IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT (ICR) Lebanon
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Document of The World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR00001141 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT (IBRD-70260 LE) ON A Public Disclosure Authorized LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF US$80.00 MILLION TO THE LEBANESE REPUBLIC FOR A FIRST MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized June 1, 2009 Sustainable Development Department Public Disclosure Authorized Middle East Country Department Middle East and North Africa Region CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective June 1, 2009) Currency Unit = LP LP 1,500 = US$1 FISCAL YEAR ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS Vice President: Daniela Gressani Country Director: Hedi Larbi Sector Manager: Anna M. Bjerde Project Team Leader: Robert Maurer ICR Team Leader: Robert Maurer Lebanon First Municipal Infrastructure Project CONTENTS Data Sheet A. Basic Information ……………………………………………………….…….………i B. Key Dates …..………………………………………………………………..………..i C. Ratings Summary ……………………………………………………………….…….i D. Sector and Theme Codes ……………...………………………………………….….ii E. Bank Staff ………………………………….…………………………………..……..ii F. Results Framework Analysis………..………………………….………………….….ii G. Ratings of Project Performance in ISRs .………………………………………….….v H. Restructuring …………………………………………………………………….v I. Disbursement Graph ………………………………………………………...….vi 1. Project Context, Development Objectives and Design ……………………………… 1 2. Key Factors Affecting Implementation and Outcomes……………………………… 4 3. Assessment of Outcomes ..…………………………………………………..……… .8 4. Assessment of Risk to Development Outcome …………………………………. 11 5. Assessment of Bank and Borrower Performance …………………………... 12 6. Lessons Learned ………………………………………..…………………………. 14 7. Comments on Issues Raised by Borrower/Implementing Agencies/Partners ………. 16 Annex 1. Project Costs and Financing ……………………………………………17 Annex 2. Outputs by Component ……………………………………………….….. 18 Annex 3. Economic and Financial Analysis ……………………………………21 Annex 4. Bank Lending and Implementation Support/Supervision Processes …... 23 Annex 5. Beneficiary Survey Results ………………………………………….. 25 Annex 6. Stakeholder Workshop Report and Results ………………………….. 37 Annex 7. Summary of Borrower's ICR and/or Comments on Draft ICR ………….. 38 Annex 8. Comments of Co-financiers and Other Partners/Stakeholders ………….. 48 Annex 9. List of Supporting Documents ………………………………………….. 50 MAP A. Basic Information LB - First Municipal Country: Lebanon Project Name: Infrastructure Project Project ID: P050544 L/C/TF Number(s): IBRD-70260 ICR Date: 06/23/2009 ICR Type: Core ICR LEBANESE Lending Instrument: SIL Borrower: REPUBLIC Original Total USD 80.0M Disbursed Amount: USD 75.4M Commitment: Environmental Category: B Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Interior and Municipalities Cofinanciers and Other External Partners: B. Key Dates Revised / Actual Process Date Process Original Date Date(s) Concept Review: 11/13/1997 Effectiveness: 11/28/2000 Appraisal: 03/20/2000 Restructuring(s): Approval: 06/22/2000 Mid-term Review: 11/06/2003 Closing: 12/31/2005 12/31/2008 C. Ratings Summary C.1 Performance Rating by ICR Outcomes: Satisfactory Risk to Development Outcome: Low or Negligible Bank Performance: Satisfactory Borrower Performance: Satisfactory C.2 Detailed Ratings of Bank and Borrower Performance (by ICR) Bank Ratings Borrower Ratings Quality at Entry: Moderately Satisfactory Government: Satisfactory Implementing Quality of Supervision: Satisfactory Satisfactory Agency/Agencies: Overall Bank Overall Borrower Satisfactory Satisfactory Performance: Performance: C.3 Quality at Entry and Implementation Performance Indicators Implementation QAG Assessments Indicators Rating Performance (if any) Potential Problem Project Yes Quality at Entry None i at any time (Yes/No): (QEA): Problem Project at any Quality of No None time (Yes/No): Supervision (QSA): DO rating before Satisfactory Closing/Inactive status: D. Sector and Theme Codes Original Actual Sector Code (as % of total Bank financing) Central government administration 6 6 General transportation sector 23 23 General water, sanitation and flood protection sector 45 45 Roads and highways 23 23 Sub-national government administration 3 3 Theme Code (as % of total Bank financing) Access to urban services and housing 67 67 Municipal governance and institution building 33 33 E. Bank Staff Positions At ICR At Approval Vice President: Daniela Gressani Jean-Louis Sarbib Country Director: Hedi Larbi Inder K. Sud Sector Manager: Anna M. Bjerde Sonia Hammam Project Team Leader: Robert Maurer Sonia Hammam ICR Team Leader: Robert Maurer ICR Primary Author: Richard James F. Results Framework Analysis Project Development Objectives (from Project Appraisal Document) To: (i) address urgent municipal works while setting the stage for gradual assumption of responsibility for municipal services at the local level. The project would: (a) in the short term, restore selected basic municipal infrastructure to improve the living conditions; and (b) in the medium term, set the stage for the development of the municipal sector by enabling municipalities to begin addressing local infrastructure maintenance and rehabilitation needs. Revised Project Development Objectives (as approved by original approving authority) The Project development objectives were not revised. ii (a) PDO Indicator(s) Original Target Formally Actual Value Values (from Revised Achieved at Indicator Baseline Value approval Target Completion or documents) Values Target Years PD0-1: Repairs and upgrading of selected basic municipal infrastructure and Indicator 1 : services: Km of restored roads and retaining walls (a) Roads - 13,400 km (distribution: 9400 km on internal roads and (a) Roads - Value Roads = 3,175 km 4000km on principal 1800km; (b) quantitative or Retaining walls = roads) Retaining walls - Qualitative) 257 km 320km (b) Retaining walls - 3,800 km; Date achieved 11/28/2000 06/30/2008 12/31/2008 Comments 176% achievement in roads restoration (incl. % 80% achievement in retaining walls achievement) Indicator 2 : PD0-1: Improving Road safety: Number of street lighting poles Light poles = 210,300 (distribution: 15,083 Value 136200 poles on internal On internal Roads = quantitative or 14,000 roads and 64100 poles on 13,990 Qualitative) principal roads) On principal roads = 1,093 Date achieved 11/28/2000 06/30/2008 12/31/2008 Comments (incl. % 108% achievement achievement) Repairs and expansion of existing networks (storm water drains, potable water, Indicator 3 : sewerage) Storm drainage = (a) Storm Drainage (a) Drainage 290 km; Value network - 14,000 km; (b) network - 287.78 Potable water = 28 quantitative or Potable water - 10,000 km; (b) Potable km; Qualitative) km; (c) Sewerage - 3500 water - 65km; (c) Sewerage network km. Sewerage - 55km = 36 km Date achieved 11/28/2000 06/30/2008 12/31/2008 Comments 101% achievement in storm drainage network repairs and expansion (incl. % 43% achievement in potable water repairs and expansion achievement) 65% achievement in sewerage repairs PDO-1: Improved Access to Investment Funding in Municipalities with a Indicator 4 : population smaller than 7,000 (% ratio of the total amount in US$ disbursed for project implementation). Value 5% 50% 52.33% quantitative or iii Qualitative) Date achieved 11/28/2000 06/30/2008 12/31/2008 Comments (incl. % achievement) PDO-2: Initiate Central Government Transfers based on well-planned priority Indicator 5 : needs: Total no. of municipalities that have identified priority investment projects. Value quantitative or 707 707 704 Qualitative) Date achieved 11/28/2000 06/30/2008 12/31/2008 Comments Almost 100% of the target was achieved (99.6%). The only three municipalities (incl. % that were not able to identify priority investments were (i) Butshay, (ii) Wasat Al achievement) Laqlouq and (iii) Kafra Rimein. PDO-2: Providing municipalities with their share of Government transfers: Indicator 6 : equivalent amount of projects implemented in municipalities. Value quantitative or N/A $97.39 million $86.42 million Qualitative) Date achieved 11/28/2000 06/30/2008 12/31/2008 Comments (incl. % 89% target achieved achievement) (b) Intermediate Outcome Indicator(s) Original Target Actual Value Formally Values (from Achieved at Indicator Baseline Value Revised approval Completion or Target Values documents) Target Years Municipal revenues/Government transfers. A decreasing ratio will show Indicator 1 : improved financial sustainability. Value (quantitative 50% 30% 36.52% or Qualitative) Date achieved 11/28/2000 06/30/2008 12/31/2008 Comments (incl. % 122% of the target was achieved achievement) Capacity-building at MOMRA for project implementation; technical assistance Indicator 2 : for project implementation. (a) % of expenditures of (a) 42.79% Value municipalities on (b) 36.52% (quantitative N/A investment; (c) 13.92% or Qualitative) (b) % of revenues (d) 17.70% of municipalities iv from ImF; (c) % of tax on drainage and sidewalks to total local revenues collected; (d) Ratio of area served by project to built total built up area. Date achieved 11/28/2000 06/30/2008 12/31/2008 Comments (incl. % achievement) G. Ratings of Project Performance in ISRs Actual Date ISR No. DO IP Disbursements Archived (USD millions) 1 06/29/2000 Satisfactory Satisfactory 0.00 2 12/27/2000 Satisfactory Satisfactory 0.00 3 06/14/2001 Satisfactory Satisfactory 2.00 4 06/29/2001 Satisfactory Satisfactory 2.00 5 12/21/2001 Satisfactory Satisfactory 3.73 6 02/07/2002 Satisfactory Satisfactory 4.12 7 03/05/2002 Satisfactory Satisfactory 5.31 8 09/30/2002 Satisfactory Satisfactory 11.17 9 03/14/2003 Satisfactory