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ADB had gained experience in Pakistan’s municipal services sector and these were recorded in past PCRs and country assistance program evaluations. Except for the successful Punjab Community Water Supply and Sanitation Project, available PCRs rated ADB’s interventions less than successful, including the recent experience with the Megacity Development Project in the Sindh province (footnote 28). Lessons from these experiences could have been applied to the design of this MFF.

Project Number: 37220-023
Project Name: Sindh Cities Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Changing performance targets and due dates midstream is not warranted.

Project Number: 37220-023
Project Name: Sindh Cities Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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ADB would need to identify more adequate indicators for power system reliability to appropriately capture the benefits of transmission projects. The formulation of specific DMFs for the different tranches of an MFF are essential to appropriately measure effectiveness and establish causality between outputs and outcomes. The indicators and targets in the DMF for future projects, prepared under the new guidelines should be closely aligned with project outcomes and outputs.

Project Number: 37192-033
Project Name: Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Program–Tranche 2
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Early involvement of relevant EA units in project implementation increases ownership and facilitates smooth takeover of the operational phase.

Project Number: 37231-023, 37231-044
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program -Tranches 1 and 4
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Aligning institutional and operational changes with the overall reform environment enhances the success potential of irrigation modernization schemes.

Project Number: 37231-023, 37231-044
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program -Tranches 1 and 4
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Transformational irrigation management reforms at the provincial and system levels in Punjab need further evaluation.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program
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Capacity assessment of the local construction industry needs to be undertaken before rolling out contract packages.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program
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Institutional reforms in irrigation management have to be robust and built on lessons from previous projects and other relevant experiences.

Project Number: 37231-013
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program
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An intensive consultation process to better assess a country’s readiness for change can strengthen the feasibility of institutional and policy reforms.

Project Number: 40075-023
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Legal and administrative impediments to timely LARP execution should be addressed at early implementation stage.

Project Number: 40075-023
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Strict enforcement of contracts is crucial to ensuring timely project completion.

Project Number: 40075-023
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Use of the multitranche financing facility (MFF) provides projects with greater flexibility in adapting to changing conditions.

Project Number: 40075-023
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Efficient counterpart fund transfer procedures facilitate the smooth implementation of projects.

Project Number: 37231-033
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program – Project 2
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Effective packaging of civil works contracts, based on a thorough market analysis, will help minimize procurement delays.

Project Number: 37231-033
Project Name: Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program – Project 2
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Reforms take time.

Project Number: 48065-002
Project Name: Public Sector Enterprises Reform Program (Subprogram 1)
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