KH - Road Asset Management Project II

The project development objective of the Second Road Asset Management Project for Cambodia is to improve the condition, safety and climate resilience of selected national road corridors in Cambodia. The project will achieve this objective through (i) the systematic introduction of designs that include climate proofing and road safety measures and the use of performance based contracts; and (ii) by enhancing Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s (MPWT) capacity to carry out road maintenance planning, contracting and management. The project comprises of three components. 1) Road asset management component is to support the preservation of MPWT’s road network and provide implementation support for the design and supervision of works. i) periodic maintenance and performance based contracting (PCB) and ii) implementation support for the civil works under the project and related technical capacity building activities. 2) System upgrading and capacity development. It consists for following six sub-components: i) system upgrading and technical capacity development for road asset management within the MPWT; ii) road safety awareness raising of communities and road safety audits of project roads; iii) enhancement of financial management and internal audit capacities of MPWT and the project team; iv) carrying out of technical and financial audits of the project; v) provision of technical assistance to enhance road asset management office’s (RAMO) procurement capacity; and vi) provision of operational and technical support for the day-to-day management, monitoring and evaluation of project activities.