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The use of ADB loans for land acquisition and resettlement (LAR) needs to be carefully studied and advances made in this regard need to be closely monitored.

Project Number: 33307-023
Project Name: GMS Kunming-Haiphong Transport Corridor - Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway Project
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Minimizing the risk of implementation delays in ADB transport infrastructure projects in Viet Nam requires strong prequalification procedures, appropriate contract packaging, and the development of a robust national contracting industry.

Project Number: 33307-023
Project Name: GMS Kunming-Haiphong Transport Corridor - Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway Project
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More detailed design and cost estimates and the incorporation of well-studied price increase projections in project contingencies will minimize the risk of cost overruns.

Project Number: 33307-023
Project Name: GMS Kunming-Haiphong Transport Corridor - Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway Project
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A robust analysis of demand, backed by baseline surveys, is vital to addressing potential barriers in the adoption of new public services.

Project Number: 43120-025
Project Name: Trade Facilitation - Improved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Handling in Greater Mekong Subregion Trade Project
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Sufficient resources and capacity are required and need to be ensured for proper and continuous monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of projects.

Project Number: 43120-025
Project Name: Trade Facilitation - Improved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Handling in Greater Mekong Subregion Trade Project
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Involvement of all relevant key agencies will facilitate and scale up the rollout of pioneering initiatives.

Project Number: 43120-025
Project Name: Trade Facilitation - Improved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Handling in Greater Mekong Subregion Trade Project
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A thorough gender analysis and the incorporation of gender targets in the design and monitoring framework (DMFs) are essential to the sound design and implementation of gender action plans (GAPs) in ADB-assisted projects.

Project Number: 29296-013
Project Name: Phuoc Hoa Water Resources Project
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It is important to consult owners of relevant public assets and other key stakeholders on their possible roles in projects to generate support and ease implementation.

Project Number: 29296-013
Project Name: Phuoc Hoa Water Resources Project
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Technical experts need to be contracted early in the project cycle to prepare sound engineering designs and cost estimates.

Project Number: 29296-013
Project Name: Phuoc Hoa Water Resources Project
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A systematic evaluation of the relocated households’ livelihoods is vital to ensuring that project interventions do not cause adverse impacts.

Project Number: 29296-013
Project Name: Phuoc Hoa Water Resources Project
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The project preparation should be strengthened to avoid excessive unexpected changes during implementation. Upon detailed design, the estimated civil works cost increased substantially mainly because of price escalation and engineering enhancement. Considering the budget availability, the detailed design was modified with a lower civil works cost and the procurement for one civil works contract was postponed. However, the bids for the civil works contracts was much lower than estimated, about 30%.

Project Number: 41414-043
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway Project - Tranche 1
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Both ADB and the government should pay adequate attention and make reasonable arrangements during project preparation. Aside from delays caused by the shortage of funds, the LAR activities were very slow, especially at some interchange locations for civil works. Eventually, the LAR activities were substantially completed in March 2018, about five years later than planned. Expressway projects require large amounts of land, which also lead to substantial resettlement.

Project Number: 41414-043
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway Project - Tranche 1
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The government should pay adequate attention to the ADB’s policy and procedure, as well as improve its capacity in procurement. Meanwhile, ADB should strengthen project preparation, including providing more training. In 2011, the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity conducted a proactive integrity review on another expressway project in Viet Nam, which identified some issues. In 2016, the follow-up review determined that 16 of the 21 recommendations had been implemented.

Project Number: 41414-043
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway Project - Tranche 1
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In future projects, the counterpart funds should be well and firmly arranged at project preparation, including the fund sources, budgeting, financial management, and coordination among the central government, the VEC, and the local governments. At appraisal, it was arranged that the government counterpart fund would fully finance the cost for LAR. However, the government was not able to provide adequate and timely counterpart funds. The significant financing gap raised several serious issues and concerns and postponed project implementation for at least 2 years.

Project Number: 41414-043
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway Project - Tranche 1
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An integrated approach to water resources development is feasible.

Project Number: 40239-013
Project Name: Development of the Northern Chu and Southern Ma Rivers Irrigation System Project
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