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To avoid potential cost overruns during the project implementation period, the engineering design of roads at the project preparation stage should be based on the most reliable traffic forecasts and sufficient geological and climate surveys to enable the preparation of realistic designs without the need to amend them later. Road safety issues should be identified during the project design period in consultation with local communities, and features that enhance road safety, including on sidewalks and at bus shelters, should be adequately reflected in the project design. [Main text, para.

Project Number: 39676-023
Project Name: CAREC Regional Road Corridor Improvement Project
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Regional project. This project was designed as a regional project including two countries. A joint effect was observed by executing the two countries' projects simultaneously, yet different institutional frameworks and different effective procedures were required in the two countries. Thus, full agreement among stakeholders is necessary in designing future regional projects. [Main text, para. 56]

Project Number: 39676-023
Project Name: CAREC Regional Road Corridor Improvement Project
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Road safety and road asset management. Road safety and road asset management components should be included in all future transport projects because they are essential to the sustainability of projects and to their effectiveness. As road safety involves various agencies, the design and implementation arrangements for this component should be based on extensive discussions with all related agencies and policy dialogue with high-level government bodies.

Project Number: 39676-023
Project Name: CAREC Regional Road Corridor Improvement Project
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Performance-based maintenance (PBM). Implementing PBM contracts requires sufficient preparation and time for transition. More attention should be given to PBM readiness and to such important factors as allocating proper budgets, developing institutional frameworks, establishing legislation and procedures, recruiting qualified consultants, mitigating negative effects on road maintenance units, and fostering local private contractors. In both countries, the PBM pilot testing was delayed mainly because of the lack of experience and knowledge of the executing agencies.

Project Number: 39676-023
Project Name: CAREC Regional Road Corridor Improvement Project
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Proper due diligence on the capacity and commitment of government partner institutions like the COA to implementcomponents assigned to them should have been undertaken at appraisal to determine the risks and sustainability of involving them.

Project Number: 30320-013
Project Name: Agriculture Area Development Project
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Raising awareness of end-users is an important component of projects that streamline government administration. It helps increase demand for the systems, reduce misinformation, and support the overall change. The funding allocation to public awareness campaigns under the project could have been higher.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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Information technologgy training for government agencies' staff was expensive. It may be more efficient in future procurement plans to have a separate package for training in basic information and communication technology, as there are many institutions in the country that provide these services.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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Projects with significant information technology (IT) components require specific expertise in designing the software's technical specifications and bidding documents, and monitoring a software developer's work. The terms of reference for IT experts should have required candidates to have minimum experience in writing technical specifications for software development that were successfully tendered.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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It is unlikely that civil servants in the Kyrgyz Republic have the necessary incentives to manage complex projects as unremunerated, part-time project managers, even if they are highly competent. It is also unlikely that public procurement processes can be managed without specialized procurement skills. A fully dedicated project manager and a procurement specialist should have been appointed to the project.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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Implementation of a single window for foreign trade is an extremely complex process that requires a long-term commitment and high-level support. It also requires continuous dialogue with all concerned government agencies to lower resistance to change, including by middle managers and operational staff. The project should have had a longer implementation period and should have included a stronger communication and change management component. A project administration manual and a design and monitoring framework (DMF) at an earlier stage could have helped expedite implementation.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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Although ADB approved advance contracting and retroactive financing, project implementation experienced initial delays mainly in procurement. Commencement of civil works was delayed for about 3 months because of delayed recruitment of the construction supervision consultants. In the future, implementation should be scheduled to ensure timely recruitment of consultants prior to civil works start. Contract duration must take into account unexpected weather conditions which may hinder the planned execution of works.

Project Number: 39674-022
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 1
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The dilemma of this project is the lack of achievement and partial achievement of some outcome indicators, while planned outputs were mostly delivered. Ensuring the direct link between supported activities, outputs and outcome, and relevance of their indicators is critical.

Project Number: 39304-012
Project Name: Second Education Project
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Road safety and road asset management components should be included in all future projects since they are keys to project sustainability and effectiveness. Since road safety involves various agencies, design and implementation arrangements for this component should be based on discussions with all related agencies and policy dialogue held with high-level government.

Project Number: 39674-022
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 1
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Better infrastructure directly increases attendance rates, and brings significant savings from improved heating and energy efficiency of buildings. The inclusion of maintenance of supplied equipment and training for relevant staff as part of the supply contract is an effective tool to ensure equipment sustainability and ongoing effectiveness. Thorough assessment of compliance with qualification requirements during consultant recruitment can prevent unnecessary problems and delays during project implementation.

Project Number: 39304-012
Project Name: Second Education Project
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Because of budget constraints in the last year of project implementation, counterpart funds were not available for 2012 (as of writing of the PCR). During project implementation, availability of counterpart funds should be consistently monitored to avoid payment gaps to contractors, which may cause construction delay. Early action from the government may be taken, such as seeking supplementary financing, scope reduction, or seeking cofinancing opportunities.

Project Number: 39674-022
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 1
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