| General Information |
Project/Program |
Project |
| Project Name |
Urban Water Supply Project P045629 |
| Duration |
Approval Date: Feb. 17, 1998 Closing Date (original): Dec. 31, 2002; (actual): Mar. 31 ,2004 |
| Donor |
World Bank |
| Implementiong Organization |
Kingdom of Cambodia, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Coordinating Committee for
the Water and Sanitation Sector |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification |
Infrastructure |
| Region |
Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville |
| Financing |
Commitment: 30.96 Million Total Project Cost: 39 Million |
| Analytical Information |
Stakeholders |
Royal Government of Cambodia, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, Sihanoukville Water Supply Authority, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Coordinating Committee for the Water and Sanitation Sector |
| Cross-cutting Issue |
Environment |
Environmental Sustainability rated "B". Past conflict had a substantially adverse effect on the start of project implementation in Sihanoukville, causing a serious delay in the delivery of project benefits to the population. |
| Gender |
N.A. No relation to gender issues. |
| Impact Analysis |
Proposed project is consistent with the objectives of the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS), approved in 1995 and 1997. Project also fully aligns with the first government Socio-economic Plan (1996-2000). It was well coordinated with the ADB, which was preparing a water distribution project at Phnom Penh at the time. |
| Effectiveness |
Ownership/Partnership |
Evaluation |
All identified stakeholders were heavily participated. |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Policy Coherence/Harmonization |
Evaluation |
Close dialogue with other donors, especially ADB, Japan, and France guaranteed coordination and complementarity investment in technical assistance. |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Evaluation Framework |
Evaluation |
Phnom Penh: Notwithstanding the delays, the timely actions by the consultant led to improved performance by the contractor and the end product is of very high quality. Sihanoukville: ine xperience in procurement and contract negotations of the local government exacerbated the administrative procedures. |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Alignment/Composition of Finance |
Evaluation |
The structure of costs and financing is substantially different from what was envisioned at appraisal due to the large savings on the turnkey contract. The closing date of the credit was extended three times, for a total of 15 months after the original date, a postponement justified by the emphasis on serving as many areas as possible. |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Other Remarks |
Bank: Recipient's Lack of Familiarity of Bank Procedures and Policies. Rehabilitation of the Chruory Chang Water Plant invloved resettlement of twenty families (18 illegal households). Pilot programs targeted to the poor for financing domestic connections is rated highly satisfactory (Reached a population of 6,708, equal to 1.5% to the entire 430,000 poor). Pilot Programme's sustainability was not rated. Identified stakeholders only dealt with the Cambodian government, lending institution, and borrower. |
