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Initial implementation delays were mainly attributed to delays in: (i) government approval of subproject feasibility studies, and (ii) the engagement of consultants, suppliers, and contractors. These delays could be minimized if government approval procedures involving various ministries are streamlined and approval authority, at least for smaller contracts, is further delegated to the executing agency.

Project Number: 40007-013
Project Name: Surkhandarya Water Supply and Sanitation Project
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The project should take fully into account the condition of the power supply, which is critical for water supply services in the country. The availability of water supply relies exclusively on an uninterrupted power supply.

Project Number: 40007-013
Project Name: Surkhandarya Water Supply and Sanitation Project
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The capacity of national civil work contractors in technology and workmanship needs to be developed to ensure that the quality of civil works is on par with international standards. An environmental monitoring group (EMG) should be established in a timely manner with realistic mandates for monitoring environmental impact throughout project implementation, so that it can fulfill its responsibilities, including information sharing and coordination with the local authorities.

Project Number: 40007-013
Project Name: Surkhandarya Water Supply and Sanitation Project
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The salaries of project management unit (PMU) and project implementation unit (PIU) staff should be comparable with prevailing market rates to prevent high turnover.

Project Number: 40007-013
Project Name: Surkhandarya Water Supply and Sanitation Project
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The project should not engage individual national consultants for construction supervision if there are many project sites due to limited capacity, unless mitigation measure are adopted. Significant inflation affected contracts. However, the contract amount was not adjusted due to the absence of price adjustment provisions in the contract documents, even in cases where the contract period was extended beyond 18 months. Price adjustments should be considered for contracts of less than 18 months when high inflation is likely to occur.

Project Number: 40007-013
Project Name: Surkhandarya Water Supply and Sanitation Project
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One of the significant lessons from the project is the positive impact of early fielding of PIA (project implementation assistance) consultants. During project preparation, the capacity of the executing agency, MOW (Ministry of Works), was assessed as insufficient, particularly for detailed design, construction supervision, and overall project planning, monitoring, and reporting. The project design therefore provided for PIA consultants to assist and support MOW.

Project Number: 38160-032
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Sector Project
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Proper engagement and communication with stakeholders is vital to ensure that the rationale and the objectives of the project are fully understood, and this helps during project implementation by speeding up important decisions. The good interaction between MOW (Ministry of Works), the PSC (project steering committee), and the PIA (project implementation assistance) consultants proved highly beneficial in completing this project on time.

Project Number: 38160-032
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Sector Project
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Allowing some NCB (national competitive bidding) packages in any project gives an opportunity to engage and test the ability of reputable local contractors. In this project it was noted that the local contractors for smaller NCB packages offered some very competitive rates and, with close supervision from the project team, were able to complete and deliver components in a timely manner.

Project Number: 38160-032
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Sector Project
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For projects where machinery and equipment are to be purchased from project funding, it should be ascertained during project design that the executing agency is making sufficient allocations to the operational budget in the year targeted for the procurement of the equipment, and the years to follow. Otherwise, the equipment is not used effectively for lack of operational budget in the first year.

Project Number: 38160-032
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Sector Project
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ADB provided guidance and support throughout the project with frequent project review missions.

Project Number: 38160-032
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Sector Project
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Under a sector modality, core subprojects should only be included at project appraisal if detailed feasibility studies have shown them to be implementable. Under this grant project, a core subproject (Sopu drainage channel) had to be dropped in the implementation phase when detailed design and feasibility studies revealed huge and unfeasible land acquisition needs.

Project Number: 38160-032
Project Name: Integrated Urban Development Sector Project
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The BWDB (Bangladesh Water Development Board) and LGED (Local Government Engineering Department) lacked the expertise to prepare tender documents and accurately survey, design, estimate, monitor, and supervise the construction of flood control and drainage structures. Thus, consultant services are needed to ensure the timely completion of all activities to a high standard.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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Project implementation delays could be reduced reasonably through careful and efficient recruitment of consultants, early land acquisition and resettlement, proper surveys, and the motivation of city corporations.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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Land acquisition in secondary towns can be a lengthy process and can cause significant delays in startup and implementation. Addressing the issue requires strong support from the relevant city corporations and district administrators, motivational campaigns, and adequate compensation packages. Advancing the preparation and approval of the Development Project Proforma to secure necessary funds for land acquisition early in project processing can reduce project startup delays.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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A design focusing on both physical and logistical issues and outputs and involving highly qualified experts was key to mitigate flooding and drainage congestions thoroughly and sustainably, improving living conditions in the towns as well as their economic.

Project Number: 26427-013
Project Name: Secondary Towns Integrated Flood Protection Project (Phase 2)
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