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North-West Frontier Province Barani Area Development Project, Phase II Completion Report Project Number: 29586 Loan Number: 1787-PAK (SF) December 2010 Pakistan: North-West Frontier Province Barani Area Development Project, Phase II CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit – Pakistan rupee/s (PRe/PRs) At Appraisal At Project Completion 14 October 2000 31 December 2008 PRe1.00 = $0.0172 $0.0126 $1.00 = PRs58.025 PRs79.150 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank BTR – blacktop road CCB – Citizen Community Board EA – executing agency EIRR – economic internal rate of return IA – implementing agency IFAD – International Fund for Agricultural Development MVO – men’s village organization NGO – nongovernment organization NWFP – North-West Frontier Province PFI – participating financial institution SDR – special drawing rights TA – technical assistance WCO – women’s community organization WVO – women’s village organization WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ha – hectare kg – kilogram km – kilometer NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the government ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. Vice President Xiaoyu Zhao, Operations 1 Director General J. Miranda, Central and West Asia Department (CWRD) Director R. Stroem, Pakistan Resident Mission (PRM), CWRD Team leader I. Raza, Project Implementation Officer, PRM, CWRD Team member A. Bhandara, Project Implementation Officer, PRM, CWRD M. Bukhari, Assistant Project Analyst, PRM, CWRD In preparing any county program or strategy, financing any project or by making any designation of or to a particularly territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory of area. CONTENTS Page BASIC DATA (i) I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1 II. EVALUATION OF DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION 2 A. Relevance of Design and Formulation 2 B. Project Outputs 4 C. Project Costs 9 D. Disbursements 9 E. Project Schedule 10 F. Implementation Arrangements 10 G. Conditions and Covenants 10 H. Consultant Recruitment and Procurement 11 I. Performance of Consultants, Contractors, and Suppliers 11 J. Performance of the Borrower and the Executing Agency 11 K. Performance of the Asian Development Bank 12 III. EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE 12 A. Relevance 12 B. Effectiveness in Achieving Outcome 12 C. Efficiency in Achieving Outcome and Outputs 13 D. Preliminary Assessment of Sustainability 13 E. Impact 13 IV. OVERALL ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 A. Overall Assessment 14 B. Lessons 15 C. Recommendations 15 APPENDIXES 1. Project Outputs and Achievements at Completion 16 2. Technical Evaluation of Civil Works 21 3. Beneficiary Share as Appraised and Completed 29 4. Project Costs and Financing Plan 31 5. Contract Awards and Disbursement Performance 32 6. Project Implementation Schedule 33 7. Status of Compliance to Loan Covenants 35 8. Consulting Services Input Utilization 40 9. Economic and Financial Analyses 42 10. Gender and Development Provisions and Achievements 46 11. Project Rating 50 BASIC DATA (Asian Development Bank Loan) A. Loan Identification 1. Country Pakistan 2. Loan Number 1787 3. Project Title North-West Frontier Province Barani Area Development Project, Phase II 4. Borrower Islamic Republic of Pakistan 5. Executing Agency Planning, Environment, and Development Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 6. Amount of Loan SDR40,065,000 (equivalent of US$52.0 million) 7. Project Completion Report PCR: PAK 1214 Number B. Loan Data 1. Appraisal – Date Started 17 July 2000 – Date Completed 28 July 2000 2. Loan Negotiations – Date Started 13 October 2000 – Date Completed 14 October 2000 3. Date of Board Approval 28 November 2000 4. Date of Loan Agreement 14 June 2001 5. Date of Loan Effectiveness – In Loan Agreement 12 September 2001 – Actual 4 February 2002 – Number of Extensions 1 6. Closing Date – In Loan Agreement 31 December 2008 – Actual 30 June 2010 – Number of Extensions 0 7. Terms of Loan 1.0% per year during the grace period and 1.5% – Interest Rate thereafter 32 – Maturity (number of years) 8 – Grace Period (number of years) 8. Terms of Relending 1.0% per year during the grace period and 1.5% – Interest Rate thereafter 32 – Maturity (number of years) 8 – Grace Period (number of years) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government – Second-Step Borrower NWFP = North-West Frontier Province. ii 9. Disbursements a. Dates Initial Disbursement Final Disbursement Time Interval 17 May 2002 31 March 2010 94.5 months Effective Date Original Closing Date Time Interval 4 February 2002 31 December 2008 84.0 months b. Amount (SDR) Last Net Category and Original Revised Amount Amount Amount Undisbursed Subloan Allocation Allocation Canceled Available Disbursed Balance 01A Civil Works, 7,697,000 10,108,522 -2,411,522 10,108,522 10,108,522 0 District Council Roads 01B Civil Works, 6,988,000 7,773,537 -785,537 7,773,537 7,773,537 0 Community Infrastructure 01C Civil Works 455,000 919,966 -464,966 919,966 919,966 0 Building Works 02 Equipment and 1,649,000 172,658 1,476,342 172,658 172,658 0 Material 03 Vehicles 724,000 375,234 348,766 375,234 375,234 0 04A Consultants 1,125,000 436,464 688,536 436,464 436,464 0 04B NGO 3,791,000 2,148,967 1,642,033 2,148,967 2,148,967 0 Contracts 05 Training, 4,207,000 4,142,500 64,500 4,142,500 4,142,500 0 Demonstration, and Research 06A Financial 3,991,000 0 3,991,000 0 0 0 Services, Line of Credit 06B Financial 493,000 0 493,000 0 0 0 Services, Line of Credit for Kohistan and Orakzai 07A Incremental 5,524,000 2,499,176 3,024,824 2,499,176 2,499,176 0 Staff and Operations 07B Incremental 593,000 246,401 346,599 246,401 246,401 0 Project Allowance 08 Prior TA 193,000 193,510 -510 193,510 193,510 0 Financing 09 Interest Charge 1,233,000 527,420 705,580 527,420 527,420 0 10 Unallocated 1,402,000 0 1,402,000 0 0 0 Total 40,065,000 29,544,355 10,520,645 29,544,355 29,544,355 0 ( ) = negative, NGO = nongovernment organization, TA = technical assistance. 10. Local Costs (Financed) - Amount ($ million) 31.6 - Percent of Local Costs 54 - Percent of Total Cost 39 iii C. Project Data 1. Project Cost ($ million) Cost Appraisal Estimate Actual Foreign 19.0 22.7 Exchange Cost Local 80.0 57.9 Currency Cost Total 99.0 80.6 2. Financing Plan ($ ‘000) Cost Appraisal Actual Estimate Implementation Costs Borrower 20,100.00 22,474.53 Financed ADB Financed 50,000.00 44,202.65 Other External 14,800.00 9,312.64 Financing (IFAD) Total 84,900.00 75,989.83 IDC Costs Borrower 0.00 0.00 Financed ADB Financed 2,000.00 807.01 Other External 0.00 0.00 Financing Total 2,000.00 807.01 3. Cost Breakdown by Project Component ($ ‘000) Component Appraisal Estimate Actual A. Base Cost Village-Level 11,300.0 25,035.7 Development Strengthening 19,200.0 9,364.9 Agriculture Livelihood Rural Financial 10,100.0 0.0 Services Participatory Small- 34,600.0 22,499.4 Scale Infrastructure Institutional Support 9,900.0 22,911.4 Subtotal (A) 85,100.0 79,811.4 B. Contingencies Physical Contingencies 3,300.0 (…) Price Contingencies 8,600.0 (…) Subtotal (B) 11,900.0 (…) Interest during Construction 2,000.0 807.0 Total (A + B) 99,000.0 80,618.4 4. Project Schedule Item Appraisal Estimate Actual Date of Contract with BME Consultants December 2001 April 2004 Date of Contract with Road Consultants January 2003 April 2004 Date of Contract with NGOs June 2002 October 2003 Completion of Engineering Designs March 2008 December 2009 iv Civil Works Contract Date of Award of First Contract January 2003 October 2004 Date of Award of Last Contract December 2007 Completion of Work March 2008 December 2010a Equipment and Supplies Dates First Procurement (…) (…) Last Procurement (…) (…) Completion of Equipment Installation (…) (…) (…) = data not available, ADB = Asian Development Bank, BME = benefit monitoring and evaluation, IDC = interest during construction, IFAD = International Fund for Agricultural Development, NGO = nongovernment organization. Item Appraisal Estimate Actual Start of Operations Completion of Tests and Commissioning June 2003 January 2005 Beginning of Start-Up a However, the ADB loan closed on 31 December 2008. The remaining works were financed by IFAD up to December 2009, and thereafter by the provincial government (up to June 2010). 5. Project Performance Report Ratings Ratings Development Implementation Implementation Period Objectives Progress From 28 February 2002 to 31 March 2002 Satisfactory Unsatisfactory From 1 April 2002 to December 2002 Satisfactory Satisfactory From 1 January 2003 to 31 March 2003 Satisfactory Satisfactory From 1 April 2003 to 30 June 2003 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 July 2003 to 30 September 2003 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 November 2003 to 31 December 2003 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 January 2004 to 31 March 2004 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 April 2004 to 30 June 2004 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 July 2004 to 30 September 2004 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 October 2004 to 31 December 2004 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 January 2005 to 31 March 2005 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 April 2005 to 30 June 2005 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 July 2005 to 30 September 2005 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 October 2005 to 31 December 2005 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 January 2006 to 31 March 2006 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 April 2006 to 30 June 2006 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 July 2006 to 30 September 2006 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 October 2006 to 31 December 2006 Satisfactory Highly satisfactory From 1 January 2007 to 31 March 2007 Satisfactory
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