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Availability and capacity of the contractors. The number of contractors was limited and the number of responses from bidders was low. All civil work contractors were local and some lacked working facilities, funding resources, and/or skilled and qualified staff. The weak capacity of some local contractors was a major cause of project delays. Also, some civil works packages were geographically spread out, making it difficult for contractors to manage their resources, labor, and materials.

Project Number: 37066-033
Project Name: Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Project 2) - State of Orissa
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Project readiness and utility relocation. Project preparation had some weaknesses during the design phase, especially in site reconnaissance and consideration of design alternatives. Strengthening this aspect would avoid problems and associated delays in project implementation. Relocation of electricity poles and telecommunication lines was a common problem faced in almost all contract packages.

Project Number: 37066-033
Project Name: Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Project 2) - State of Orissa
Report Date:
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Time requirements for completing a subproject. Following the Prime Minister - s Rural Roads Program (PMGSY) guidelines, each civil works contract had a stipulated completion period of 12 months. However, it was found that 12 months were insufficient, especially given pre-construction activities, the capability of contractors, and adverse weather conditions in the project area. It was found that at least 15-20 months were needed for all project activities.

Project Number: 37066-033
Project Name: Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Project 2) - State of Orissa
Report Date:
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Project benefit monitoring. For investments in physical infrastructure to be effective and sustainable, the investment program needs to focus more on sex-disaggregated data analysis. Road improvements have a high potential to bring improvements in reproductive health, education, possession of movable assets, employment opportunities, and nutrition. Monitoring of selected sex-disaggregated key indicators should be incorporated in future subprojects under the program.

Project Number: 37066-033
Project Name: Rural Roads Sector II Investment Program (Project 2) - State of Orissa
Report Date: