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The traffic projections at the project preparation stage did not anticipate that heavy vehicle traffic would greatly increase on the project roads once they were improved. The result was an inadequate design, roads not built to withstand such heavy truck use, and greater than anticipated damage to some upgraded sections where this traffic has grown. This problem should be foreseen in future similar projects and tackled during design.

Project Number: 31367-013
Project Name: Provincial Roads Improvement Sector Project
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Frequent ADB missions throughout the implementation period, particularly visits to provinces, had a positive effect and facilitated timely decision making.

Project Number: 31367-013
Project Name: Provincial Roads Improvement Sector Project
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The executing and implementing agencies believed that implementation of the EMDP should not have been their responsibility, was outside their area of expertise, and interfered with project implementation. They said that it should have been carried out through other more suitable agencies, such provincial committees on ethnic minorities or women's unions.

Project Number: 31367-013
Project Name: Provincial Roads Improvement Sector Project
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Repackaging the road contracts to make them larger and more financially attractive to bidders was successful and made contract management easier for the provinces.

Project Number: 31367-013
Project Name: Provincial Roads Improvement Sector Project
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The project encouraged the involvement of small contractors but they lacked resources and expertise and their participation should not have come at a cost in quality and delays. While their involvement in construction was required because they were familiar with local conditions, they needed proper technical and financial support.

Project Number: 31367-013
Project Name: Provincial Roads Improvement Sector Project
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The views of the provinces on requirements in the road classification and design - for instance, their preference for paved shoulders over earthen shoulders to better accommodate larger, two-way traffic - should have been adequately addressed at project conceptualization and or at project design and formulation stage.

Project Number: 31367-013
Project Name: Provincial Roads Improvement Sector Project
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The bid value of the project consultant was found to be at lower side. Road design should have been the sole responsibility of the project consultant and he should not have been subcontracted and fully passed the task on to a less experienced and capable provincial consulting firms with low subcontract value. This resulted in poor quality of surveys and detailed design works and a need to correct the design during implementation but also in substandard designs at certain locations.

Project Number: 31367-013
Project Name: Provincial Roads Improvement Sector Project
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The design and supervision consultancy contract should ensure that the supervision services are made available during construction even if the mobilization of construction work is delayed by a considerable period.

Project Number: 35466-013
Project Name: Dhaka Clean Fuel Project
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The loan covenants should be clearly set during project design so that they can be monitored properly during project implementation.

Project Number: 35466-013
Project Name: Dhaka Clean Fuel Project
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The onlending facilities to the private sector through commercial banks worked well under the project. This modality may also be used in future for private sector financing.

Project Number: 35466-013
Project Name: Dhaka Clean Fuel Project
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The executing agencies should use the advance-action provision of ADB to their best. As a result, contracts could be signed immediately after loan effectiveness and the project could be successfully completed.

Project Number: 35466-013
Project Name: Dhaka Clean Fuel Project
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Timely acquisition of land is a fundamental requirement for successful completion of a project. The acquisition process should start earlier, maybe before appraisal, so that possession of land can be achieved before loan effectiveness.

Project Number: 35466-013
Project Name: Dhaka Clean Fuel Project
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Dependence on consultants for project preparation and implementation undermines the initiatives of executing agencies� staff for implementing projects on time and for maintaining satisfactory standards. Therefore, executing agencies should build in-house capability to prepare and implement projects.

Project Number: 35466-013
Project Name: Dhaka Clean Fuel Project
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