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Thorough preparation of reliable and accurate cost estimates for each subproject is critical to help project implementation. Possible cost changes during implementation need to be kept within the acceptable threshold level and cost contingencies. Substantial cost overrun may lead to cancellation of critical project components.

Project Number: 42414-013, 42414-045
Project Name: Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program (Tranche 5 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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The direct link between an output and outcome indicator has to be evident and any scope change affecting the output has to be assessed as this relates to the envisaged outcome target. Cancellation of a subproject during implementation could trigger a revisit of the related outcome indicators at midterm review.

Project Number: 42414-013, 42414-045
Project Name: Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program (Tranche 5 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Effectively engaging key government agencies can provide the much-needed oversight to monitor progress and facilitate the resolution of design and implementation issues.

Project Number: 42408-013, 424080-43
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 3)
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ADB's project readiness tool may be utilized to support project cost estimates, detailed design and bidding document preparation.

Project Number: 42408-013, 424080-43
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 3)
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A gender specialist should join reconnaissance and fact-finding missions to discuss GAP details with executing agencies and agree on implementation arrangements.

Project Number: 42408-013, 424080-43
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 3)
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Adequate stakeholder consultations can ensure the appropriateness and feasibility of the design of soft components such as gender and capacity building in various local contexts.

Project Number: 42408-013, 424080-43
Project Name: Water Supply and Sanitation Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 3)
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Details in loan and grant covenants should be minimized, especially those that pertain to operational aspects.

Project Number: 37049-013, 37049-023
Project Name: Integrated Citarum Water Resources Management Investment Program
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There is a need to ensure project readiness that would clearly dovetail with the planned tranches.

Project Number: 37049-013, 37049-023
Project Name: Integrated Citarum Water Resources Management Investment Program
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ADB project documents need to be clear on how projects are to lead to sustainable results. The absence of consultants to address issues regarding the legal and technical aspects of O&M planning and funding, measures for cost recovery, tariff collection, and the metering system posed a risk to the sustainability of the water supply and sanitation subprojects. Future projects should include technical assistance that would implemented concurrently with the project.

Project Number: 41198-013, 43171-013
Project Name: Municipal Services Development Project and Municipal Services Development Project Phase 2
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Loans for the Municipal Development Funds should be implemented as proper financial intermediary loans. The projects were designed as financial intermediation loans largely because the government wanted to disburse funds and execute subprojects quickly. MDF had the capacity and had prior experience of implementing such loans through an earlier World Bank project.

Project Number: 41198-013, 43171-013
Project Name: Municipal Services Development Project and Municipal Services Development Project Phase 2
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ADB needs to invest in a good PPMS. The evaluation mission’s difficulty in measuring the efficiency of water supply and road subprojects financed under MSDP and MSDP Phase 2 was the result of an inadequate PPMS that focused mainly on monitoring disbursements and outputs. Baseline data were not collected on the market served by water supply subprojects, such as the number of households, persons per household, water sources, amounts of water produced and consumed, and water loss rates.

Project Number: 41198-013, 43171-013
Project Name: Municipal Services Development Project and Municipal Services Development Project Phase 2
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Allocations for capacity building components need to be maintained. Discussions and interviews with MDF staff and municipal governments during the evaluation mission pointed to the need for further capacity building of MDF and municipal governments. This was one of the objectives of the projects.

Project Number: 41198-013, 43171-013
Project Name: Municipal Services Development Project and Municipal Services Development Project Phase 2
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