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Based on the actual traffic recorded in 2009 and 2010, the traffic forecast at appraisal was unrealistically high for both the project expressway and parallel G319. The lower traffic and increased project cost have negatively impacted on the project financial reevaluation compared to appraisal. It is, therefore, suggested that a road traffic origin-destination survey be conducted in an appropriate manner, including timing and locations for survey, detailed information on the local and through traffic, accurate information on vehicle categories, and validation of traffic results.

Project Number: 35338-013
Project Name: Hunan Roads Development II Project
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The project expressway was implemented in an efficient and effective manner and was opened to traffic on 18 December 2008, which coincided with the completion date estimated at appraisal. The timely completion of the project was mainly due to early project preparation and readiness, including the completion of preliminary design in March 2003 and the detailed design in December 2003, as well as advance procurement of key civil work contracts and project implementation consultants.

Project Number: 35338-013
Project Name: Hunan Roads Development II Project
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The project consisted of several components implemented or administered by various agencies. Xi'an Municipal Urban and Rural Construction Commission (XMURCC), Xi'an Third Ring Road Construction and Development Company (XTRRCDC), and the government offices concerned made enormous efforts in coordinating and harmonizing project implementation activities, particularly in obtaining necessary government clearances during procurement and operation. A streamlined institutional arrangement will ensure a solid foundation for smooth project implementation.

Project Number: 33459-013
Project Name: Xi'an Urban Transport Project
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Procurement. Properly administered bidding processes were vital to obtaining cost- effective bid offers. Strict adherence to such processes, both in equipment procurement and onsite construction, facilitated savings on capital costs and ensured quality construction and equipment. The engagement of an experienced procurement agent proved to be a key factor in facilitating efficient procurement.

Project Number: 39652-023
Project Name: Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program: Erlongshan Hydropower Project
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For the third ring road (TRR), there were several variations caused by design changes or differences between the engineering designs and actual field conditions, which included (i) addition of a pump station to the subgrade package due to an exceptional design change, (ii) rapid expansion of the urban areas, (iii) inaccurate preliminary design and engineering designs, (iv) emerging urban infrastructure demands during project construction.

Project Number: 33459-013
Project Name: Xi'an Urban Transport Project
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The external supervising mechanism was also effective and played an important role in improving the quality of the project. The selection and hiring of competent international and national consultants ensured that the quality standards required for the project were observed.

Project Number: 39652-023
Project Name: Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program: Erlongshan Hydropower Project
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No new lessons

Project Number: 32336-013
Project Name: Western Yunnan Roads Development Project
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The successful construction of the project resulted from the strong government ownership and provides a valuable lesson on the importance of this factor in facilitating effective implementation and delivery of development results in ADB-financed projects. The Erlongshan Hydropower Company (EHC) always took the initiative in solving problems, including in the provision of design documents, timely delivery of equipment, approach to dealing with issues, and other areas. The owner's initiative guaranteed appropriate procedures and timely action on key tasks and when problems arose.

Project Number: 39652-023
Project Name: Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program: Erlongshan Hydropower Project
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Social development. The project has contributed to regional sustainable socioeconomic development, poverty reduction, and community development in the project area.

Project Number: 39652-023
Project Name: Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program: Erlongshan Hydropower Project
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The other lesson learned from the project is that the award of contracts to low price bidders can result in contract management difficulties and implementation delays. To win a contract, the bidders, who are not familiar with Fe?de?ration internationale des inge?nieurs-conseils (FIDIC) contract and contract management in ADB-funded projects, offer low prices and take it for granted that the contract amount would be increased through contract variations during implementation.

Project Number: 35337-013
Project Name: Guangxi Roads Development II Project
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Carbon revenue. The project was successfully registered as a clean development mechanism (CDM) project and was able to source significant amounts of revenue from the sale of carbon credits, thereby making it financially viable. This offers valuable lessons as a successful demonstration project for other clean energy developers in the region.

Project Number: 39652-023
Project Name: Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program: Erlongshan Hydropower Project
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The difficulties encountered in implementing the intercounty road were attributed to the low capacity of local counties in project implementation. The officers in the Baise Communications Bureau and Baise Highway Administration Bureau had no experience in implementing multilateral development bank-financed projects, particularly in procurement, disbursement, and project management. The lesson is that proactive efforts and timely actions should be undertaken to build the capacity of officers in local counties when they are responsible for local road components.

Project Number: 35337-013
Project Name: Guangxi Roads Development II Project
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Counterpart financing. The project funds comprised international funds and domestic funds. For smooth project implementation, the timely availability of counterpart funds is a key issue. For the project, the actual ADB financing was $22.0 million and the counterpart funds mobilized from stockholders and local banks was $35.9 million, all of which was provided in a timely manner that ensured smooth project implementation and early project commissioning.

Project Number: 39652-023
Project Name: Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program: Erlongshan Hydropower Project
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To effectively utilize consulting services, a clear and specific terms of reference for each consultant needs to be prepared with the expected outputs before consultants' mobilization to the project.

Project Number: 32336-013
Project Name: Western Yunnan Roads Development Project
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The 11 escape ramps built by the project to deal with the over 30 km of continuous decline of the expressway proved to be an effective safety feature.

Project Number: 32336-013
Project Name: Western Yunnan Roads Development Project
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