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Agreed. Workshops and steering committees can help facilitate knowledge sharing and the development of informed policies and technical products, while also raising awareness and facilitating the uptake of the final product (in this case the Strategic Master Plan for Chittagong Port).

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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The development of a strategic master plan in any significant infrastructure or operational area of any industry provides a framework for effective planning of development activities. In a developing nation, a master plan can be used to direct potential donors or investors to apply resources according to the national government’s identified and mandated priority areas and medium to long term plan.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Agreed. The inclusion of assessment of current operational capacity is integral to the formulation of a framework for infrastructure development.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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The project was funded by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction. The CPA was the implementing agency. ADB administered the funds and the Government of Bangladesh provided in-kind support. The TA provides a positive example of partners’ coming together in effective collaboration.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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It is agreed that close communication and timely change in implementation arrangements helped minimize the impact of disruptions and ultimately secured TA completion (although not efficiently as expected). Effective management throughout the project cycle helps to make the project delivery more robust and resilient to challenges arising during project implementation.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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The formation of a steering committee also helps solicit buy-in, harness ideas, access resources, foster collaboration, synthesize development efforts and results in a superior project output while enhancing the sustainability of a project.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Risks need to be identified in the design stage and effectively mitigated against.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Agreed. Stakeholder workshops help to create buy-in and facilitate ownership, adding to the effectiveness and sustainability of a project.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Given the availability of a medium to long term plan for port operations development, the government can rationalize additional allocation to the national budget for public infrastructure development to support the plan’s implementation.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Agreed. It is the validation’s view that the delay in government approval due to government processes should have been duly considered with a proper assessment of current capacity. Such an assessment is important in reviewing project risks and incorporating risk mitigating strategies. In this case, the timeframe for the project appears to have been underestimated. Political unrest was not identified as a risk upfront but accounted for significant interruptions to the project implementation.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
Report Date:
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One of the drivers of the development of the Strategic Master Plan for Chittagong Port was the interest shown by investors. The plan provides a strategic approach to facilitate engagement with the private sector for development. The existence of a master plan is attractive to donors and developers and facilitates further development.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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The original TA implementation period was 32 months from May 2012 to December 2014. It was, however, estimated that consulting services would be required for the same duration. Considering the possible delay in government approval of TA effectiveness, as well as other unexpected delays during implementation, the implementation period should have been designed longer. In fact, political unrest in the country forced the consultant to demobilize key personnel from the site for a certain period.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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The consultants facilitated knowledge transfer to the CPA regarding master planning, operation improvement, and port maintenance. Also, through national workshops, the master plan was presented to all relevant stakeholders and high government officials

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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After the inception mission, the TOR had to be revised to strengthen the assessment of current port operation and propose possible implementation of existing terminals. In future, similar TAs for master planning of the port sector should be designed to cover such diagnosis from the beginning.

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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The consultant met the deliverables as stated in the TOR. Unexpected incidents, such as political turmoil, adversely impacted TA implementation. Close communication and timely change in implementation arrangement effectively minimized such impacts and secured efficient TA completion

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
Report Date: