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Lesson
Minimizing the risk of implementation delays in ADB transport infrastructure projects in Viet Nam requires strong prequalification procedures, appropriate contract packaging, and the development of a robust national contracting industry.

Project Number: 33307-023
Project Name: GMS Kunming-Haiphong Transport Corridor - Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway Project
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More detailed design and cost estimates and the incorporation of well-studied price increase projections in project contingencies will minimize the risk of cost overruns.

Project Number: 33307-023
Project Name: GMS Kunming-Haiphong Transport Corridor - Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway Project
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Exercising greater care in estimating traffic demand projections is of utmost importance. Overly optimistic forecasts of traffic volumes can stem from using outdated or arbitrary parameters and unrealistic assumptions. For instance, elasticity values of road transport demand may have changed over time. Also, the use of national GDP as a proxy for economic activities at the regional or local level could result in unrealistic traffic forecasts. Both of these could lead to an overly designed project.

Project Number: 39176-013
Project Name: Road Network Development Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 4)
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Program preparation stage benefits from upfront capacity development. Specifically, institutional capacity assessment of executing and implementing agencies at the onset is vital in planning for appropriate measures to support the agencies during the program. Technical assistance for capacity building helps complement such assessments by filling in gaps in capacity to enhance their financial, procurement, and technical capacity skills.

Project Number: 39176-013
Project Name: Road Network Development Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 4)
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Lesson
Sufficient resources and capacity are required and need to be ensured for proper and continuous monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of projects.

Project Number: 43120-025
Project Name: Trade Facilitation - Improved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Handling in Greater Mekong Subregion Trade Project
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Involvement of all relevant key agencies will facilitate and scale up the rollout of pioneering initiatives.

Project Number: 43120-025
Project Name: Trade Facilitation - Improved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Handling in Greater Mekong Subregion Trade Project
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Lesson
A robust analysis of demand, backed by baseline surveys, is vital to addressing potential barriers in the adoption of new public services.

Project Number: 43120-025
Project Name: Trade Facilitation - Improved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Handling in Greater Mekong Subregion Trade Project
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Securing funding allocation for critical components during project preparation helps improve economic viability and the achievement of expected results. For example, projects 1 and 3 of the whole program required the rehabilitation of 120 km access roads to sections A, B, and C. These were key project components since most of the economic benefits were to be derived from local roads traffic. However, projects 1 and 3 failed to rehabilitate the secondary roads due to lack of firm financial sources.

Project Number: 39176-043
Project Name: Road Network Development Program (Tranche 3)
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A road transport program benefits from a solid engineering design undertaken during project preparatory stage. For instance, the detailed design, based on a precise analysis (e.g., technical inputs, standards specifications, and cost estimates, among other things) helps minimize potential cost overrun that often result to implementation delays. Moreover, design details could benefit from reliable traffic forecasts (i.e., use of reliable income elasticities of demand) and adequate surveys, including geological hazards.

Project Number: 39176-043
Project Name: Road Network Development Program (Tranche 3)
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