Project Name: Study of Chiang Mai - Lamphun Twin Cities Development Project

Consultant: Asian Engineering Consultants Corp., Ltd.

Country: Thailand

Project Location within Country: Chiang Mai and Lamphun, Thailand

Name of Client: National Economic and Social Development Board

Professional Staff Provided :

No. of Staff: 14

No. of Man-Months: 41

Start Date (Month/Year) 05/1995

Completion Date (Month/Year) 09/1996

Approximate Value of Services: US$ 1.73 M.

Name of associated firm(s), if any: Proportion :

• Louis Berger International, Inc. 46.82 %
• SJA 3D Company Limited 5.06 %

Project Cost : US$ 1975 M.  (1 US$ = 25 Baht)

Detailed Narrative Descriptive of Project :

• Propose a master plan of development action to be the framework for Chiang Mai Lamphun Development. It is to be useful for developing project investments by the responsible agencies or by interested private parties.
• The development strategies are intended to sustain economic growth and to stimulate new development for Chiang Mai - Lamphun in order to play a major role as the developing center for the 6 countries in Greater Mae-Khong Economic Co-operation Plan (Thailand, Myanmar, China, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam)

Detailed Description of Actual Services provided:

• Studied, analyzed, and forecast the economic growth, land use, and population in Chiang Mai - Lamphun Provinces.
• Planning for historical preservation in the study area.
• Planning for development of public utilities and infrastructure.
• Proposed the organization to manage the development in the study area.
• Pre-feasibility study of 5 recommended projects as the pilot projects to stimulate the planned development. 
• Provide a Geographic Information System to build up a base map of the study area as well as provide information on Land Use and Geological Data.

Highlight:

The development strategies are intended to sustain economic growth and to stimulate new development for Chiang Mai - Lamphun in order to play a major role as the developing center for the 6 countries in Greater Mae-Khong Economic Co-operation Plan