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Develop higher project readiness. It would have helped to reduce the project start-up delays and avoid gaps in monitoring. Closer ADB monitoring and more review missions may have helped to push critical readiness actions.

Project Number: 42489-053
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program - Tranche 4
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Modernize wastewater discharge standards. Updating the standards based on international good practice (e.g., EU or EPA) and strengthening technical capacity, regulations, and enforcement mechanisms including fees would improve compliance with the wastewater discharge standards. The wastewater standards are currently unattainable with available technologies and capital and are therefore largely neglected by operators and regulators.

Project Number: 42489-053
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program - Tranche 4
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Introduce public accountability and grievance redress mechanisms for transparency and developing trust with customers. Lack of an effective mechanism for public accountability contributed to the of deficiencies project implementation. It also becomes the main contributor to the WSS sector’s inefficiency. Accountability of public utilities to the public for their services and operations is critical for performance of the WSS sector. Water utility operations are interwoven with public needs.

Project Number: 42489-053
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program - Tranche 4
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Ensure dedicated PCU with full-time project director. There is a need for a dedicated project management team led by a director responsible for day-to-day management and completion of each ADB-financed project. The program suffered from high PCU staff turnover including of the director. Frequent change of staff led to delays in approving bid evaluation reports and contract variation orders, as time is needed for new staff to familiarize with project procedures.

Project Number: 42489-053
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program - Tranche 4
Report Date:
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Effective and efficient utilization of project funds allocated for training and capacity building, in parallel with recruiting additional staff, will enhance the capability and practices of existing staff at the project management and implementation units.

Project Number: 42489-043
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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If requirements on submission of audited project financial statements are properly formulated and covenanted, made realistic, and firmly understood by the executing agency, and timely actions are taken, they will ensure satisfactory implementation of financial covenants.

Project Number: 42489-043
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Effectively engaging and coordinating with other donor agencies can help avoid duplication of funds for same or similar purposes, e.g., institutional strengthening and capacity building, and maximizing the efficient use of development financing

Project Number: 42489-043
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Accurate assessment of project implementation progress requires adequate monitoring and reporting systems at all levels, and this needs to be ensured in all future projects in Uzbekistan.

Project Number: 42489-023
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program – Tranche 1
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Keeping designs simple and focused will make projects more manageable and planned outputs more likely to be achieved.

Project Number: 42489-023
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program – Tranche 1
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Having dedicated and skilled project staff with strong ownership and commitment will help ensure the proper and timely delivery of desired results.

Project Number: 42489-023
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program – Tranche 1
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Implementation delays could be minimized if project feasibility review, consultant recruitment, procurement, and government approval procedures are streamlined.

Project Number: 42489-023
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program – Tranche 1
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Delegating project administration to ADB resident missions early enough could improve project performance.

Project Number: 42489-023
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program – Tranche 1
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A thorough discussion during project processing of the covenants to ensure the operational and financial sustainability of WSS utilities could help improve compliance.

Project Number: 42489-023
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program – Tranche 1
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Critical elements of the outcome must be identified as early as possible and addressed either through additional funding or technical assistance prior to loan closing.

Project Number: 42489-043
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program – Tranche 3
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The cornerstone of effective programs is to ensure that the building blocks for acceptable management are in place; therefore, ADB should seek opportunities to ensure that coordinated and consistent project management procedures and practices are developed.

Project Number: 42489-043
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Services Investment Program – Tranche 3
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