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Advance procurement is crucial in avoiding startup delays. Government’s ratification of the facility agreement was delayed by 3 months because of the COVID-19 outbreak and the October 2020 political turmoil in the country. But the executing agency effectively used advance procurement to avoid startup delay. With advance procurement for the supply and installation of equipment and consulting services commencing in June 2020, project implementation was completed nearly 1 year ahead of schedule. Financial closing was 8 months earlier than envisaged.

Project Number: 52256-006
Project Name: Osh-Plotina Water Treatment Plant Chlorine Neutralization Unit
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Processing of activities or initiatives funded by new modalities takes time. This initiative helped build the capacity of Osh Vodokanal for the safe and sustainable operation of the chlorine neutralization unit at the Osh-Plotina water treatment plant (WTP) in the Kyrgyz Republic, which had been rehabilitated in 2016 under the successful ADB-financed Emergency Assistance for Recovery and Reconstruction project. It was funded under ADB’s small expenditure financing facility (SEFF), which provides a quick and flexible response to small financing needs linked to ADB-financed projects.

Project Number: 52256-006
Project Name: Osh-Plotina Water Treatment Plant Chlorine Neutralization Unit
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The engagement of qualified implementation consultants is critical to project success.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Governments should not leave or outsourced staff the implementation of foreign-assisted projects.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Inclusive stakeholder consultations during project preparation will reduce the likelihood of difficult disagreements that could negatively impact project design and implementation.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Reduction of nonrevenue water (NRW) requires more than just infrastructure improvements.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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A simplified process facilitates procurement.

Project Number: 44236-013
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Recovery and Reconstruction
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The construction of an infiltration gallery for a major urban water supply source is not feasible under an emergency assistance project.

Project Number: 44236-013
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Recovery and Reconstruction
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Alignment of performance indicators with existing government data and statistical systems enables a thorough assessment of project progress and accomplishments.

Project Number: 44236-013
Project Name: Emergency Assistance for Recovery and Reconstruction
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Understand that project implementation will require significant ADB staff resources, and allocate resources for additional support to bolster areas where project implementation was previously weak.

Project Number: 31197-032
Project Name: Community-Based Infrastructure Services Sector Project (Supplementary Grant)
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Despite the urgency of government requests for additional financing, conduct a thorough due diligence on all government entities involved and ensure that the available resources fit the scope of the project.

Project Number: 31197-032
Project Name: Community-Based Infrastructure Services Sector Project (Supplementary Grant)
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At appraisal, all parts of previous project arrangements should be thoroughly reviewed to identify the real causes of past project implementation issues. For key past problems, new solutions should be sought, rather than trying to modify past arrangements.

Project Number: 31197-032
Project Name: Community-Based Infrastructure Services Sector Project (Supplementary Grant)
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Do not reengage in a sector with poor past performance until the government demonstrates its commitment and ownership by creating an enabling environment for delivery of sustainable outputs.

Project Number: 31197-032
Project Name: Community-Based Infrastructure Services Sector Project (Supplementary Grant)
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Community participation in all stages of implementation, from identification to design to construction processes, is critical for the success of investments.

Project Number: 31197-013
Project Name: Community-Based Infrastructure Services Sector Project
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Procurement problems can be reduced by introducing prior review of procurement documents. In a sector project with many small subprojects, contracts should be grouped into larger packages to reduce the number of civil works contacts. This will help the PMUs as well as ADB to concentrate more effectively on fewer contracts. Use of clear and stringent evaluation and qualification criteria in selection of contractors should be mandatory, and establishing consortia of contractors should be encouraged.

Project Number: 31197-013
Project Name: Community-Based Infrastructure Services Sector Project
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