Senior staff of both the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) and Ministry of Transport (MOT) had significant experience in implementing large- scale road development projects. Both agencies had sufficient capacity to carry out the project, and the capacity was further enhanced through the project. The delays in resettlement planning were mainly caused by low capacity of project provinces and districts but not of the executing or implementing agencies. The project provinces and districts should be involved from the early phases of resettlement and ethnic minority development plan (REMDP) preparation. Terms of reference for the consultant should be more realistic in predicting the project period, particularly for new infrastructure projects with considerable social and resettlement impacts, and multiple works procurements.
Kunming-Haiphong Transport Corridor-Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway Technical Assistance Project