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A project needs to define road needs for a longer time frame and to construct roads to a suitable grade at the outset as it is more efficient and cost-effective than having to upgrade later.

Project Number: 38426-023, 30232-013
Project Name: Decentralized Rural Infrastructure and Livelihood Project
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ADB project departments and resident missions need to ensure that implementation issues are identified and corrected early on rather than waiting for the midterm review (MTR)

Project Number: 38426-023, 30232-013
Project Name: Decentralized Rural Infrastructure and Livelihood Project
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A phased approach to project design is useful if it is a complex, large project.

Project Number: 38426-023, 30232-013
Project Name: Decentralized Rural Infrastructure and Livelihood Project
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Adequate flexibilities in project design and implementation to manage unexpected situations and meet reasonable requirements from the government, cofinanciers, and/or development partners are important to realize smooth progress and timely completion of reconstruction.

Project Number: 48192-001
Project Name: Cyclone Ian Recovery Project
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The use of an imprest account for regular and quick reimbursements of claims can effectively keep contractors/consultants satisfied and engaged, and therefore, avoid the risk of progress delay and/or cost overruns.

Project Number: 48192-001
Project Name: Cyclone Ian Recovery Project
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Strategic environmental impact assessment should be considered to justify and strengthen ADB’s continued commitment and presence in the Issyk-Kul region and clearly provide ADB’s value addition.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Misprocurement can be avoided by (a) ensuring proper pre-qualification of bidders; and (b) defining clear evaluation guideline that will allow for skeptical review of bids that are well below a defined threshold to ensure that the winning bidder has the financial and technical capacity to perform.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Realistic outcomes in nonrevenue water (NRW) normally suggest that NRW reduction take time and are not capital intensive or asset specific.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Twinning of utilities can have a positive impact on utility performance and specific results; however, as with this project, issues concerning compatibility and outcome targets may arise.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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A sector-level road map should be included at initial design and appraisal to avoid missing a key link that enhances the connectivity of project roads.

Project Number: 40198-023
Project Name: Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project
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Compliance with ADB procurement guidelines must be immediately established rather than after the completion of the civil works.

Project Number: 40198-023
Project Name: Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project
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ADB needs to check the veracity of costs submitted by the borrower to avoid overestimates can result in the understatement of economic and financial internal rates of return.

Project Number: 40198-023
Project Name: Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project
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It is essential to adopt an appropriate monitoring framework with relevant indicators to measure project results.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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The broad range of enterprises and technologies requires commercial banks to expand their knowledge and understanding of energy efficiency technologies to broaden project origination and monitoring skills.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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Technical advisory and capacity building are critical in ensuring that commercial banks are able to assess risks and returns associated with energy efficiency investments.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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