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An alternatives analysis during the appraisal phase could help inform on identifying project alternatives in terms of feasibility of various technical options, and the scale as well as timing of investments. In the case of this program, there were competing views on Ulaanbaatar’s transport sector development. Such an analysis could help enhance buy-in among key stakeholders on the most appropriate alternative to pursue.

Project Number: 39256-023, 39256-024
Project Name: Urban Transport Development Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility andTranche 1)
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An institutional analysis undertaken during appraisal phase helps provide an assessment of the technical capacity of concerned institutions as this is essential in ensuring smooth project implementation activities. Such analysis could include a political-economy assessment that could help strengthen project preparation activities, especially in assessing possible changes to policies and government priorities.

Project Number: 39256-023, 39256-024
Project Name: Urban Transport Development Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility andTranche 1)
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A holistic approach, which can lead to overambitious scope and targets, needs to be carefully weighed during the project design stage. This program and its numerous outputs adopted a holistic approach, which might now seem overly ambitious, particularly for the first urban transport undertaking in Ulaanbaatar. A phased approach could have been considered to focus resources on clearly identified priorities and to develop capacity.

Project Number: 39256-024
Project Name: Urban Transport Development Investment Program Imultitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 1)
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Complex and large-scale investment programs demand more rigorous front-end analyses to identify appropriate implementation arrangements and timelines. Drawn-out government approval processes, lack of qualified and experienced consultants, and inadequate high-level support and guidance obstructed the implementation of this investment program. Being a complex and the first-generation bus rapid transit investment in Mongolia, the program required a longer implementation period.

Project Number: 39256-024
Project Name: Urban Transport Development Investment Program Imultitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 1)
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Close coordination among key stakeholders is especially required in complex and large-scale projects. Bolstered by strong partnership with and regular involvement and oversight from ADB, the executing agency and the project implementation unit’s professional and technical staff would have contributed to the delivery of the intended outcome and outputs. Professional and technical support was particularly important as the municipality of Ulaanbaatar MUB lack in capacity to effectively manage and coordinate the program.

Project Number: 39256-024
Project Name: Urban Transport Development Investment Program Imultitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 1)
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Ensuring pertinent output performance indicators for capacity building are important to reflect to better tackle deficiencies identified during due diligence of the executing agency and the implementing agency's capacities, especially regarding procurement and their understanding of ADB procedures and requirements.

Project Number: 50063-001
Project Name: Kashkadarya Regional Road Project
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The potential risks relating to ADB procurement procedures and the government’s lengthy procedures to register contracts and verify prices were clearly identified at appraisal. With the failure to complete the civil works contract award process and the eventual loan cancellation before any construction could take place, appropriate mitigation measures were lacking. In future projects, more rigorous risk assessment and design of mitigation measures are required to ensure potential contracting problems are dealt with promptly and do not delay project implementation.

Project Number: 50063-001
Project Name: Kashkadarya Regional Road Project
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The level of institutional capacity and limitations of the executing agency are crucial factors that need to be carefully developed on time. Furthermore, the experience of the borrower and executing agencies in managing ADB-financed projects needs to be duly taken into account during risk assessment to provide the necessary capacity building and skills set prior to execution of a project. examined during project appraisal to effectively support project implementation. Identification of

Project Number: 45200-002
Project Name: Sustainable Urban Transport for Ho Chi Minh Mass Rapid Transit Line 2
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A project associated with a larger or “parent” project needs a critical and in-depth assessment of its technical design and scope, and implementation timeline. This helps in ensuring that the target activities and outputs, along with its planned implementation period, could be delivered as expected.

Project Number: 45200-002
Project Name: Sustainable Urban Transport for Ho Chi Minh Mass Rapid Transit Line 2
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Protracted bidding can compromise the implementation of projects. One of the major issues encountered by this project was the protracted bidding process undertaken by the executing agency (EA). The bidding process for the civil works and construction supervision contracts took more than 1 year to complete because of the EA’s unfamiliarity with the updated ADB guidelines. It added to an initial delay of more than 1 year because of changes in the road design, which required updating the design, feasibility study, and tender documents.

Project Number: 50063-001
Project Name: Kashkadarya Regional Road Project
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Careful consideration of typically applied engineering solutions and examination of project readiness with the use of an agreed upon checklist will help mitigate implementation risks and synchronize startup and financial activities. Engineering solutions that are typically considered could have been looked into during project appraisal, as any changes introduced after loan approval will impact the project cost and implementation period.

Project Number: 50063-001
Project Name: Kashkadarya Regional Road Project
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Greater familiarization with ADB’s guidelines on the conduct of project-level economic and financial analyses helps facilitate assessments of a project’s economic viability and financial profitability.

Project Number: 44058-013
Project Name: Kathmandu Sustainable Urban Transport Project
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A well-established project performance management system, covering the initial phase of project implementation up to post completion, allows a more systematic collection of baseline, implementation, and post-completion data and information that facilitates a more robust analyses of a project’s outcome and impacts.

Project Number: 44058-013
Project Name: Kathmandu Sustainable Urban Transport Project
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A comprehensive strategy to address traffic congestion, reduce air pollution from vehicles, and improve walkability is needed to meet the urban transport and livability challenges in the Kathmandu Valley.

Project Number: 44058-013
Project Name: Kathmandu Sustainable Urban Transport Project
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Besides clearly stipulating ADB and country safeguards requirements, the protocols for corrective action in case of breach or noncompliance to such requirements need to be included in civil works contracts.

Project Number: 44058-013
Project Name: Kathmandu Sustainable Urban Transport Project
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