| General Information |
Project/Program |
Project |
| Project Name |
Provincial And Rural Infrastructure Project |
| Duration |
Approval Date:2003-09-11, Closing Date:2011-12-31 |
| Donor |
World Bank |
| Implementiong Organization |
Ministry of Public Works and Transport(MPWT), Ministry of Rural Development(MRD) |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification |
Transport |
| Region |
Kampong Thom, Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear and Siem Reap |
| Financing |
US$24.4 million |
| Analytical Information |
Stakeholders |
N.A. |
| Cross-cutting Issue |
Environment |
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| Gender |
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| Impact Analysis |
The project assisted in the rehabilitation of 263.4 km of strategic secondary-national and provincial roads and about 84 km of rural roads and two bridges were rehabilitated. The project also assisted in the maintenance of 602 km of tertiary roads compared to the original target of 300 km (the target was not revised). The project increased access to all weather roads. After project completion, 1059 out of 1932 villages (55%) had all weather access to the secondary and provincial road networks. The ICR noted that these roads were selected in a participatory manner, i.e., the residents considered these roads most essential for access to markets and services, and for connecting to the national road network, and/or for linking provincial centers together. Most of the project roads remained in good condition, despite the extraordinary weather conditions of 2009 and 2011 (extensive rains and severe flooding). However, the project did not fully implement the policy and strategy development component. The use of appropriate technology and institutional reform was not carried out.
The relevance of objectives is rated high, while that of design is assessed as modest. Project efficacy and efficiency are assessed as modest. The project outcome is moderately unsatisfactory. |
| Effectiveness |
Ownership/Partnership |
Evaluation |
For the Ministry of Rural Development roads, traffic counts were taken shortly after completion of each road. These show levels of traffic growth that were higher than expected, with increases of 45% in Oddar Meanchey Province, 186% in Preah Vihear Province, 352% in Siem Reap Province and 358% in Kampong Thom Province. The counts include non-motorized and motorized vehicles, with the highest growth in numbers of motor cycles. As the roads were barely passable, if at all, prior to improvement, high levels of traffic growth are reasonable.
For Ministry of Public Works and Transport roads, six road links yielded a range of NPVs from US$0.025 million to US$8.8 million and ERRs ranging from 15 percent and 21 percent. These fall within the same range as the original estimates for the same roads. For Ministry of Rural Development, the ex-post ERRs range 19 percent and above 50 percent. |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Policy Coherence/Harmonization |
Evaluation |
The project objectives remained consistent with the most recent Country Assistance Strategy which among other things focussed on improving rural livelihoods. The project objectives were in line with the National Poverty Reduction Strategy(2003-2005).
The project also supported the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the Ministry of Rural Development in the areas of policy and strategy development. The project adopted an inclusive participatory planning approach that was new to Cambodia. This approach has been mainstreamed in the planning for roads. The Project design had a number of shortcomings: the underestimation of costs; the failure to account for the severe capacity constraints in implementing agencies; the lack of an integrative framework for the policy and strategy development program.
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| Rating |
4/5 |
| Evaluation Framework |
Evaluation |
N.A. |
| Rating |
N.A. |
| Alignment/Composition of Finance |
Evaluation |
The actual project cost was US$24.4 million slightly higher than the appraisal estimate of US$23.3 million. Concerning financing, the actual credit amount was US$ 17.4 million. The project was suspended for 8 months due to the miss-procurement of six civil works contracts. A good governance framework was developed for the project and an Action Plan was established. An International Procurement Adviser (IPA) was recruited. Responsibility for project procurement activities was taken away from the two implementing agencies and passed to the IPA. A Contract Supervision Consultant was recruited to inspect the quality of the civil works and to approve payments.
The Borrower actual contribution was US$6.9 million compared to the appraisal estimate of US$3.3 million. The project closing date was extended from September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2009 to make up for time lost due to the suspension and slow start-up of the Independent Procurement Agent. The closing date was further extended from September 30, 2009 to December 31, 2010 due to late procurement process by IPA and to complete the second annual work program and capacity building activities funded under the Policy and Human Resource Development Grant (TF56974). |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Other Remarks |
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