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Lesson
Annual audited project financial statements covering only the physical implementation period may not capture all project-related expenses and loan disbursements. To facilitate the reconciliation of project accounts with ADB records, financial auditing shall continue until project financial closure.

Project Number: 44192-016
Project Name: SASEC Second Bangladesh-India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project
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Lesson
For ADB to follow up efficiently on safeguards and financial management compliance, reinforce timely reporting requirements, and to make recommendations on any corrective measures, it is recommended that safeguards and financial management staff participate in review missions.

Project Number: 44192-016
Project Name: SASEC Second Bangladesh-India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project
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Lesson
The need for some project outputs can decline over time, for several valid reasons. While it is important to avoid unnecessary investments, it is also important to record such changes to note these reasons and revise the design and monitoring framework on time.

Project Number: 44192-016
Project Name: SASEC Second Bangladesh-India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project
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Lesson
If the project outputs considered in the project designs are not fully assigned to the implementing agency, delivery of those outputs is unlikely. Therefore, all outputs considered at project appraisal should be identified with an implementation arrangement at the design stage and validated during implementation.

Project Number: 44192-016
Project Name: SASEC Second Bangladesh-India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project
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Lesson
If consultants are required to implement, supervise, monitor, and report safeguards, any delay in their engagement can lead to gaps in the safeguards measures implemented as part of the project.

Project Number: 44192-016
Project Name: SASEC Second Bangladesh-India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project
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Lesson
Objections by affected persons against development projects such as the construction of transmission lines can be reduced if the laws and procedures relevant to the project are communicated to stakeholders at an early stage through consultations and public information dissemination. Despite receiving a court order in favor of the process followed, delays caused by such objections and legal challenges can have significant costs and other implications, making early resolution of issues a key priority.

Project Number: 44192-016
Project Name: SASEC Second Bangladesh-India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project
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Lesson
Inaccurate engineering designs at project appraisal, especially when equipment and/or components essential to the project performance are not considered, can increase project costs during project implementation and may even cause delays because of a lack of loan funds. Therefore, additional financing sources and longer implementation periods shall be considered for projects without detailed and accurate designs.

Project Number: 44192-016
Project Name: SASEC Second Bangladesh-India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project
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Lesson
Ensuring the availability of adequate project funding through firm financial commitment from project stakeholders at the onset of project appraisal is important in mitigating possible delays and risks. This helps to ensure adequate funding for detailed engineering design and other related projectpreparatory activities.

Project Number: 35049-023, 35049-033, 35049-012
Project Name: Padma Multipurpose Bridge Design Project
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Lesson
Rigorous assessments on the costs of project design and feasibility studies during project preparation can help avoid design inconsistencies and scope changes. A more careful assessment in identifying all project components (e.g., surveys and studies) and procurement costs (e.g., civil works and consultancy services), including appropriate cost contingencies, are crucial in ensuring that project expenditures are consistent with the financial plans, budget, and project activities.

Project Number: 35049-023, 35049-033, 35049-012
Project Name: Padma Multipurpose Bridge Design Project
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Lesson
More time needs to be allotted for loan effectiveness if there are institutional changes to be made and implemented. The 90 days provided was insufficient when government bureaucracy requires review and approval up to the highest levels.

Project Number: 35049-023, 35049-033, 35049-012
Project Name: Padma Multipurpose Bridge Design Project
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Lesson
Giving equal importance to the institutional and capacity support and infrastructure investments under a sector loan strengthens commitment, ownership, and accountability of the executing agency. The implementation of infrastructure component of the project, coupled with timely technical support and capacity building, is pivotal to ensuring project readiness and implementation progress in a highly challenging context.

Project Number: 39298-013
Project Name: City Region Development Project
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Lesson
A holistic and in-depth assessment of project context and adequate stakeholder consultations are important to ensure project readiness in identification of candidate subprojects and to avoid unnecessary changes leading to delays. For example, change of the location for the solid waste management subproject due to unavailability of land in the originally proposed location.

Project Number: 39298-013
Project Name: City Region Development Project
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Lesson
For sector loan projects where several past related interventions and investments were provided, building on progress achieved from them and duly taking account of relevant recommendations can optimize project design and fasttrack project implementation towards efficient fund utilization and satisfactory delivery of project outputs. In the case of this project, its design capitalized on the capacity of the implementing agencies strengthened through previous ADB projects and the flexibility of a sector loan to incentivize them to perform and compete for securing the investment funds.

Project Number: 39298-013
Project Name: City Region Development Project
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Lesson
Agree. Lesson offered would contribute to the sustainability of the TA benefits to the larger number of agencies in Bangladesh.

Project Number: 48139-001
Project Name: Enhancing the Institutional Capacity of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division
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Lesson
This is an appropriate point, but this lesson could have been better phrased as follows: An active partnership with the government is necessary to reduce delays in project commencement and to ensure full commitment and timely allocation of counterpart resources.

Project Number: 48139-001
Project Name: Enhancing the Institutional Capacity of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division
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