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ADB’s procurement and disbursement procedures are too complex for small entities.

Project Number: 44065-013
Project Name: Conflict-Affected Region Emergency Project
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No additional lessons

Project Number: 38264-013, 42208-013
Project Name: Second Local Government Finance and Governance Reform Program (Subprograms 1 and 2)
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In consultancy-dependent projects, job specifications and cost–quality ratio are to be ensured to adequately attract and retain competent staff with clear guidance and performance evaluation metrics.

Project Number: 40555-012
Project Name: Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project
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While politically attractive and easily disbursable, new constructions (e.g., dormitories and new training facilities) should only be done once alternative options have been explored, including better utilization of existing facilities and whether the government or training institutions are best placed to build, operate, and maintain housing facilities; and

Project Number: 40555-012
Project Name: Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project
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Insist on a baseline done either prior to or immediately after project start, and ensure better evaluability of outcomes and impacts than what a purely before-and after analysis allows (e.g., comparison groups using randomized control trial techniques).

Project Number: 40555-012
Project Name: Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project
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A large amount of unused loan should be avoided. Although the actual cost for the civil works sections increased by about 50%, the project still ended with unused loan proceeds of $9.65 million (Loan 2205) and SDR1.40 million (Loan 2206). These were sufficient to finance the local roads, which were estimated to cost $3.8 million. A thorough fund disbursement analysis should have been conducted during project implementation.

Project Number: 35457-013
Project Name: East–West Highway Improvement Project
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Monitoring indicators should be carefully selected. Some indicators for impact and outcome are not readily available nor closely linked to the project. Since data are generally not readily available in Azerbaijan, sources for evaluation indicators should be identified in more detail at appraisal. Documents such as those prepared at appraisal and project completion should include sufficient data for subsequent verification and follow-up. Specific omissions were traffic data, unit benefits, and unit costs that were needed to fully comprehend the economic analysis.

Project Number: 35457-013
Project Name: East–West Highway Improvement Project
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ADB-financed project sections should be carefully selected. At appraisal, two sections were intended to be financed by ADB. The Yevlakh-Ganja section involves much higher traffic than the Gazakh–Georgian border section. Thus, the Yevlakh-Ganja section brought greater benefits and greater socioeconomic impact to the project area. If ADB had financed the Yevlakh-Ganja section instead of the Gazakh–Georgian border section, the project might have been rated efficient as the recalculated EIRR would have been higher than the threshold of economic viability.

Project Number: 35457-013
Project Name: East–West Highway Improvement Project
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Focusing on a few reforms increases the potential for success and impact of 6he government reform agenda.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-033
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program
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Providing support to line ministries facilitates the attainment of sector policy reforms.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-034
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program
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Assigning the delivery of new public services in line with the core functions of government agencies leads to better results.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-035
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program
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A dedicated monitoring system and streamlined procurement process for each component of a comprehensive program enhances performance.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-036
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program
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No additional lessons

Project Number: 36107-013, 36107-023
Project Name: Sustainable Power Sector Development Program
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Where counterpart staff has insufficient capacity, institutions are weak, and where there are few examples of supply and works contracts that form the basis of cost estimates, there is need for a more thorough appraisal process.

Project Number: 37078-013
Project Name: Power Transmission and Distribution Project
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In FCAS situations in particular, the project design has to be based on a fair assessment of security conditions but needs to include contingencies for addressing new security risks during project implementation.

Project Number: 37078-013
Project Name: Power Transmission and Distribution Project
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