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Advance actions, supported by retroactive financing arrangements, can help minimize or avoid startup delays. The project faced start-up delays in both countries. It took more than two years from project effectiveness in each country for the first civil works contracts to be awarded. Recruitment of project implementation consultants, preparation of bidding documents, and preparation of the detailed designs were accomplished only after the project effectiveness. Such start-up delays could have

Project Number: 40190-023
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project
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Foreseeable delays in procurement and disbursements may be overcome by (i) including project readiness measures such as advance actions; and (ii) ensuring dedicated, full-time) and qualified staff with relevant experience for key project management positions. Amounting to 1.5 years in this project, these delays were attributable to the complexity of procedures in Viet Nam, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the large number of project facilities involved.

Project Number: 44265-013
Project Name: Second Health Care in the Central Highlands Project
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Procurement should be exhaustive. Developing a procurement strategy with proper analysis of market availability, operating environment, including capacity assessments of executing and implementing agencies, and risk management will help the project achieve its intended results in a timely manner. Where a project requires participation of government-owned universities or research centers, attention should be paid at project appraisal to para. 1.13 (c) of ADB’s Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time).

Project Number: 45406-001
Project Name: Low Carbon Agricultural Support Project
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Timely preparation of bidding documents and adequate technical support for the evaluation of bids are critical to streamline the implementation of the project.

Project Number: 46265-001
Project Name: Energy Efficiency for Ho Chi Minh City Water Supply
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Timely preparation of bidding documents and adequate technical support for the evaluation of bids are critical to streamline the implementation of the project.

Project Number: 40238-023
Project Name: Productive Rural Infrastructure Sector Project in the Central Highlands
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PPP project development is a complex and challenging process that requires strong government leadership.

Project Number: 44507-002
Project Name: Public Private Partnership Support Project
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Timely mobilization of an external monitor with access to project sites and affected households will provide an additional layer to ensuring safeguards compliance.

Project Number: 39500-013, 39500-023, 39500-033
Project Name: Ho Chi Minh City Urban Mass Rapid Transit Line 2 Investment Program (MFF and Tranches 1 and 2)
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ADB should ensure adequate government allocations for land acquisition and resettlement (LAR) and tighten its monitoring and oversight to keep in check safeguards noncompliance and implementation delays

Project Number: 42039-034
Project Name: Power Transmission Investment Program - Tranche 1
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