Ulaanbaatar
Issues on Ulaanbaatar-Darkhan road extension construction discussed
Economy
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Minister of Finance Ch.Khurelbaatar and Minister of Road and Transport Development B.Enkh-Amgalan met with Mr. Mookiah Thiruchelvam, Project Administration Unit Head of the Asian Development Bank’s Resident Mission in Mongolia.
The meeting touched on implementation of an extension and renovation works of 204.11 km auto road between Ulaanbaatar-Darkhan in scope of the Regional Road Development and Maintenance Project, causes of their delay and further measures to take to tackle the issue.
After informing that road construction work contracts for ‘Package-3’ and ‘Package-4’ were cancelled due to insufficient performance, Minister B.Emkh-Amgalan expressed his concern of no solution has been reached yet.
Asian Development Bank in Mongolia visited the road development sites several times and gave notices on potential damages and risk to be imposed by the delay and cancellation of service contracts. The ADB delegates pointed out that all activities and issues concerning the projects’ implementation carried out by ADB in Mongolia are directly managed by its Resident Mission in Ulaanbaatar, starting February 2020, which facilitates the process for quick solution. Until then, headquarters of ADB in Manila, the Philippines has been in charge of ADB Mongolia’s decision-making activities.
Thanks to the meeting, the sides agreed to intensify the construction works in accordance with the implementation plan and highlighted the importance of effective cooperation among all partners in the project, including Ministry of Road and Transport Development, investor of the project ADB, Indian consultancy in the project ICT, and other units, contractors within the project.
