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Sufficient lead time is needed for procurement, especially under the two-stage bidding process. Higher project readiness and clarity in employer’s requirements, including engineering designs and specifications, are critical inputs for bid documents.

Project Number: 42378-017
Project Name: Power System Expansion and Efficiency Improvement Investment Program (Tranche 3)
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Timely recruitment of consultants is a fundamental requisite in effective project development and supervision. Improving project design and supervision through constant monitoring and periodic review can lead to better development results.

Project Number: 39071-013
Project Name: Metropolitan Sanitation Management and Health Project
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Inadequate capacity to assess the bids and contracts increases procurement risks and results in implementation delays. It is imperative that borrower and/or the executing agencies conduct sufficient due diligence on the technical and financial qualifications of bidders to ensure that they can deliver the required works and contract obligations of the project. Such an examination prevents contracting low performing contractors.

Project Number: 49125-001
Project Name: Second Jharkhand State Road Project
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Shifting of utilities need to be included in civil works contracts to avoid delays in construction works and ensure that all utilities requiring shifting are shifted. This could also help prevent contractors from taking advantage of issues associated with utility shifting to their own benefit.

Project Number: 48266-002, 48226-004
Project Name: Second Rural Connectivity Investment Program (Tranche 2 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Procurement usually takes extra time due to process-related issues that can be mitigated by (i) strengthening progress monitoring and quality assurance mechanisms during project preparatory work, including bid document Preparation; (ii) appointing dedicated committees and staff, including a technical evaluation committee for road projects, a procurement committee with enforced deadlines, and a staff in the project management unit to coordinate and manage procurement activities; and (iii) providingCapacity development training for the relevant committee.

Project Number: 47182-001
Project Name: Southern Road Connectivity Project
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Projects with complex technical requirements, such as this one on railway rolling stocks, need to hire a panel of experts to support the project team throughout procurement, supply, and commissioning. The financial closing of this project was delayed due to various reasons related to the complexity of technical specifications and the Bangladesh Railway's (BR) requirements for locomotives.

Project Number: 49094-001
Project Name: Railway Rolling Stock Project
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An alternative approach for the Completion of projects halted by the closure of the availability period of MFF-financed loans needs to be explored. This is especiallly important for projects with considerable stranded investments (e.g., stranded investments in the Ramazon HPP included $3 million for transmission line and $3 million for site Preparation). To continually implement the Ramazon HPP, the PNG Power Ltd.

Project Number: 41504-013, 41504-023, 41504-025
Project Name: Town Electrification Investment Program (Multitranche Financing Facility and Tranche 2)
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The number of contract packages can be reduced by combining works of a similar nature within the same geographic area.

Project Number: 40648-013, 40648-037
Project Name: Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism (Tranche 4 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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It is crucial not to delay the Preparation of detailed designs, bids and procurement documentation, securing legal clearances, and recruitment of project consultants, as a delay on any of these could negatively impact the attainment of project outputs and outcomes,

Project Number: 40648-013, 40648-037
Project Name: Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism (Tranche 4 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Closer coordination, capacity building, and handholding can improve project implementation when the executing agency has limited experience on implementing ADB-assisted projects. A review mechanism for assessing the efficacy of the trainings needs to be designed. The executing agency should be well versed in the ADB's safeguard policies to ensure compliance and accurate budgeting of the cost of safeguards. Any delays in the mobilization of experts to complement the staff of the executing agency should be expeditiously addressed.

Project Number: 47101-002
Project Name: Assam Power Sector Investment Program (Tranche 1)
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Adequate assessment and due diligence of the technical qualification and past performance of a consultant supports satisfactory execution of its services. This is critical for effective implementation of project activities. Specifically, a close monitoring of the consultant's performance during project implementation permits a better quality of deliverables and outputs.

Project Number: 46417-001
Project Name: Jaipur Metro Rail Line 1-Phase B Project
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A systematic review of the states' or subnational governments' procurement capacities, backed by an adequate assessment of the market conditions, is crucial to avoid procurement delays. Particular attention should also be given to understanding and navigating the complexities of governance procedures and other aspects of the institutional arrangements that could deter timely decision-making and procurement.

Project Number: 35290–013, 35290–043
Project Name: North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development Investment Program (Tranche 3 and Multitranche Financing Facility)
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Provision of adequate technical support for the executing and implementing agencies with respect to procurement planning as well as consultant recruitment and management helps in streamlining the procurement timeline processes. Specifically, providing capacity building support and training on ADB procurement procedures, biddings, and contracts facilitates effective execution of civil works' activities.

Project Number: 49168-001
Project Name: Improving School Dormitory Environment for Primary Students in Western Region Project
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Poor quality of local talent can significantly hinder implementation, causing ADB to intensify implementation support to put projects on track. The executing agency asked the international consulting firm “to change six of the national experts to enhance the quality of expertise.” Delays in retaining architects to monitor construction had a knock-on impact on the procurement of civil works and equipment packages. The objective of setting up the Project Administration Group (PAG), among other implementation units, was to delegate project execution to locals, but this did not work.

Project Number: 46535-001
Project Name: Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training
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Budget approval and procurement of new technologies being piloted could take time and cause implementation delays; when installed, rigorous monitoring of the performance of the new technologies is required to ascertain benefits and draw lessons from the pilot experience. In implementing the four pilot smart grid projects, substantial delays occurred due to the lengthy budget approval process and the procurement requirement of open competitive bidding while allowing international bidder participation.

Project Number: 50016-001
Project Name: Sustainable Energy Access in Eastern Indonesia—Electricity Grid Development Program
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