Project Preparation Services for the Manila Bay-Pasig River-Laguna Lake Ferry Project, Phase 1 (PPPC/ADB/IDCA/046)

Sector: Transportation

Country: Philippines

PRIMEX has fielded a Development Communications Specialist to perform the following tasks: (i) together with the Social Development and Gender Specialist and Legal Specialist, prepare the Communications Plan and manage any controversies (existing and future) with different entities and provide inputs to the safeguards chapter of the FS; (ii) conduct a public communication needs analysis involving the project, as well as stakeholder analysis and management to determine possible impacts on all stakeholders; (iii) design mechanisms such as, but not limited to, workshops to generate feedback from stakeholders on critical aspects of the project, identify conflicting stances and facilitate communication aimed at finding mutually acceptable modes of collaboration among stakeholders; (iv) propose communication strategies across multiple stakeholders to address the identified communications needs; (v) develop a communications plan, detailing out the phases of implementation, use of tools, including those online, to improve the engagement process of stakeholders, periodic monitoring and evaluation of the plan, and the cost of the plan; and (vi) provide support to ensure on-time submission of required deliverables.