📋 Tender Overview
Project Name
Preparing and Implementing Climate- and Disaster-Resilient Transport Projects
Project Number
50288-008
Country / Economy
Philippines
Project Status
Active
Project Type / Modality of Assistance
Technical Assistance
Source of Funding / Amount
TA 10484-PHI: Preparing and Implementing Climate- and Disaster-Resilient Transport Projects
Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 1.00 million
TA 10484-PHI: Preparing and Implementing Climate- and Disaster-Resilient Transport Projects
Spanish Cooperation Fund for Technical Assistance US$ 1.50 million
TA 10484-PHI: Preparing and Implementing Climate- and Disaster-Resilient Transport Projects
Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 2.00 million
Operational Priorities
OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability
OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity
Sector / Subsector
Transport / Road transport (non-urban) - Transport policies and institutional development - Water transport (non-urban)
Gender
Effective gender mainstreaming
Description
The technical assistance (TA) will support the implementation of Asian Development Bank projects in the Philippines, including (i) the Infrastructure Preparation and Innovation Facility, a $500 million TA loan project for preparing flagship projects under the two main infrastructure agencies of the Philippines: the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Department of Transportation; (ii) the BataanCavite Interlink Bridge Project; and (iii) the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network Project.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
Lending operations in the Philippines have increased in size and complexity, and new TA is needed to provide critical support to the government's Build, Better, More infrastructure development program, especially in areas such as capacity building and project preparation and implementation. ADB approved a $100 million TA loan for the Infrastructure Preparation and Innovation Facility in 2017 and additional financing of $200 million in 2019 to ramp up investment in public infrastructure under the Philippine's infrastructure program. The second additional financing of $200 million was approved in 2023 to support expanding the Build, Better, More infrastructure development program, which needs increased support for procurement, consultant selection, safeguard implementation, and other thematic areas (e.g., governance and gender) that have caused significant implementation delays.
