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Lesson
Inadequate consideration of the project sites' topography and geological conditions in project feasibility studies and detailed engineering designs could lead to unexpected cost increases during implementation. There was a significant cost increase in land acquisition and resettlement due to changes in the project scope and additional land acquisition that needed to be undertaken because of the complex geological conditions in some sites resulting in increased civil works costs in some packages.

Project Number: 45509-002
Project Name: Chongqing Urban-Rural Infrastructure Development Demonstration II Project
Report Date: 31 Jan 2024

Lesson
Complex programs, especially novel ones, demand rigorous front-end analyses at appraisal to identify better implementation arrangements and timelines

Project Number: 39500-013, 39500-023, 39500-033
Project Name: Ho Chi Minh City Urban Mass Rapid Transit Line 2 Investment Program (MFF and Tranches 1 and 2)
Report Date: 29 Oct 2021

Lesson
Inadequate due diligence can lead to design deficiencies that will make implementation difficult and necessitate changes in scope and detailed designs, with accompanying impacts on project duration, costs, and delivery of results.

Project Number: 37269-013, 37269-023
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion: Rehabilitation of the Railway in Cambodia
Report Date: 30 Sep 2021

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