| General Information |
Project/Program |
Program |
| Project Name |
Mainstreaming Labor-Based Maintenance to the National Road Network 9408 |
| Duration |
Approval Date: 10 February 2004; Closing Date, Original: 30 June 2007; Closing Date Actual: 31 October 2008 |
| Donor |
Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
| Implementiong Organization |
Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the Ministry of Rural Development were executing agencies; the implementing agencies are Provincial Department of Public Works and Transport (PDPWT), Provincial Department of Rural Development (PDRD) |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification |
Infrastructure |
| Region |
Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, and Pailin provinces |
| Financing |
The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction approved a grant amount of USD 2,200,000. The Royal Government of Cambodia financed USD 2,548,000; the private sector financed USD 252,000 |
| Analytical Information |
Stakeholders |
Joint Road Maintenance Unit (JRMU), Provincial Departments of Rural Development, Provincial Departments of Public Works, Asian Development Bank, Royal Government of Cambodia, Joint Road Maintenance Board, International Labor Organization (ILO), World Bank, Provincial and Rural Infrastructure Project, Engineering Institution of Cambodia, Japan International Cooperation, Cambodia Resident Mission
Agency, Affected People, Target People, Non-governmental Organizations, Civil Society |
| Cross-cutting Issue |
Environment |
Weather problems such as the dry and wet seasons have greatly affected the implementation phases of the project. |
| Gender |
There is no information regarding cross cutting gender issues mentioned in the completion report. |
| Impact Analysis |
According to the Completion Report, "sustainability. The project was rated highly relevant as it was consistent with the Government's development objective and was also in line with ADB's strategy in the road sector". The specific government strategy and plans were not mentioned in the Completion Report. |
| Effectiveness |
Ownership/Partnership |
Evaluation |
According to the Completion Report, "project preparation involved a comprehensive field visit and extensive consultations with other donors and institutions, especially the World Bank, in coordination with the Provincial and Rural Infrastructure Project; the Engineering Institution of Cambodia (the national professional engineering society) and the Institute de Technologie du Cambodge (Technical Institute of Cambodia), on training issues; and six existing small- scale labor-intensive road contractors in the project area, on experiences with setting up and running small-scale contracting enterprises and their training needs" and "The JRMU, which acted like a permanent cooperative operation proved to be a suitable arrangement by making optimum utilization of scarce skilled human resources available at the provincial level" and "to ensure efficient dissemination of the Project's results and enable coordination with other projects and government agencies, the Government established on 23 June 2006 a high-level Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee composed of one member each from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), MPWT, and MRD; and one member from the Governor's Office of each project province. The Project Steering Committee held regular bi-annual meetings and two extra-ordinary meetings in 2008. Overall, the performance of the executing agencies and implementation agencies is rated satisfactory". |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Policy Coherence/Harmonization |
Evaluation |
According to the Completion Report, "ADB cooperated well with the concerned government agencies and stakeholders in formulating the project" and "in addition to conducting two review missions per year during project implementation, ADB also participated in the regular and special meetings of the Project Steering Committee held in Phnom Penh or at the JRMU office in Battambang to discuss and address implementation issues". |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Evaluation Framework |
Evaluation |
According to the Completion Report, "the review missions included visits and meetings with the concerned stakeholders at the project sites, as well meetings with the concerned Government ministries in Phnom Penh". |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Alignment/Composition of Finance |
Evaluation |
The JFPR fund was used to finance 100 percent of the cost for consulting services and project management with the total amount of $678,734. In total, $843,528 was disbursed from the Government counterpart budget and $207,299 was disbursed from the JFPR fund for road maintenance works. The JFPR fund was utilized to cover 100 percent of the training expenses of $64,170. |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Other Remarks |
This grant was to assist the counterpart project of GMS Cambodia Road Improvement Project |
