Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No: 57291-WS Public Disclosure Authorized INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION EMERGENCY PROJECT PAPER ON A PROPOSED CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR 6.63 MILLION (US$10.0 MILLION EQUIVALENT) Public Disclosure Authorized AND A PACIFIC REGION INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF US$1.79 MILLION (AUD 2 MILLION EQUIVALENT) TO THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA Public Disclosure Authorized FOR A SAMOA POST TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT October 15, 2010 Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea & the Pacific Islands Sustainable Development Department East Asia and Pacific Region This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Public Disclosure Authorized Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective May 6 2010) Currency Unit = Samoan Tala (SAT) SAT 1 = US$0.384 AUS 1 = US$0.9 FISCAL YEAR July 1 – June 30 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ADB Asian Development Bank M&E Monitoring and Evaluation CAS Country Assistance Strategy MIS Monitoring Information System CERP Cyclone Emergency Recovery Project MNRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment CFAA Country Financial Accountability Assessment MOF Ministry of Finance CIM Coastal Infrastructure Management MTI Ministry of Trade & Industry COEP Codes of Environmental Practice MWTI Ministry of Works, Transport & Infrastructure CPAR Country Procurement Assessment Report NBF Non Bank Financed CQS Selection Based on Consultant NCB National Competitive Bidding DC Development Consent NCDP National Community Development Project DMO Disaster Management Office NDP National Disaster Plan EIA Environmental Impact Assessment NEOC National Emergency Operations Center EMF Environmental Management Framework NGO Non Governmental Organization EMP Environmental Management Plan OM Operations Manual EPP Emergency Project Paper PCA Procurement Capacity Assessment ERC Emergency Recovery Credit PCRFI Pacific Catastrophe Risk Financing Initiative ESSAF Environmental & Social Screening Assessment Framework PDNA Post Disaster Needs Assessment EU European Union PFM Public Financial Management FBS Fixed Budget Selection PIC Pacific Island Countries FM Financial Management PID Project Information Document FMR Financial Management Requirements PMT Project Management Team GEF Global Environment Facility PRIF Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility GFDRR Global Fund for Disaster Risk Reduction PUMA Planning & Urban Management Authority GOS Government of Samoa PEAR Preliminary Environmental Assessment Report GWG Goods and works QBS Quality Based Selection IA Implementing Agency QCBS Quality Cost Based Selection IAMP Infrastructure Asset Management Project RVP Regional Vice President IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction & Development SA Special Account ICB International Competitive Bidding SAMS Samoa Asset Management System ICR Implementation Completion Report SAT Samoan Tala IDA International Development Association SBD Standard Bidding Documents IFC International Finance Corporation SIAM-2 Second Infrastructure Asset Management Project ISDS Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet SOE Statements of Expenditure ISN Interim Strategy Note TRG Technical Review Group LARAP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Action Plan TTL Task Team Leader LARF Land Acquisition & Resettlement Framework UN United Nations LCS Least Cost Selection WB World Bank LTA Land Transport Authority Vice President: James W. Adams Country Director: Ferid Belhaj Sector Director John A. Roome Sector Manager Charles Feinstein Task Team Leader: Demetrios Papathanasiou SAMOA Samoa Post Tsunami Reconstruction Project CONTENTS Page A. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………1 B. Emergency Challenge: Country Context, Recovery Strategy and Rationale ............. 1 C. Bank Response: The Project ............................................................................................ 3 D. Appraisal of Project Activities ......................................................................................... 6 E. Implementation Arrangements and Financing Plan ................................................... 10 F. Project Risks and Mitigating Measures ........................................................................ 13 G. Terms and Conditions for Project Financing ............................................................... 15 Annex 1: Detailed Description of Project Components ........................................................... 16 Annex 2: Results Framework and Monitoring ........................................................................ 19 Annex 3: Summary of Estimated Project Costs ....................................................................... 23 Annex 4: Financial Management and Disbursement Arrangements ..................................... 23 Annex 5: Procurement Arrangements ...................................................................................... 31 Annex 6: Implementation and Monitoring Arrangements ..................................................... 31 Annex 7: Project Preparation and Appraisal Team Members ............................................... 38 Annex 8: Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework ................................................ 39 Annex 9: Economic and Financial Analysis ............................................................................. 44 Annex 10: Documents in Project Files ...................................................................................... 45 Annex 11: Statement of Loans and Credits .............................................................................. 46 Annex 12: Country at a Glance ................................................................................................. 47 Annex 13: Maps No. IBRD 37665 ............................................................................................. 49 SAMOA SAMOA POST TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT PAPER EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC EASNS Date: October 15, 2010 Team Leader: Demetrios Papathanasiou Country Director: Ferid Belhaj Sectors: Roads and highways (100%) Sector Manager/Director: Charles M. Themes: Natural disaster management (100%) Feinstein/John A. Roome Project ID: P120594 Environmental category: Partial Assessment Lending Instrument: Emergency Recovery Loan Joint IFC: Joint Level: Project Financing Data [ ] Loan [X] Credit [ ] Grant [ ] Guarantee [ ] Other: For Loans/Credits/Others: Total Bank financing (US$m.): 10.00 Proposed terms: Standard, with 40 years maturity Financing Plan (US$m) Source Local Foreign Total BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 0.00 0.00 International Development Association (IDA) 10.00 0.00 10.00 Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility Trust 1.79 0.00 1.79 Fund Total: 11.79 0.00 11.79 Borrower: Ministry of Finance Samoa Responsible Agency: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Private Bag Samoa Tel: (685) 22-481 Fax: (685) 23-176 [email protected] The Land Transport Authority Land Transport Authority PO Box 1607 Samoa Tel: (685) 26-740 Fax: (685) 26-739 [email protected] www.lta.gov.ws Estimated disbursements (Bank FY/US$m) FY 11 12 13 Annual 3.50 3.50 4.79 Cumulative 3.50 7.00 11.79 Project implementation period: Start November 29, 2010 End: March 12, 2013 Expected effectiveness date: November 25, 2010 Expected closing date: April 30, 2013 Does the project require any exceptions from Bank policies? Ref. Section Appraisal of Project Activities [ ]Yes [X] No Have these been approved by Bank management? [ ]Yes [ ] No Does the project include any critical risks rated “substantial” or “high”? [ ]Yes [X] No Ref. Section Project Risks and Mitigating Measures Project development objective Ref. Section Bank Response The project's Development Objective is to assist the Government of Samoa (GOS) in its efforts to support the relocation and rehabilitation of communities living in the island of Upolu affected by the tsunami of September 29, 2009, through the provision of improved infrastructure access to relocation sites; enhanced transport infrastructure, and assistance to local communities to address future natural disasters. Project description [one-sentence summary of each component] Ref. Section Bank Response The proposed project is a US$10.0 million IDA Emergency Recovery Credit (ERC) with additional grant co-financing of US$1.79 million (AUD 2 million equivalent) from the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility to support the transport sector post-tsunami recovery plan of the GOS. The Bank and GOS agreed that the ERC would be implemented through the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE), with overall coordination by the Ministry of Finance (MoF). The proposed Credit incorporates five project components: (a) Component 1. Upgrading of existing access tracks and seawalls US$5.6 million. This component will provide partial retroactive financing for urgent works by LTA to: provide improved road access to relocation areas; construct a new link road that will provide an alternative route along the south coast above the natural disaster risk zone; and reinstate damaged seawalls and construct new seawalls to protect the east and south coast roads. (i) Lepa/Lalomanu link road US$1.1 million. This sub-component responds to the need to provide improved road access to relocation areas and for an alternative route along the south coast above the natural disaster risk zone. (ii) Upgrading of access tracks US$2.8