Consulting Services for the Formulation of Tourism Infrastructure Development Plans for the Transforming Communities Towards Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Tourism (TouRIST) Program

February 2020 - June 2021
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)

Country: Philippines

PRIMEX has fielded a team of 12 consultants, namely: (i) Land Use Planner; (ii) Tourism and Recreation Specialist; (iii) Institutional Development Specialist/Governance Policy Experts (2); (iv) Land Use Planner; (v) Transport Specialist; (vi) Flood Management Specialist: (vii) Water Supply, Sanitation, and Sewerage Expert; (viii) Environment Experts (2); (ix) GIS and Database Specialist; and (x) Communication and Participation Specialist.
Collectively, the Team delivered the following outputs: (i) updated or duly formulated local tourism infrastructure development plans (master plans); (ii) companion pre-feasibility studies of top priority projects in the identified sites and components of the plan, which shall include an assessment of technical, economic, and financial viability, social and environmental acceptability, and institutional arrangements; and (iii) list of essential local infrastructure for resilient, inclusive and sustainable tourism, with corresponding timing and resource requirements, i.e., investment costs that need to be implemented over for short, medium, and long term.