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Project Summary
| Country: | Viet Nam |
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| Project: | HANOI URBAN TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (HUTDP) |
| Financing: | World Bank |
| Abstract: | CONSULTING SERVICES: HUTDP IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING |
| Sector: | Consultants |
| Loan/Credit Number: | Project Id: P083581 |
| Contract/Bid Number: | Expressions of interest, Contract No. IS06 |
| Deadline: | 18 October 2011 |
The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam has received a Credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and a Grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) toward the costs of Hanoi Urban Transport Development Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Grant to payments under the contract for HUTDP Implementation Monitoring under the said project. The project would aim to increase mobility, safety, efficiency and sustainability of urban transport in Hanoi. The size of the IDA Credit is US$155.21 million. In addition, the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) co-financed up to US$9.8 million under the GEF Operational Program 11 (Promotion of Environmentally Sustainable Transport). The expected total costs of the project are approximately $452 million. The project includes three main components: the Bus Rapid Transit Component (BRT); the Road Infrastructure and Sustainable Urban Planning component and the Institutional Development Component. The objective of the assignment is to assist those responsible for the project’s management (the People’s Committee of Hanoi City, the World Bank, the Project Steering Committee, Hanoi Department of Transport, Ministry of Construction’s Administration of Technical Infrastructure, and the Hanoi Urban Transport Development Project Management Unit) in their supervision of the project, in order to achieve a successful outcome in terms of quality of design and execution, timely completion and financially efficient investments, by :
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| Contact: | Attention: Mr. Tran Anh Tu, Deputy Director. Address: Hanoi Urban Transport Development Project Management Unit (HUTDPMU). K-H Thanh Cong, 12 Lane, Lang Ha Street, Ba Dinh District. Hanoi, Viet Nam. Tel: (844) 3 772 7321. Fax: (844) 38 294 310. E-mail: [email protected] |

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