Project implementation delays in the civil works for contract R4-1 (Xieng-Ngeun - Pak Khone) were caused by a non-performing contractor, requiring the reallocation of part of the civil works to the performing contractor for contract R4-3 (Nam Pui Bridge - Paklay Bridge) to expedite and complete works in a timely manner. The lesson learned from this is that the executing agencies of future projects need to identify and replace non-performing contractors at an early stage and replace them with performing contractors. An additional lesson learned is that executing agencies need to carefully scrutinize the financial, management, and equipment capacities of bidders during bid evaluation.project cycle stage: Implementation
Northern Greater Mekong Subregion Transport Network Improvement Project