Semi-Annual Budget Monitoring Report Financial Year 2014/15 Roads Sub-Sector
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THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA Semi-Annual Budget Monitoring Report Financial Year 2014/15 Roads Sub-Sector April 2015 Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development P.O.Box 8147 Kampala www.finance.go.ug TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................................1 FOREWORD....................................................................................................................................2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................6 CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY ...........................................................................................................7 2.1 Process ................................................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 Methodology ....................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Limitations of the report ..................................................................................................................... 8 2.4 Assessment Criteria............................................................................................................................. 8 CHAPTER 12: ROADS ................................................................................................................... 10 12.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 10 12.2 Ministry of Works and Transport– Vote 016 .............................................................................. 13 12.2.1 Interconnectivity Project ............................................................................................................. 14 12.2.2 MoWT Regional Mechanical Workshops ..................................................................................... 42 12.3 Uganda National Roads Authoirty (UNRA)-Vote 113 ...................................................................... 55 12.3.1 Kampala-Entebbe Expressway Project (49.62kms) ...................................................................... 58 12.3.2 Periodic maintenance of Jinja-Kamuli (58km) ............................................................................. 66 12.3.3 Reconstruction of the Mbarara - Ntungamo - Kabale – Katuna Section Lot 3 –Km 95 to 160 (65km) ..................................................................................................................................................... 70 12.3.4 Rehabilitation of Kiryandongo-Gulu Road: Lot2; Kamdini-Gulu (62km) ...................................... 76 12.3.5 Rehabilitation of Kiryandongo –Karuma-Kamdini road (59km) ................................................... 79 12.3.6 Upgrading of Gulu-Atiak-Nimule road (104km) ........................................................................... 83 12.3.7 Upgrading of Mpigi-Kanoni road (64.45km) form gravel to paved (Bitumen Standard) ............. 94 12.3.8 Upgrading of Vurra-Arua-Koboko-Oraba (92km)......................................................................... 99 12.4 Uganda Road Fund (URF – Vote 118)........................................................................................ 110 12.4.1 District Roads Maintenance Programme ................................................................................... 111 12.4.2 National Roads Maintenance Programme ................................................................................. 163 GENERAL CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................. 196 RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 196 i REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................. 198 ii ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AfDB African Development Bank CAIIP Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme CH Chainage DBST Double Bituminous Surface Treatment DLP Defects Liability Period DUCAR District, Urban and Community Access Roads FY Financial Year GKMA Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area GoU Government of Uganda IDA International Development Association IFMS Integrated Financial Management System IPC Interim Payment Certificate IPF Indicative Planning Figure KCCA Kampala Capital City Authority KDRP Karamoja Drought Response Programme Km Kilometre LGMSDP Local Government Managerial and Service Delivery Programme MFPED Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development MoLG Ministry of Local Government MoWT Ministry of Works and Transport NCR Northern Corridor Route NEMA National Environment Management Authority OHS Occupational Health and Safety OPM Office of the Prime Minister PPDA Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority PRDP Peace Recovery and Development Programme RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete RTI Road Transport Infrastructure STDs Sexually Transmitted Diseases TSDP Transport Sector Development Project Ug shs Uganda Shillings UNRA Uganda National Roads Authority URF Uganda Road Fund US$ United States Dollars USD United States Dollars VAT Value Added Tax 1 FOREWORD The government has increasingly channeled resources into implementation of public programmes aimed at enhanced service delivery. Effective implementation of these programmes is critical and this calls for monitoring and evaluation. The Budget Monitoring and Accountability Unit in the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development makes semi-annual performance assessments on the progress of implementation for selected programmes. This report reviews the half year performance in the priority areas of: Agriculture, Education, Energy, Health, ICT, Industralization, Public Sector Management, Roads, and Water and Environment for FY 2014/15. The findings therein should inform implementation decisions in the last half of the year. I urge all institutions to follow up on the related implementation issues that have been identified. The implementation challenges and recommendations made will guide the relevant sectors to ensure enhanced effectiveness of programme implementation. 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND The overall report reviews selected key vote functions and programmes within the sectors, based on approved plans and significance of budget allocations to the votes. The focus is on nine sectors, including: agriculture, education, energy, health, industrialization, ICT, public sector management, roads; and water and environment. Attention is on large expenditure programmes with preference given to development expenditures, except in the cases of education, health, ICT, public sector management and roads where some recurrent costs are tracked. Projects selected for monitoring were based on regional sampling, level of capital investment, planned quarterly output, and value of releases by the second quarter of FY 2014/15. The methodology adopted for monitoring included literature review of quarterly progress and performance reports; interviews with the respective responsible officers or representatives of programmes; and observations at site. FINDINGS i) Roads Sub-sector Introduction The monitoring focused on: one project (Interconnectivity Project) and one program (Mechanical Engineering Services) under Vote 016 - MoWT, seven projects under the National Roads Construction Program (Vote 113 - UNRA) and 24 Designated Agencies under the Uganda Road Fund (Vote 118 - URF). The three Votes had a combined budget of Ug shs 2,279.378 billion (98.9% of the roads sub sector budget). Physical performance The overall physical performance of the three votes was estimated at 39% of the annual targets which is a very good performance. The performance was not excellent because the procurement for the road maintenance contracts and materials took place in the first quarter with implementation commencing in the second quarter. However, the multi-year works were not affected. The performance of the MoWT was excellent with an average physical performance of 44% at half year. However, the road construction projects implemented by the MoWT have continued to be characterized by prolonged procurement processes. For example, the Interconnectivity Project achieved 46.5km (32.5%) out of the annual planned of 142.7km 31st December 2014. This was attributed to the late delivery of the armco culverts and gabion meshes for the drainage works by the MoWT to the contractors which affected the physical progress. The physical performance of Vote 113- UNRA was excellent at 53%. This was due to the 120.6km (48.2%) of unpaved national roads that were upgraded to bitumen standards out of the annual planned 250km; and 98.3km-equivalent (57.8%) that was rehabilitated out of the annual target of 170km. This excellent performance was as a result of the rate of implementation of ongoing projects that was higher than planned. As a result, the budget provisions are likely to be 3 inadequate and a supplementary may be required during Quarter Four to maintain the same level of performance. The physical performance of the National Roads Maintenance program funded by URF but implemented