π Tender Overview
Project ID: P174007
Region: east asia and pacific
Commitment Amount: Us$ 50.00 million
Total Project Cost: Us$ 70.00 million
The piecemeal urban transport interventions,unsolicited project proposals, and uncoordinated donor programs have resulted in inefficient (sometimes wasteful) investments that have had little effect on the cityβs traffic congestion, air pollution, road safety and quality of public transport services. Addressing UBβs multi-faceted urban transport problems will require a comprehensive program that can build a well-functioning and integrated urban transport system. Over the last six years, the World Bank team and MUB officials have been working on a series of technicalassistance program. Outputs of this ongoing collaboration include completion of a detailedsectordiagnostics, and development of sector strategies with specific recommendations for improving capital investment planning, transport infrastructure asset management, public transport financial sustainability, bus management system, passenger information system, mass transit deployment, road safety, and climate resilience. 19.The outcomes of these TAs have culminated with the identification of a Sustainable Urban Transport for Ulaanbaatar (SUTU) Program, which is proposed to be financed under this proposed project. The SUTU Program is designed to strengthen the policy, institutional, and financing framework governing the provision of urban transport services and includes a multi-year investment program aimed at achieving improved accessibility and mobility of the cityβs residents. The SUTU Program will help MUB move from its piecemeal and fragmented approach to addressing the root causes of the urban transport issues discussed above in a comprehensive manner, including: (1) lack of a comprehensive strategy weak planning and management capacity; (2) sparse and disconnected street network; (3) inefficient public transport services poor pedestrian facilities; and (4) lagging traffic management road safety considerations. SUTU Program will help MUB develop a comprehensive strategy and an action plan for the sustainable development of Ulaanbaatarβs urban transport, with concrete and achievable target outcomes andindicators to track the progress towards those outcomes. 20.Because SUTU is a multi-faceted program involving multiple agencies and sector issues, GoM and MUB will need to be committed in the long-term and significant financial and institutional resources are required. Secondly, the implementation of the program will require flexibility and adaptation. As such, the proposed project includes a Frameworkof the SUTU program to help MUB to identify, prioritize, sequence, prepare and implement activities regardless of funding sources. The Frameworkdefines the project components and candidate activities, and a multi-cr
