection at PK574+45 5 Report on Social Safeguard Measures. Internal Monitoring. Project of Reconstruction of the highway "Zhetybay-Zhanaozen-Kenderli-Turkmenistan Border" (to Turkmenbashy) section km 0-73. 5th Bi-annual Report. Picture 1. Road reconstruction scheme The Republic of Kazakhstan, acting through the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development has been implementing the program on modernization the Zhetybay– Zhanaozen road Tranche 2 of the Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Investment Program (section of Mangystau Region). The project includes the reconstruction of the road located between Zhetybay–Zhanaozen and the construction of a new bypass of Zhanaozen. The project is located in Mangystau region, bordering the Caspian Sea. The end point of this road project is the city of Zhanaozen, which is an important economic center for export cargo, including terminals for pipelines that supply regional petroleum products to Western Europe. The project consists of 2 sections (Lot 1 and Lot 2), which are being built separately. Lot 1, km 0–35 (Zhetybay–Zhanaozen): The length of the projected section of the road reconstruction km 83–118 km (Aktau–Zhanaozen) is 35 km. The direction coincides with the existing roadbed embankment. Reconstruction of the existing road in terms of parameters 1- B of the technical category with four lane roadways, dividing strip and roadway broadening. The total number of culverts is 12 pcs. At Pk195+70, Pk331+91 and Pk217+60 the construction of box culverts (cattle pass) is provided of 4x2.5 m in size. It is also planned to arrange 8 pcs of pipe culverts on the road and at the ramps and 1 two-section culvert at Pk215+45. Contract 001-ADB/CW-2017 road section of Aktau–Zhetybay km 0–35 entered into force on March 10, 2017. Work commencement according to General Contract Conditions was fixed