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Inadequate local counterpart funds obstruct the payment of necessary land acquisition and resettlement costs, resulting in slow implementation and delays, particularly during the initial stage of project implementation.

Project Number: 44037-014
Project Name: Shaanxi Weinan Luyang Integrated Saline Land Management Project
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It is imperative that the design and monitoring framework (DMF) include a well-designed and clear performance indicator to facilitate appropriate measurement of the project’s intended outcome. A well-formulated DMF and performance indicators need to be specific, measurable, achievable, and time-based to help strengthen project monitoring and evaluation.

Project Number: 43029-013
Project Name: Inner Mongolia Road Development Project
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Timely release of counterpart funds improves construction progress, as it eases the financial burden of the civil works contractors. This helps in ensuring that the required equipment, materials, and workers are provided on time.

Project Number: 43029-013
Project Name: Inner Mongolia Road Development Project
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Reducing or avoiding implementation delays would require, among others: (i) ensuring that project and/or subproject implementation is a high priority for local governments and counterpart funds are provided in government annual budgets, and (ii) starting resettlement activities as early as possible and providing adequate funds for these activities.

Project Number: 45507-003
Project Name: Yunnan Chuxiong Urban Environment Improvement Project
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Engaging capable design institutes, backed by sufficient budget and time allocations, will result in better quality technical designs that in turn will facilitate construction progress, reduce the need for contract variations, and optimize construction costs. There were significant variations in some of this project's civil works contracts. These variations resulted mainly from poor quality of technical designs, with errors and omissions in the construction drawings.

Project Number: 45507-003
Project Name: Yunnan Chuxiong Urban Environment Improvement Project
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Consultant selection and management should aim to avoid frequent personnel replacements, and if inevitable, should ensure that only qualified candidates would be taken on board.

Project Number: 44007-013
Project Name: Jiangxi Fuzhou Urban Integrated Infrastructure Improvement Project
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