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A design focusing on both physical and logistical issues and outputs and involving highly qualified experts was key to mitigate flooding and drainage congestions thoroughly and sustainably, improving living conditions in the towns as well as their economic.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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The BWDB (Bangladesh Water Development Board) and LGED (Local Government Engineering Department) lacked the expertise to prepare tender documents and accurately survey, design, estimate, monitor, and supervise the construction of flood control and drainage structures. Thus, consultant services are needed to ensure the timely completion of all activities to a high standard.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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Lesson
Project implementation delays could be reduced reasonably through careful and efficient recruitment of consultants, early land acquisition and resettlement, proper surveys, and the motivation of city corporations.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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Lesson
Baseline data collection is a priority. At appraisal and during implementation, greater attention should have been given to the design and monitoring framework, especially in establishing measurable indicators and their baseline values, and target values with a realistic time frame to achieve these goals. Higher priority should have been given to ensure that baseline data were collected prior to project implementation, and updated during project implementation and at completion. The absence of baseline data has made this independent evaluation of the project difficult.

Project Number: 33243-013
Project Name: Road Maintenance and Improvement Project
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Lesson
Implementing policy reforms entails a complex and long-term process of change. The legislation and policy measures that were enacted required fundamental changes to the roles of several concerned institutions. These types of reforms can take longer than anticipated, adding uncertainty to the realization of actual outputs and outcomes. The full extent of reforms, especially to institutional arrangements, may extend well beyond the usual administrative life of a project loan.

Project Number: 33243-013
Project Name: Road Maintenance and Improvement Project
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A greater level of upfront efforts in project preparation, particularly in the areas of preparing credible traffic forecasts and identifying road alignments, could pay large dividends. Mitigation measures identified in the RRP to address project risks were largely unsuccessful, and the project was subject to long time delays, problems with land acquisition and procurement, shortfalls in demand, and insufficient funding for maintenance.

Project Number: 33243-013
Project Name: Road Maintenance and Improvement Project
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Lesson
Recruitment of supervision consultants and major civil works contractor was delayed by the Roads and Highways Department. This delay was further aggravated by problems with land acquisition and tree removals. In recent ADB-assisted projects in Bangladesh, advance work for land acquisition, tree removal and resettlement commenced before selection of civil works contractors.

Project Number: 34415-013
Project Name: Road Network Improvement and Maintenance Project II
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