The project responds to the Government of Vietnam’s strategy of targeting poorer provinces for infrastructure development. The project has three outputs being: (i) Improved connectivity within value chains and their supporting infrastructure; (ii) Improved business development infrastructure; and (iii) Strengthened Subregional infrastructure planning and management.

Fraser Thomas are providing overall leadership of the project, and specific services in the following areas:

• Team leadership
• Project design
• Facilitation of subproject screening, ranking and selection
• Economic and Financial Analysis
• Safeguards preparation
• Management of transport, water supply and irrigation engineering preliminary designs
• Management of feasibility studies
• Preparation of bid documents for road and water supply subprojects
• Comprehensive reporting