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Mid Term Review Mission of World Bank: 17-21 Oct 2022

The World Bank team will carry out Mid Term Review of UPCRNDP from 17th to 21st Oct 2022 as per the programme given below:

All concerned stakeholders & WB task team

Venue: Taj Lucknow

Date/ Time	Meeting Details	Participants	Location
Day 1 – October 17, Monday Site Visits ONLY
ALL DAY	Hamidpur-Kuchesar (SH 100) Bulendshehar-Garh-Syana (SH 65)	UPPWD HQ & Field Staff; PMC; WB task team (technical, safeguards & safety)
Day 2 – October 18, Tuesday Site Visits ONLY
ALL DAY	GROUP 1 Moradabad-Haridwar-Dehradoon (SH 49) Badayun- Bilsi (UPG IV) GROUP 2 Gola – Shajahanpur (UPG III)	UPPWD HQ & Field Staff; PMC; WB task team (technical, safeguards & safety)
DAY 3 – October 19, Wednesday (Civil Works Progress, RSA & Safeguards)
10:00 – 10:15	Introductions & laying the context	ALL	Venue: PWD Office (ALL DAY)
10:15 – 10:30	Kickoff presentation by World Bank team (including brief discussion on objectives of the MTR mission including review of project design, safeguards & fiduciary compliance)	Request participation of Principal Secretaries Home, Transport Department, PWD; Transport Commissioner; ADG Traffic Directorate; UPPWD staff; PMCs and WB task team
10:30 – 10:45	Presentation by Transport Department on the status of the RS activities
10:45 – 11:00	Presentation by Traffic Directorate Department on the status of the RS activities including UPHP
11:00 – 11:30	Overall project progress presentation by PMC (for activities relating to UPPWD)	UPPWD (HQ & field staff), PMC, Consultants, Contractors, NGO, WB Task Team
11:30 – 13:00	Civil works progress presentation by PMC (Phase I and II roads) Any pending actions on completed packages to be covered here Presentation by IQA	UPPWD (HQ & field staff), PMC, Consultants, Contractors, NGO, WB Task Team For each contract: PMC (progress, issues and challenges) (10 mins), Contractor (10 mins) and Q&A (10 mins). Please include photos/ video to reflect field status.
13:00 – 14:00	LUNCH BREAK
14:00 – 15:00	Presentation by RSA	UPPWD (HQ & field staff), PMC, Contractors, Consultants, WB Task Team
15:00 – 16:30	Detailed discussion on social safeguards in the project 1. Presentation by RUSS consultant 2. Presentation/ discussion by NGO 3. Presentation by mid-term evaluation consultant
16:30 – 17:30	Detailed discussions on environment safeguards in the project
17:30 – 18:00	CLOSING REMARKS	ALL
DAY 4 – October 20, 2022, Thursday (Road Safety Component, RAMS, PMIS, Fiduciary & Site Visit)
10:00 – 11:00	Discussion with PWD on RS component	UPPWD HQ staff responsible for RS, RAMS & PMIS; PMC & other related consultants; WB task team	PWD Office
11:30 – 12:30	Discussion with PWD on RAMS and progress monitoring using PMIS
12:30 – 13:30	Fiduciary Discussions 1) Discussion on ongoing & planned procurement, post-review contracts, etc. 2) Discussion on FM aspects of the project	UPPWD HQ staff; PMC & other related consultants; WB Task Team
13:30 – 14:30	LUNCH BREAK
15:00 – 16:30	1) Discussion with Transport on procurement status of PMC & proposed restructuring to realign the project design 2) Discussion on implementation of recommendations from the gender assessment study state-wide (Presentation by consultant?)	Transport Commissioner & team; WB task team	UP DOT
16:30 – 17:30	1) Discussion with Police on progress concerning UPHP & related restructuring	ADG & team; WB Task Team	UP Traffic Directorate
ALL DAY	Site Visit (only Safeguards) Hamirpur Rath (UPG I) Missing Link (SH 42)	UPPWD HQ & Field Staff; PMC; WB task team (safeguards)
DAY 5 – October 21, 2022, Friday (Wrap-up meetings & Site Visit)
15:00 – 16:00	Wrap up meeting with PS, PWD	TO BE CONFIRMED	TBD
ALL	Site Visit (only Safeguards) Garautha-Chirgaon (UPG II)	UPPWD HQ & Field Staff; PMC; WB task team (safeguards)

Safeguards Team Tour Program: 17-21 Oct 2022

The Safeguards Team will be visiting construction sites as part of Mid-Term Review Mission of the World Bank from 17th to 21st Oct 2022. The Tour Programme is as given below:

Date	Proposed packages to be visited	Timing	Remarks
17.10.2022	Hamidpur-Kuchesar (SH 100) and Bulendshehar-Garh-Syana (SH 65)	Start Point-SH 100 (0.00 chainage) at 11 am and continue for SH 65	Night stay at Moradabad
18.10.2022	GROUP 1 (Safeguards): Badayun- Bilsi (UPG IV) and Moradabad-Haridwar-Dehradoon (SH 49)	Start Point-UPG IV (137.820 chainage, Gajraula) at 9.00 am and continue for SH 49	Night stay at Moradabad
18.10.2022	GROUP 2 (Technical and Safety): Gola Shahjahanpur (UPG III)	TBD	Night stay at Lucknow
19.10.2022	Meeting with PMC, NGO and PWD	All Day	Night stay at Lucknow
20.10.2022	Hamirpur Rath (UPG I) and Missing Link (SH 42)	Start Point- UPPWD Office and continue for UPG I & Missing Link	Night stay at Jhansi
21.10.2022	Garautha-Chirgaon (UPG II)	Start Point-UPG II (137.820 chainage, Gajraula) at 9.00 am	Back to Delhi by World Bank Team

PMIS Training for UPPWD Officials on 20 and 21 Oct 2022

Training on PMIS for UPPWD Officials has been organised on 20th and 21st Oct 2022 at HQ Chief Engineer (EAP) office at Lucknow

Review Meeting on 10 Apr 2022

Review meeting for monitoring status of maintenance of Phase I roads and pre construction activities of Phase II roads/ DPR/ Bid documents is scheduled at PWD Headquarters on 10 Apr 2022 at 11:00 am.

Monthly Progress Review Meeting (23rd October, 2021)

Monthly Review Meeting of UPCRNDP Phase-1 and Phase-II works is scheduled for 23 Oct 2021 at HQ UPPWD.

Stakeholder Workshops (18th October, 2021)

Stakeholders Workshops I & II on Gender Assessment and Gender Action Plan for Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Project (UPCRNDP) is scheduled on 18 Oct 2021 at Fairfield Hotel Marriott at Gomti Nagar at 1700 h

Third Implementation Support Mission September 16 - 22, 2021

The third Implementation Support Mission of the World Bank is scheduled from 16 September 2021 to 22 September 2021. To view the agenda click here

Meeting: Project Governing Board (31st March, 2021)

Meeting of Project Governing Board was held on 31 March 2021 under the Chairmanship of Sri R K Tewari, Chief Secretary, Govt of Uttar Pradesh, to review the progress of UP Core Road Network Development Project. The Chief Secretary directed all officials to complete works with the stipulated deadline.

The Board was informed that there was a proposal to appoint consultants as safety engineering management advisor, safety engineering design specialist and a safety engineering consultant firm. The terms of reference for these are being finalized.

Monthly Review Meeting (23rd March 2021)

Monthly Review Meeting of UPCRNDP Phase-1 and Phase-II is scheduled for 23 March 2021 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.
For agenda and detailed schedule please click here.

Road Safety Training (24th March 2021)

A virtual Road Safety training has been organised on 24 March 2021, at 11 am. The training shall be given by Road Safety Auditor, Sri Bhushan Kumar Merigala. The link for the same shall be shared separately.

REoI for Hiring of Authority Engineer for Phase-II Roads under UPCRNDP

1. The Government of Uttar Pradesh, through Govt of India has received financing from the World Bank amount of US$ 400 million toward the cost of the Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for consulting services.

2. The consulting services (“the Services”) include supporting the client with functions of Authority Engineer including Construction and Maintenance Supervision of 220 kms of State Highways in conformity and quality of the works and the existence and the compliance with the relevant procedures of contractual documents of UPCRNDP.

3. For ‘Request for Expression of Interest (REoI)’, please click here or visit Tenders section of this website.

4. For ‘Terms of Reference (TOR)’, please click here or visit Tenders section of this website.

5. The Chief Engineer, World Bank Projects (Roads), Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services.

World Bank: Second Implementation Support Mission (ISM)

The second Implementation Support Mission of the World Bank is scheduled from 22 Feb 2021 to 25 Feb 2021. The agenda for the same is as given below:

Time	Meeting details	Participants
DAY 1 – February 22, 2020
10:00-10:45	Kickoff meeting	Request participation of Principal Secretaries Home, Transport Department, PWD; Transport Commissioner; ADG Traffic Directorate; UPPWD staff; WB task team
10:45 – 12:15	Discussion on overall project progress (UPPWD) Presentation by PMC on overall UPCRNDP project status – please cover all components included in PMC’s scope for the project in sufficient detail Status of Gender Assessment Study, action plan and recommendations Discussions	UPPWD, PMC, all project consultants; WB task team (separate sessions are scheduled to discuss status of Phase 1 & Phase 2 road projects. Thus, PMC is requested to focus on overall project activities and highlight critical issues)
12:15 – 13:30	Introduction & presentation by RSA (15mins) Introduction & presentation by IQA (15 mins) Introduction & presentation by RUSS (15 mins) Discussions (30 mins)	UPPWD, PMC, project consultants; WB task team
13:30 – 14:30	LUNCH BREAK
14:30 – 17:00	Detailed discussion on progress of Phase 1 roads UPG-01: Hamirpur-Rath UPG-03: Gola-Shahjahapur UPG-04: Badaun-Bilsi-Bijnaour	UPPWD (HQ & field staff), PMC, Contractors, NGO; WB Task Team For each contract : PMC (progress, issues and challenges) (15 mins), Contractor (15 mins) and Q&A (20 mins). Please include photos/ video to reflect field status
DAY 2 – February 23, 2021
10:00 – 12:30	Construction Work Zone safety session
	1. Presentation by PMC	Work zone safety followed, traffic management, contract provisions (enforcement & default), improvement measures after recent fatalities (20 mins)
	2. Presentation by Contractors	Presentations by Safety Experts from 3 contracts (10 mins each)
	3. Presentation by Independent Road Safety Audit Consultant for the ongoing contracts	RSA Consultant to present sharing major findings from audits undertaken so far and areas of improvement (20 mins)
	4. Best practices	WB Task Team (Michael Tessitore) – 20 mins
	5. Environmental Safety	WB Task Team (Gaurav Joshi) – 15 mins
	6. Discussions (45 mins)
12:30 – 13:30	Detailed discussions on environment safeguards in the project Progress on EMP implementation (Dr. Seema Srivastava, UPPWD & Mr. Devabrata Singh, PMC) – 40 mins (Good practices/ improvements made on implementation of enhancement measures as per contract) Timing of plantation – Readiness, stretch availability, survival (if any undertaken) – Dr. Seema Srivastava 10 mins IQA expectations (given the timelines) Discussions on any remaining topics	UPPWD (field representation required), PMC, IQA ; WB Task Team
13:30 – 14:30	LUNCH BREAK
14:30 – 15:15	Discussions on Garautha-Chirgaon Road contract (status of balance works, RS Audit compliances, deployment for maintenance work etc.)	UPPWD (HQ & field staff), PMC, Contractors, NGO; WB Task Team, PMC presentation (15 mins) followed by discussions
15:15 – 17:15	Discussion on Phase II roads (status of DPR/ EIA/ SIA reports; schedule for submission of Bid documents, start of procurement and contract signing)	UPPWD, PMC; WB Task Team (to be led by PMC)
DAY 3 – February 24, 2021
10:00 – 11:30	Detailed discussion on social safeguards in the project Progress on implementation of RAP for Phase I roads (Mr. Roy PWD and NGO representative) Progress on preparation of safeguards documents for Phase II roads (Mr. Roy and Mr. Singh (PMC) Gender Action Plan implementation (Mr. Roy) Labour Management Procedure (Mr. Roy and Mr. Singh) Grievance Redress Mechanism (Mr. Roy)	UPPWD (PD & Mr. Roy), PMC (Mr. N.K. Singh) & NGO; WB Task Team
11:30 – 13:00	Discussion on ongoing & planned procurement, post-review contracts, etc. Discussion on FM aspects of the project	UPPWD, PMC, FM Consultant; WB Task Team,
13:00 – 14:00	LUNCH BREAK
14:00 – 14:45	Discussion with ADG, Traffic Directorate and Team on RS activities	ADG Traffic Directorate and Team; WB Task Team,
14:45 – 15:30	Discussion with Transport Commissioner and Road Safety Cell (Transport Department) on RS activities	Transport Commissioner and team; WB Task Team,
15:30 – 16:30	Monitoring progress using PMIS – Demonstration	PMIS Specialist from PMC to demonstrate day to day use of PMIS on the project with information from the 4 contracts under implementation; Phase 2 road activities etc.
16:30 – 17:30	Discussion on RS activities for PWD and RAMS	Mr. Ajay Gangwar, Head RAMS & RS Cell, UPPWD (including his team), PIU PWD team; WB Task Team,
DAY 4 – February 25, 2021
Afternoon (90 minutes)	Wrap up meeting	PS Home, PS Transport and PS PWD; Officials from UPPWD, Traffic Directorate and Transport Department; WB Task Team;