1. Name of project: Saigon river dike project from Vàm Thuật to Kinh river.

2.Code : 7173373

3.Project owner/Project managing office

3.1.Owner information/ Project managing office:

-Name: Steering Center of the Urban Flood Control Program Ho Chi Minh City. (Representatives of the investors: Project Management 1547)

-Address: 10 Trần Nhật Duật Str, Tân Định ward, Dist 1, HCMC.

-Representative:  Mr.  Nguyễn  Phước  Thảo  – Director.

-Tel:08.35267497

- Fax: 35265354

-Website:   http://ttcn.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/web/guest

3.2. Scope of activities / functions: On behalf of and assist People Committees of Ho Chi Minh City in owning and managing water systems and wastewater treatment plant.

3.3.Contact:

-Contact person: Mrs. Nguyễn Thanh Phượng – Vice Director of Project Managing Board.1547.

-Tel: 0988159769

 Email : phuong7416@gmail.com

4. Project Objective

The main objective of the project Saigon River dike from Vàm Thuật to Kinh is to coordinating with other projects under planning in 1547 to prevent flooding for the right coast of Saigon River - Nha Bè belonging Ho Chi Minh City which consider the impact of climate change by 2050 and 2100 to facilitate economic and social development of a sustainable city.

5.Investment form

•State budget

•ODA loan

•Business, including corporations, general company  for  real  estate,  the investment in exploitation of ports and industrial parks.

•Other form: join venture, business cooperation, 100% foreign owned capital

6.Investment scale

6.1. Estimated investment capital: 11,860,728,000,000 VND

6.2 Used square:

-The  area  of  land  withdrawn  indefinitely  for project: 93.11 ha

-Leased land to serve the execution: 6.54 ha

6.3 Demand for electricity: Electricity used for lighting along the dike.

6.4 Demand for water: Water used for irrigation of trees along the dike.

6.5  Demand  for  labor:  labor  for  construction project.

7.Project duration

7.1 Duration of operation: permanent

7.2 Estimated time to operate: year of 2020

7.3 Planning/Progress:

-Phase 1: Implementation from 2012 to 2015 with 6288.7 billion VND to complete the four sections of dikes, make sure to prevent tidal flooding for 15 old and new districts (excluding District 12).

-Phase 2: Implementation from 2016 to 2020 to 5572.1 billion VND to complete the rest.

8.Searching to foreign partners

•Specific requirements for foreign partners: having technology, experience and capability to design and construction of dike.

•Requirements for new forms of collaboration (financing sponsor,  cooperation  on  transfer  of technology and contribution capital for stock; or market supply ...): Funding of capital.

9.Location of project

9.1.Location

•Specify location: along Saigon river, Nhà Bè throughout district 1, 4, 7, Bình Thạnh, and Nhà Bè, HCMC.

•Area location: far from Tan Son Nhat airport 15km, nearly river port, seaport along Saigon river, Nha Be, near Hanoi highway, East West Avenue        

9.2.Land status

•Type of land: residential, agricultural land and farm.

•Clearance  status:  Expected  to  be  completed from 2012 to 2017

•Cost for clearance: expected 2,550,621,831,000 VND

•Land rental: nil

•The land taxes and other costs associated with: nil

9.3.Electricity

•Electricity supply status: advantage

•Electricity price: according to government

9.4.Water

•Water supply status: advantage

•Water price: according to government

9.5.Communication service

•Ready  services: telephone, fax, post office, internet

•Service price: according to government, market

9.6.Transportation

•Status: advantage

•Main means of transport: Motorized waterways, roads

•Cost/freight: market price

10.Market analysis: (Effect of the project)

•Contributing to overcome the phenomenon of flooding in the region and the phenomenon of erosion, protect riparian areas.

•Create a cool, clean space area, which is the resting place of entertainment, walk and relax after the working day.

•Economic efficiency: The project will certainly bring economic benefits but these benefits only through an indirect way shown in the following issues: Reduce flooding, reduce traffic congestion caused by flooding, increased land values as well as real estate in the region, investment ...