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Misprocurement can be avoided by (a) ensuring proper pre-qualification of bidders; and (b) defining clear evaluation guideline that will allow for skeptical review of bids that are well below a defined threshold to ensure that the winning bidder has the financial and technical capacity to perform.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Realistic outcomes in nonrevenue water (NRW) normally suggest that NRW reduction take time and are not capital intensive or asset specific.

Project Number: 41548-013
Project Name: Issyk-Kul Sustainable Development Project
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Compliance with ADB procurement guidelines must be immediately established rather than after the completion of the civil works.

Project Number: 40198-023
Project Name: Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project
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ADB needs to check the veracity of costs submitted by the borrower to avoid overestimates can result in the understatement of economic and financial internal rates of return.

Project Number: 40198-023
Project Name: Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project
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A sector-level road map should be included at initial design and appraisal to avoid missing a key link that enhances the connectivity of project roads.

Project Number: 40198-023
Project Name: Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway Construction Project
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It is essential to adopt an appropriate monitoring framework with relevant indicators to measure project results.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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The broad range of enterprises and technologies requires commercial banks to expand their knowledge and understanding of energy efficiency technologies to broaden project origination and monitoring skills.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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Technical advisory and capacity building are critical in ensuring that commercial banks are able to assess risks and returns associated with energy efficiency investments.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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Financial intermediation arrangements can help build energy efficiency lending portfolios of commercial banks.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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The PRC’s energy market is dominated by government oversight and regulation, rather than market principles; flexibility is therefors required to adapt project implementation to evolving market conditions and government priorities.

Project Number: 40524-013
Project Name: Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project
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Gender analysis, focused monitoring, and stakeholder awareness building are crucial to the effective design and implementation of project gender action plans (GAPs).

Project Number: 42391-013
Project Name: Port Vila Urban Development Project
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Insufficient operation and maintenance (O&M) budgets are a chronic constraint in many Pacific island countries.

Project Number: 42391-013
Project Name: Port Vila Urban Development Project
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Clear definition of scope, common timelines, and sustained communication and coordination are essential to the success of project cofinancing arrangements.

Project Number: 42391-013
Project Name: Port Vila Urban Development Project
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Adequate management and implementation consultant capacity and support, which continue to be locally challenging, need to be ensured in future ADB projects in Vanuatu.

Project Number: 42391-013
Project Name: Port Vila Urban Development Project
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Engaging individual consultants rather than firms for key project roles may be more appropriate in Vanuatu.

Project Number: 42391-013
Project Name: Port Vila Urban Development Project
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