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A key consideration was to draw an optimal balance of public and private sector participation. The government applied a PPP landlord port model whereby the public sector would deliver the basic breakwater infrastructure and private sector deliver two of the three container terminal facilities to be accommodated by the new breakwater. This approach has not only brought about significant efficiencies in delivery, it also resulted in tremendous financial leverage.

Project Number: 39431-013
Project Name: Colombo Port Expansion Project
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Realization of the full project benefits was contingent upon the public and private sector components being well coordinated and implemented as planned. Implementation of the private sector component - and especially selection of the private concessionaire for the first container terminal - initially presented a major risk. This was mitigated by linking the progress of selecting a successful bidder for private concessionaire with implementation of the breakwater infrastructure (public sector component) as a condition of loan effectiveness.

Project Number: 39431-013
Project Name: Colombo Port Expansion Project
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Since the works were interrelated, the HIW (harbor infrastructure works) was packaged as a single contract. The large size of the contract attracted good quality and experienced contractors.

Project Number: 39431-013
Project Name: Colombo Port Expansion Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 34121-013
Project Name: Community Water Transport Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 32124-013, 32124-023
Project Name: Road Maintenance and Upgrading (Sector) Project
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Student demand for TVET and coordination among ministries in ensuring improvements in the TVET system are crucial to achieve positive results.

Project Number: 35197-013
Project Name: Technical Education Development Project
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The Ministry of Education needs to put more emphasis on the teaching–learning process and improved pedagogy.

Project Number: 35192-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Modernization Project II
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A sector diagnosis could have been undertaken to address through policy dialogue the long-term sustainability of the initiatives under the project.

Project Number: 35192-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Modernization Project II
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Lesson
In emergency situations, requiring design changes that are inconsistent with existing regulations should be avoided no matter how appropriate.

Project Number: 39144-013
Project Name: Tsunami-Affected Areas Rebuilding Project
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Lesson
The decision to use the project management units of ongoing ADB-funded projects with minor increase in staff expedited reconstruction.

Project Number: 39144-013
Project Name: Tsunami-Affected Areas Rebuilding Project
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No additional lesson.

Project Number: 33249-013
Project Name: North East Coastal Community Development Project
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Lesson
While the issue of delays to project mobilization were recognized in the lessons learned at appraisal, the project failed to ensure such delays did not occur. Future projects need to plan for timely advance procurement of consultants and ensure advance commitment to institutional and financing arrangements prior to loan approval. Where trust funds are part of project design, institutional and operating rules need to be agreed and trust deeds formulated and agreed, if not formally signed prior to loan approval. Advance appointment of fund managers should be considered.

Project Number: 34121-013
Project Name: Community Water Transport Project
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Lesson
The success of the project can be attributed to a combination of solid government ownership and strategic vision; the long-term partnership between the government, ADB, and a number of development partners; the high level of advocacy of civil society groups; and a series of well-targeted technical assistance projects that bridged existing knowledge gaps.

Project Number: 26522-023
Project Name: Southern Transport Development Project
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Lesson
The project demonstrated that subsidized community water transport services can be viable delivery mechanism that can provide improved access for marginalized and remote maritime and river-based communities so they can access health, education, and other government services.

Project Number: 34121-013
Project Name: Community Water Transport Project
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The project encountered considerable delays and significant cost escalations in the design and tendering of the remote water transport infrastructure restoration component as a consequence of the switch from restoring existing structures to building new structures and introducing equitable distribution of project structures among maritime provinces. Future projects should examine the relevance, design, and cost implications and determine the project scope and design resource needs, avoiding the need for scope changes.

Project Number: 34121-013
Project Name: Community Water Transport Project
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