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Completion Report Tajikistan Completion Report Project Number: 45432-002 Grant Number: 0301 Loan Number: 8259 (OFID) September 2018 Tajikistan: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 6 (Ayni–Uzbekistan Border Road) Improvement Project This document is being disclosed to the public in accordance with ADB’s Public Communications Policy 2011. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit – somoni (TJS) At Appraisal At Project Completion (6 August 2012) (31 March 2017) TJS1.00 = $0.2099 $0.1234 $1.00 = TJS4.765 TJS8.1022 ABBREVIATIONS AADT – annual average daily traffic ADB – Asian Development Bank ADF – Asian Development Fund CAREC – Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation CWRD – Central and West Asia Department, ADB EIRR – economic internal rate of return GAP – gender action plan GDP – gross domestic product ICB – international competitive bidding IEE – initial environment examination IRI – international roughness index km – kilometers MOT – Ministry of Transport NGO – nongovernment organization OFID – OPEC Fund for International Development OPEC – Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries LARP – land acquisition and resettlement plan NCB – national competitive bidding PAM – project administration manual PCR – project completion review PIU – project implementation unit ECSPMC – engineering, construction supervision and project management consultant PPRR – project procurement-related review QCBS – quality- and cost-based selection TA – technical assistance VOC – vehicle operating cost NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of Tajikistan ends on 31 December. “FY” before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2018 ends on 31 December 2018. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to United States dollars. Vice-President Wencai Zhang, Operations 1 Director General Werner Liepach, Central and West Asia Department (CWRD) Director Pradeep Srivastava, Country Director, Tajikistan Resident Mission, CWRD Team leader Farrukh Nuriddinov, Senior Project Officer, CWRD Team members Mufara Hamidova, Operations Assistant, CWRD Nana Kvanchiany, Project Analyst, CWRD Mutabarkhon Rahimova, Senior Project Assistant, CWRD In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular 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 or area. CONTENTS Page BASIC DATA i I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1 II. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION 2 A. Project Design and Formulation 2 B. Project Outputs 2 C. Project Costs and Financing 4 D. Disbursements 4 E. Project Schedule 5 F. Implementation Arrangements 5 G. Consultant Recruitment and Procurement 5 H. Gender Equity 6 I. Safeguards 7 J. Monitoring and Reporting 8 III. EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE 8 A. Relevance 8 B. Effectiveness 9 C. Efficiency 10 D. Sustainability 11 E. Development Impact 12 F. Performance of the Borrower and the Executing Agency 13 G. Performance of Cofinanciers 13 H. Performance of the Asian Development Bank 14 I. Overall Assessment 14 IV. ISSUES, LESSONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 A. Issues and Lessons 14 B. Recommendations 15 APPENDIXES 1. Design and Monitoring Framework 16 2. List of Equipment Procured under the Project 19 3. Project Cost at Appraisal and Completion 20 4. Project Cost by Financier 21 5. Disbursement of ADB Grant and Loan Proceeds 22 6. Contract Awards of ADB Grant Proceeds 24 7. Appraisal and Actual Implementation Schedules Compared 25 8. Chronology of Major Events 26 9. Organization Structure for Project Implementation 28 10. Summary of Contract Packages 29 11. Achievement of the Gender Action Plan 30 12. Status of Compliance with Major Grant Covenants 38 13. Economic Reevaluation 45 14. Summary of the Socioeconomic Impacts 49 15. Contribution to the ADB Results Framework 51 16. Project Ratings 52 BASIC DATA A. Grant/Loan Identification 1. Country Republic of Tajikistan 2. Grant number and financing sources 0301, Asian Development Fund (ADF) Loan number and financing sources 8259, OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) 3. Project title Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 6 (Ayni–Uzbekistan border road) Improvement Project 4. Recipient Republic of Tajikistan 5. Executing agency Ministry of Transport 6. Amount of grant $100 million (ADF) Amount of loan $14 million (OFID) 7. Project completion report number TAJ 1711 8. Financing modality Project grant and loan B. Grant/Loan Data 1. Appraisal Grant 0301 – Date started 31 May 2012 – Date completed 13 June 2012 Loan 8259 – Date started 31 May 2012 – Date completed 13 June 2012 2. Grant/Loan negotiations Grant 0301 – Date started 6 August 2012 – Date completed 7 August 2012 Loan 8259 – Date started 30 October 2012 – Date completed 30 October 2012 3. Date of Board approval Grant 0301 11 September 2012 Loan 8259 12 September 2012 4. Date of grant/loan agreement Grant 0301 2 October 2012 Loan 8259 30 October 2012 5. Date of grant/loan effectiveness Grant 0301 – In grant agreement 1 November 2012 – Actual 5 November 2012 – Number of extensions none Loan 8259 – In loan agreement 28 January 2013 – Actual 3 December 2012 – Number of extensions none ii 6. Project completion date Grant 0301 – Appraisal 30 June 2016 – Actual 31 January 2017 Loan 8259 – Appraisal 30 June 2016 – Actual 30 September 2016 7. Grant/loan closing date Grant 0301 – In grant agreement 30 September 2016 – Actual 31 March 2017 – Number of extensions one Loan 8259 – In loan agreement 30 September 2016 – Actual 30 September 2016 – Number of extensions none 8. Financial closing date Grant 0301 – Actual 7 August 2017 Loan 8259 – Actual 8 November 2016 9. Terms of loan Loan 8259 – Interest rate 1.5% per annum on the principal amount of the loan withdrawn and outstanding – Service charge 1% per annum on the principal amount of the loan withdrawn and outstanding – Maturity 21 years – Grace period 5 years beginning 30 October 2012 10. Disbursements a. Dates Initial Final Time Interval Disbursements Disbursement Grant 0301 10 December 2012 7 August 2017 56 Months Loan 8259 04 February 2013 8 November 2016 45 Months Effective Date Actual Closing Time Interval Date Grant 0301 5 November 2012 31 March 2017 53 Months Loan 8259 3 December 2012 30 September 2016 46 Months iii b. Amount ($) Grant 0301 Increased Cancelled Last Original during during Revised Amount Undisburse Allocation Implementatio Implementation Allocation* Disbursed d Balance** Category (1) n (2) (3) (4=1+2–3) (5) (6 = 4–5) 1． Works 1A. Project Road 71,400,000 34,146 71,365,854 71,365,854 0 1B. Border 2,500,000 382,010 2,882,010 2,882,009 1 Infrastructure and Feeder Roads 1C. Project Road 18,089,093 18,089,093 18,089,092 1 2. Equipment 2,500,000 127,300 2,372,700 2,372,700 3. Consulting Services 5,600,000 309,657 5,290,343 5,283,611 6,732 4. Unallocated 18,000,000 18,000,000 Total 100,000,000 18,471,103 18,471,103 100,000,000 99,993,266 6,734 * The last grant reallocation was made on 23 March 2017. ** The undisbursed amount was cancelled at grant financial closure Loan 8259 Increased Cancelled Last Original during during Revised Amount Undisbursed Allocation Implementation Implementation Allocation Disbursed Balance Category (1) (2) (3) (4=1+2–3) (5) (6 = 4–5) 1． Works 14,000,000 - - 14,000,000 14,000,000 - Total 14,000,000 - - 14,000,000 14,000,000 - C. Project Data 1. Project cost ($ million) Cost Appraisal Estimate Actual Foreign exchange cost 114.00 113.99 Local currency cost 22.00 21.34 Total 136.00 135.33 2. Financing plan ($ million) Cost Appraisal Estimate Actual Implementation cost Borrower financed 22.00 21.34 ADB financed 100.00 99.99 OFID financed 14.00 14.00 Total 136.00 135.33 IDC costs and other financial charges* Borrower financed ADB financed OFID financed Total 136.00 135.33 * At appraisal, the financial charges for the OFID loan weren’t included in the project cost estimations. ADB = Asian Development Bank, IDC = interest during construction. OFID = OPEC Fund for International Development iv 3. Cost Breakdown by Project Component ($ million) Component Appraisal Estimate Actual A. Base Cost 1. Rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Ayni– 85.40 103.45 Panjakent–Uzbekistan border road 2. Road safety improvement 2.50 2.37 3. Border infrastructure upgrade and community 2.50 2.88 development 4. Consulting services for engineering, supervision and 5.60 5.28 project management, and project auditing 5. Land acquisition and resettlement 0.20 0.18 6. Project management 0.80 0.46 7. Taxes and duties 20.70 20.70 Subtotal (A) 117.70 135.33 B. Contingencies 1. Physical 13.90 2. Price 4.40 Subtotal (B) 18.30 Total (A+B) 136.00 135.33 Note: Numbers may not sum precisely because of rounding 4. Project Schedule Item Appraisal Estimate Actual A. Civil Works for Ayni–Uzbekistan border road Procurement Q2 2012–Q4 2012 Q2 2012–Q4 2012 Implementation Q1 2013–Q4 2015 Q4 2012–Q1 2017 B. Road safety improvement Strategy and action plan Q2 2014–Q3 2015 Road safety audit Q3 2013–Q2 2017 Training and campaign Q3 2016–Q4 2016 Equipment procurement Q2 2013–Q1 2014 Q2 2015–Q4 2015 C. Civil works for border infrastructure improvement Procurement Q2 2014–Q3 2014 Q1 2015–Q4 2015 Implementation Q4 2014–Q3 2015 Q4 2015–Q4 2016 D. Civil works for Feeder Roads Procurement Q4 2014–Q1 2015 Q1 2015–Q2 2015 Implementation Q2 2015–Q1 2016 Q3 2015–Q4 2016 5. Project Performance Report Ratings Implementation Period Ratings From 1 September to 31 December 2012 On Track From 1 January to 31 December 2013 On Track From 1 January to 31 December 2014 On Track From 1 January to 31 December 2015 On Track From 1 January to 31 December 2016 On Track From 1 January to 31 September 2017 On Track v D.
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