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Maintaining key specialists even after major institutional changes helps keep institutional memory within the executing agency and is important for successful project implementation. During project implementation, the government’s economic reform caused institutional changes in the road sector. Despite the change, key members of project management unit remained unchanged, which helped minimize delay.

Project Number: 44483-023, 44483-026
Project Name: Second Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 Road Investment Program (Tranches 1 and 2)
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Lack of continuity in the staff of key project agencies could lead to chronic implementation delays. Procurement of works and recruitment of consultants followed due process and were completed; albeit with delays. Although NHA has carried out procurement for multiple MDB-financed projects; a lack of continuity of key staff at its Procurement and Contract Administration posed challenges for each procurement and this project was no exception. Procurement consultant support is a regular feature provided by ADB.

Project Number: 47281-001
Project Name: National Highway Network Development in Balochistan Project
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Institutional continuity, through the retention of project staff throughout implementation, is crucial to project success. Most of the EA and IA staff were retained throughout the project implementation period. The resulting institutional continuity tremendously helped the successful completion of the project.

Project Number: 44240-014
Project Name: Thimphu Road Improvement Project
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Continuity of services of experienced project staff is essential. The project director and account officer positions at the project coordination office experienced high turnover, which affected overall performance, including of project financial management, as evidenced by the outstanding recurring audit issues and multiple delayed submissions.

Project Number: 36188-023
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Urban Environmental Improvement Project
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Appropriate contract packaging, adequate consideration of all the factors that could hinder works execution, and the incorporation in project design and implementation of risk mitigation measures are crucial to ensuring the timely completion of projects.

Project Number: 40423-053
Project Name: Rural Connectivity Investment Program - Tranche 3 and MFF
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