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Late completion of pre-project activities and advance actions caused inordinate delays and ultimately incompletion. Resources should have been mobilized more quickly.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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In the case of unrecoverable delays, ADB should have considered reducing the project scope, closing the loan early, or suspending the loan until all conditions were met.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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An inappropriate and poorly performing consulting firm should have been replaced as soon as possible. Heavy reliance on a single group of consultants' for both components does not work.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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The government's commitment to implement the institutional development, capacity building, and reforms program should have been carefully reviewed, discussed, and tied to funds release. A detailed implementation review and evaluation process must be conducted.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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Achieving the investment and reform program in a limited timeframe was difficult within a highly bureaucratic environment.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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ADB should have insisted on dedicated professionals with a demonstrated track record to ensure consistency, continuity and competence in the project team.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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The local communities and government should have been considered as part of the project team as they could have played an important role in planning and implementation.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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Overly optimistic objectives and implementation scheduling should haven been avoided. A gradual, step-by-step approach consistent with local realities should have been adopted.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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A stepwise, flexible approach should have been adopted with adequate supervision support for sector specialists in the policy and reform program and capacity building activities.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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Extensive and regular coordination of ADB staff is important in developing adequate skills, capacities, and experience, and eliminating common implementation bottlenecks.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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A well-qualified and experienced project team leader and consultants' familiarity with ADB processes are essential to implement an ADB-financed project.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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Pre-project capacity building is essential in the following areas: procurement; loan and contract administration; disbursement processes; monitoring and evaluation mechanisms; periodic reporting needs; and social and environmental safeguards.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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The Government of Sindh (GOS) should have had greater ownership and commitment to the completion of activities. A project-based, decision making forum may have been an option to reduce processing delays.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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More attention should have been paid to the executing agency's ability to implement the project. Inadequate capacity resulted in complex problems and incomplete outputs.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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The project timeframe did not allow adequate time for developing knowledge and understanding, processes, procedures, and the project implementation framework.

Project Number: 32058-013
Project Name: Road Sector Development Program
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