Greater Mekong Subregion Highway Expansion Project

Engage national contractors who have some staff experience in safeguard issues especially for category A or B projects and encourage construction supervision staff to oversee that safeguard issues are well handled without lapses. According to the PCR (para. 9) national contractors lacked experience in environment management and engaged national environment consulting firm to prepare site specific EMPs. The lapses that occurred in the initial pre-construction stage were addressed with ADB’s support and advice (para. 25).