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Ambitions of the National Highway Authority to undertake new projects demanding substantially more human and financial resources than its institutional capacity must be rationalized and tempered based on realistic expectations.

Project Number: 40075-023
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Delays in the release of payment must be avoided in order to assure contractor performance to be on schedule and avoid costly litigation and arbitration, which are inherently inefficient and unproductive.

Project Number: 40075-023
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Funds must be made available in a timely manner to meet contractual obligations.

Project Number: 40075-023
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Poorly designed DMF indicators and targets, and the lack of timely data collection have undermined ADB’s ability to correctly document the impact of this project.

Project Number: 40075-023
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Any change in the scope of a project that has been agreed upon must be supported by appropriate and immediate updates on all pertinent project preparatory tasks including economic and financial analyses, safeguard documents, DMF, and covenants, among others.

Project Number: 40075-023
Project Name: National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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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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The integrated approach to disaster recovery operations beyond infrastructure restoration to also include activities directed at restoring livelihood and improving the resilience of infrastructure and economic activity to disasters.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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Enhance transparency for effective oversight. The government-established ERRA Council, headed by the prime minister, consists of independent and reputable individuals from civil society in the affected regions. The council followed the reconstruction process and reviewed and reported regularly to the general public on its progress and outcomes, developing a sense of ownership. Independent oversight, involving representatives of civil society disseminating information to key constituents, promoted transparency and enhanced the credibility of the host government.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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Articulate policies, strategy, and standards early. The local populations and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) started reconstruction work well before provincial and federal governments started articulating their responses. Expectations rose, and some facilities, especially in health, were built by bilateral donors to standards that were much higher than the capacity of the line agencies to maintain them. This resulted in inconsistencies, violations of policies and standards developed for reconstruction work, and unsustainable operation of completed facilities.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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Clarify roles and respect existing mandates. Initial delays in implementation of the project were caused by confusion about the roles of new and existing institutions. Any large- scale reconstruction operation requires clear delineation of the mandates of levels of government, to provide the structure and clarity required for all stakeholders to work with maximum efficiency. To the extent possible, the provincial and regional governments and federal agencies should be provided with capacity to perform their mandated roles.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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Have a dedicated lead institution. The dedicated federal (Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority or ERRA) and provincial reconstruction authorities led the overall coordination and monitoring, and facilitated procedures, policies, and strategies for reconstruction. This arrangement allowed efficient and transparent reconstruction, and established the government's commitment to and credibility in mobilizing resources.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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Institutionalize - fast-tracking - and flexibility. The technical assistance (TA) attached to the project allowed flexible responses to diverse capacity gaps, and fast-tracked procurement and disbursement, and the implementation of the safeguards policy. The flexibilities allowed under the emergency policy reduced procurement time and enabled efficient mobilization of resources.

Project Number: 39631-013
Project Name: Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project
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