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Lesson
The contractor for the Gazakh-Georgian border section was perhaps not familiar with the country's situation at the start, and this caused mobilization delays and difficulty in finding suitable local subcontractors. In future road projects, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) needs to provide bidders with adequate local information at pre-bidding meetings, and publish information on the cost of locally available inputs (materials, equipment, and labor) on its website to allow bidders to submit sensible bids.

Project Number: 35457-013
Project Name: East-West Highway Improvement Project
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Lesson
Azerbaijan experienced sharp increases in the prices of fuel, utilities, and major road construction materials between project appraisal and detailed design. These led to significant changes in the project scope and financing plan. In future road projects, greater due-diligence needs to be undertaken during project design and formulation, which includes carrying out adequate cost estimations, setting aside enough resources to cover contingencies, and shortening the interval between appraisal and implementation.

Project Number: 35457-013
Project Name: East-West Highway Improvement Project
Report Date:
Lesson
The project was the first of the ADB-assisted road projects in Azerbaijan. Many lessons were learned during project preparation and implementation. The main lessons are summarized below:

Project Number: 35457-013
Project Name: East-West Highway Improvement Project
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Lesson
Higher proportion of the budget should be attributed to nonstructural aspects, and these should be more closely monitored. It may be noted that the review missions, as typified by the midterm and the final reviews, have regarded these nonstructural measures as having been achieved, without looking beyond the simple passing of regulations.

Project Number: 35081-013
Project Name: Flood Mitigation Project [Loan 2068-AZE]
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