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The procurement process for consultancy services and civil works was too long in spite of approval by ADB to advance corresponding action. ADB and the executing agency should have agreed on the length of the procurement process, which was already set in the ADB procurement guidelines. The delay in core team consultant procurement led to national consultants being tapped to proceed with the project and avoid delays.

Project Number: 34159-013
Project Name: Road Rehabilitation-2 Project
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More in-depth involvement by the borrower, executing agency, and implementing agencies in the preparation of the project design is important. The cancellation during the implementation of two subcomponents, which were essential to project sustainability, seemed too late since resources have already been committed. Agreeing to the changes should have triggered the revision of the design and monitoring framework.

Project Number: 34159-013
Project Name: Road Rehabilitation-2 Project
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All of the contractors were local, with inadequate funding, expertise, and equipment, which contributed to implementation delays. With rapid road development in Pakistan, such problems may be worsening. To promote capacity development of local and private contractors, ADB needs to strengthen the capacity-building programs, especially in the area where local construction capacity is lacking.

Project Number: 34333-013
Project Name: Balochistan Road Development Sector Project
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Project implementation encountered land acquisition and resettlement challenges. ADB amended the Loan Agreement, which allowed construction to start on the sections where land issues had been resolved. ADB needs to make the government well aware of ADB's safeguard policy and prepare a more feasible loan agreement under future projects.

Project Number: 34333-013
Project Name: Balochistan Road Development Sector Project
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The global price for construction materials rose sharply during implementation. The delays in project implementation made this problem more serious. For some provincial roads under the project, retendering was conducted, but the low rate is unlikely to attract bidders. For future ADB-assisted projects, reasonable price contingencies should be included in the investment plan.

Project Number: 34333-013
Project Name: Balochistan Road Development Sector Project
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The project experienced substantial delays due to security conditions, which led ADB to close the loan before completion of all the components. As a result, and because of weak government financing, the project experienced serious financial problems. ADB needs to pay more attention to local situation and assist in timely project completion. Only fully completing the project, the benefits anticipated can be revealed.

Project Number: 34333-013
Project Name: Balochistan Road Development Sector Project
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The project comprises several components comprising national highways, provincial highways and rural roads, cross-border development, institutional development, and community development. These components were implemented by different government agencies with limited coordination. Combining all of these components into one project was difficult for both ADB and the government to manage. If a project is so comprehensive, a project management unit at the national level should be established to coordinate its implementation.

Project Number: 34333-013
Project Name: Balochistan Road Development Sector Project
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Raising awareness of end-users is an important component of projects that streamline government administration. It helps increase demand for the systems, reduce misinformation, and support the overall change. The funding allocation to public awareness campaigns under the project could have been higher.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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Information technologgy training for government agencies' staff was expensive. It may be more efficient in future procurement plans to have a separate package for training in basic information and communication technology, as there are many institutions in the country that provide these services.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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Projects with significant information technology (IT) components require specific expertise in designing the software's technical specifications and bidding documents, and monitoring a software developer's work. The terms of reference for IT experts should have required candidates to have minimum experience in writing technical specifications for software development that were successfully tendered.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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It is unlikely that civil servants in the Kyrgyz Republic have the necessary incentives to manage complex projects as unremunerated, part-time project managers, even if they are highly competent. It is also unlikely that public procurement processes can be managed without specialized procurement skills. A fully dedicated project manager and a procurement specialist should have been appointed to the project.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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Implementation of a single window for foreign trade is an extremely complex process that requires a long-term commitment and high-level support. It also requires continuous dialogue with all concerned government agencies to lower resistance to change, including by middle managers and operational staff. The project should have had a longer implementation period and should have included a stronger communication and change management component. A project administration manual and a design and monitoring framework (DMF) at an earlier stage could have helped expedite implementation.

Project Number: 41544-072
Project Name: Investment Climate Improvement Program System Support Project
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Road safety and road asset management components should be included in all future projects since they are keys to project sustainability and effectiveness. Since road safety involves various agencies, design and implementation arrangements for this component should be based on discussions with all related agencies and policy dialogue held with high-level government.

Project Number: 39674-022
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 1
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Because of budget constraints in the last year of project implementation, counterpart funds were not available for 2012 (as of writing of the PCR). During project implementation, availability of counterpart funds should be consistently monitored to avoid payment gaps to contractors, which may cause construction delay. Early action from the government may be taken, such as seeking supplementary financing, scope reduction, or seeking cofinancing opportunities.

Project Number: 39674-022
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 1
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In ongoing and future projects, training and advice on ADB's safeguard policy and procedure need to be strengthened, and this should be extended to consultants and related personnel. Strong safeguards compliance monitoring by the executing agency, consultants, and ADB can help in timely resolution of any issues that emerge during project implementation. Furthermore, the survey of all the houses adjacent to the project road was good practice, and one which should be applied to all other ADB projects in the country.

Project Number: 39674-022
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 1
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