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Similarly, the release of the first three installments took less time compared with the release of the final installment. The last installment was associated with superstructure (above plinth level). Such works entail major seismic resistant components. Noncompliance during construction in this phase has resulted in delays in the release of the final installment. Future programs should build in rigorous monitoring and consultation to avoid or minimize substantial noncompliance in the final phase of reconstruction.

Project Number: 40563-013
Project Name: Earthquake-Displaced People Livelihood Restoration Program
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A few civil works contracts could not be completed even after extending the loan closing date by 18 months. The timeframe, working season, and site analysis should be considered prior to award of contract to ensure timely completion of the contracts.

Project Number: 29472-013
Project Name: Road Network Development Project
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The owner-driven, in situ approach to post-disaster housing reconstruction is efficient, but only partially effective in achieving the desired outcomes. This is mainly because ensuring uniformity in construction quality and seismic standards is a major challenge when serving large populations, irrespective of the levels of awareness and training of the home owners. This challenge can be partly addressed if there is real-time impact and outcome monitoring, as well as an efficient feedback-and-response loop during the reconstruction.

Project Number: 40563-013
Project Name: Earthquake-Displaced People Livelihood Restoration Program
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The reconstruction grants of PRs175,000 per household offered by the government was for 400 square foot area. This was substantially lower than the prevailing rates for the desired standard of seismic-resilient construction. About 60% of the rebuilt houses were 500-999 square feet. A pre- and post-earthquake comparison (footnote 10) showed that the overall proportion of houses with less than 1,000 square feet had increased from 65% to 80%.

Project Number: 40563-013
Project Name: Earthquake-Displaced People Livelihood Restoration Program
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Enterprise finance projects need to have a clear exit strategy at completion. The project had no clear strategy on how the Small Business Enterprise Centre (SBEC) should be supported beyond the life of the project. The SBEC was left with a huge loan guarantee portfolio at the end of the project and no long-term means to sustain its operations.

Project Number: 33167-013, 33167-022
Project Name: Small Business Development Project
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Support for capacity building should be geared towards promoting the long-term sustainability of institutions. While technical assistance in the form of logistical support, advisory assistance (through consultant inputs), study tours, and training help to improve project capabilities, they do not necessarily address long-term sustainability of institutions.

Project Number: 33167-013, 33167-022
Project Name: Small Business Development Project
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Early identification of the constraints to implementation, and development of clear strategies to address these constraints would have made implementation more effective and efficient. The capacity constraints of implementing agencies were not clearly defined early on in implementation, especially the credit components. No clear strategies were developed to address constraints in the social and cultural environment and in market conditions that affect the policy component. As a result, the project suffered delays and the delivery of outputs and outcomes was significantly affected.

Project Number: 33167-013, 33167-022
Project Name: Small Business Development Project
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A project design based on a sound and thorough assessment of institutional constraints and market conditions would have ensured smoother implementation and improved loan performance. In the context of Samoa—where the financial market is relatively underdeveloped, the collateral framework is weak, and institutions have limited capacity—a more simple and focused project design would have been more appropriate.

Project Number: 33167-013, 33167-022
Project Name: Small Business Development Project
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As experienced in all past ADB-financed emergency assistance projects in Bangladesh, delegation of authority to ADB's resident mission in the borrower's country is essential for effective monitoring and immediate decision making.

Project Number: 41657-013
Project Name: Emergency Disaster Damage Rehabilitation (Sector) Project
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The financial loan covenants for Electricite du Laos (EDL) should be accompanied by an agreed plan to achieve compliance over a prescribed period.

Project Number: 31341-013
Project Name: Northern Area Rural Power Distribution Project
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Weak capacity of project staff results in procedural lapses, possible violations of the loan agreement, and slow implementation. Moreover, stringent internal audit controls and close monitoring of expenditures bring more transparency in financial transactions.

Project Number: 36654-013
Project Name: Restructuring of the Technical Education and Vocational Training System Project (Balochistan)
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Experience from the project demonstrated that the adoption of simplified approval procedures for procurement and other project activities is effective and enabled timely implementation of the project, and catalyzes early restoration of people's livelihood in the project-affected areas.

Project Number: 41657-013
Project Name: Emergency Disaster Damage Rehabilitation (Sector) Project
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In the climate of international commodity volatility, contracts for supply materials and equipment for distribution systems should have provision for changes in aluminum, copper, and steel prices that might occur during the bid evaluation process; and

Project Number: 31341-013
Project Name: Northern Area Rural Power Distribution Project
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Inadequate review by ADB of the Planning Commission form 1 (PC-1) and inconsistencies between the PC-1 and the report and recommendation of the President (RRP) slow down project implementation. To ensure a thorough review of the PC-1 by ADB, the project officer should be required to prepare a comparative statement identifying both the similarities and differences between the PC-1 and the RRP and loan agreement, and the Planning and Development Department (PDD) should be advised on corrective measures before the loan is declared effective.

Project Number: 36654-013
Project Name: Restructuring of the Technical Education and Vocational Training System Project (Balochistan)
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In Bangladesh, the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and Roads and Highways Department (RHD) are still the two agencies that are reasonably capable of implementing ADB-assisted emergency projects. Implementation experience suggests that emergency assistance projects generally require adequate program for capacity building in the executing agencies, with strong institutional support regarding contract administration and fostering familiarity with ADB procedures for procurement and disbursement.

Project Number: 41657-013
Project Name: Emergency Disaster Damage Rehabilitation (Sector) Project
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