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The project was implemented during the conflict period (2001-2006) and it faced challenges from local communities, which made additional demands and at times disrupted the work progress. Part A could not be completed as it was highly affected by unrest in Terai. A proper analysis of road design and selection of road sections should be carried out during the design phase to ensure timely completion of the selected road sections is possible.

Project Number: 29472-013
Project Name: Road Network Development Project
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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 absence of international joint venture partners in implementation of international competitive bidding (ICB) contracts awarded to joint ventures was observed during project implementation. In all cases, it was clear that the local contractors had applied for prequalification and submitted bids in joint venture with a foreign partner simply to meet the pre-qualification and post-qualification requirements.

Project Number: 29472-013
Project Name: Road Network Development Project
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Capacity constraints and project complexity. Overly ambitious and complex projects are less likely to be successful. The project, which attempted to tackle a wide range of issues in several subsectors within a short time frame, was too complex given the capacity constraints of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the implementing agencies. Although the MOF had effectively executed ADB projects before, those projects were considerably less complex. Several implementing agencies had little or no previous experience in development-partner-funded projects.

Project Number: 28332-013
Project Name: Corporate and Financial Governance Project
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Proper sequencing and project readiness. Proper sequencing of project activities is essential for project success. The project had strong policy, legal, and regulatory content, some of which were addressed through conditions for loan effectiveness and disbursement. However, several more policy, legal, and regulatory reforms were to be supported through the cluster technical assistance (TA) that was approved with the project. Fact-finding for cluster TA was conducted only after project approval.

Project Number: 28332-013
Project Name: Corporate and Financial Governance Project
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In community-based projects, water user and sanitation committees (WUSCs) can act as reliable facilitators between the project and beneficiaries. The participation of local communities during both design and implementation is crucial for project sustainability and effective project implementation.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Team leader inputs should be adequately provisioned in engineering and design consultant contracts to ensure timely technical support and advice for town projects to facilitate timely decisions.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Community organizations require continued support during and after the transition to the post-construction period to ensure the sustainability of water supply facilities. Capacity development needs to cover not only the technical aspects of operation and maintenance (O&M) but also financial management, water demand management through public awareness campaigns, and the protection of water sources including water conservation.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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A unit to provide technical support to WUSCs should be established in an early stage of the project, and the staff of WUSCs should be trained throughout the project implementation period, rather than just at the end. ADB should be more involved in ensuring that appropriate mechanisms for providing technical support are in place and that the unit's capacity is strengthened. Five regional technical support centers were established very late in the project, and only one center was staffed by two people, who do not know how to operate some of the equipment.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Effective orientation programs on project approaches, implementation modalities, and the roles of stakeholders contribute to successful project implementation. Implementation partners should be well informed on the approaches and strategies of the project prior to implementation.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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All components of projects should be treated as important and monitored from the early stages of project implementation. The difficulty of establishing technical support centers in five development regions of Nepal under the technical support components was mainly because the executing agency (EA) accorded them low priority and ADB did not follow up sufficiently.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Project design should accommodate the complexity of community participation and the time it requires. Adequate attention should be paid to capacity development in communities to ensure the sustainability of water supply and sanitation (WSS) facilities.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Extensive and thorough investigations of potential project sites need to be carried out to the extent possible during feasibility studies and detailed design to ensure that designs are appropriate. Experience shows that design shortcomings have caused significant implementation delays and numerous contract variations.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Better linkage between health outcomes and WSS outputs should be promoted in WSS projects by including sanitation, hygiene, and health promotion activities in project design.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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A capacity-development program for beneficiaries needs to be well planned and implemented in accordance with the project implementation schedule and progress. A monitoring mechanism to measure the effectiveness of the capacity development programs needs to be established.

Project Number: 31402-013
Project Name: Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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