Document of The World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR00003960 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT (IBRD-80420) ON A Public Disclosure Authorized LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF US$100 MILLION TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINAFOR A SICHUAN SMALL TOWNS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized May 31, 2017 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Global Practice China and Mongolia Country Management Unit East Asia and Pacific Region Public Disclosure Authorized i CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective December 31, 2016) Currency Unit = Renminbi (RMB) RMB1.00 = US$0.1440 US$ 1.00 = RMB6.94 FISCAL YEAR January 1 – December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AHH Affected Households BCR Benefit Cost Ratio CPS Country Partnership Strategy CSI Core Sector Indicator EA Environmental Assessment EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return EMP Environment Management Plan FM Financial Management FMM Financial Management Manual FYP Five Year Plan GIS Geographic Information System GDP Gross Domestic Product GoC Government of China IBRD International Bank of Reconstruction and Development IEG Independent Evaluations Group (of the Bank) IFI International Financing Institutions IOI Intermediate Outcome Indicators IR Involuntary Resettlement KPI Key Performance Indicators LID Low Impact Development LA Loan Agreement M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MIS Management Information System MoF Ministry of Finance MTR Mid-Term Review Mu Chinese unit of land area measurement (1 ha=15mu) NCB National Competitive Bidding NDRC National Development and Reform Commission NPV Net Present Value ii PAP Project Affected People O&M Operations and Maintenance OMM Operation, Maintenance and Management PDO Project Development Objectives PDRC Provincial Development and Reform Commission PFB Provincial Finance Bureau PIU Project Implementation Unit PLG Provincial Leading Group PMO Project Management Office PPMO Provincial Project Management Office QAE Quality at Entry RA Results Framework RAP Resettlement Action Plan RMB Renminbi (Chinese Currency) SA Social Assessment SPG Sichuan Provincial Government SRAP Supplementary Resettlement Action Plan SSTDP Sichuan Small Towns Development Project SUDP Sichuan Urban Development Project SUEP Sichuan Urban Environment Project TA Technical Assistance WDR World Development Report WERP Wenchuan Earthquake Recovery Project WTP Water Treatment Plant WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant Senior Global Practice Director: Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, GSURR Sector Manager: Abhas K. Jha, GSURR Project Team Leader: Ji You, EACCF ICR Team Leader: Tuo Shi, GSURR iii People’s Republic of China Sichuan Small Towns Development Project CONTENTS Data Sheet A. Basic Information B. Key Dates C. Ratings Summary D. Sector and Theme Codes E. Bank Staff F. Results Framework Analysis G. Ratings of Project Performance in ISRs H. Restructuring I. Disbursement Graph 1. Project Context, Development Objectives and Design ............................................... 1 2. Key Factors Affecting Implementation and Outcomes .............................................. 4 3. Assessment of Outcomes .......................................................................................... 14 4. Assessment of Risk to Development Outcome ......................................................... 24 5. Assessment of Bank and Borrower Performance ..................................................... 25 6. Lessons Learned ....................................................................................................... 29 7. Comments on Issues Raised by Borrower/Implementing Agencies/Partners .......... 30 Annex 1. Project Costs and Financing .......................................................................... 32 Annex 2. Outputs by Component ................................................................................. 34 Annex 3. Economic and Financial Analysis ................................................................. 51 Annex 4. Bank Lending and Implementation Support/Supervision Processes ............ 56 Annex 5. Summary of Borrower's ICR and/or Comments on Draft ICR ..................... 58 Annex 6. Comments of Cofinanciers and Other Partners/Stakeholders ....................... 74 Annex 7. List of Supporting Documents ...................................................................... 75 Annex 8. Social Safeguards…………………………………………………………...76 Annex 9. Photos before and after the Project…………………………………………80 MAP iv A. Basic Information Sichuan Small Towns Country: China Project Name: Development Project ID: P110632 L/C/TF Number(s): IBRD-80420 ICR Date: 04/14/2017 ICR Type: Core ICR PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC Lending Instrument: SIL Borrower: OF CHINA Original Total USD 100.00M Disbursed Amount: USD 93.32M Commitment: Revised Amount: USD 100.00M Environmental Category: B Implementing Agencies: Sichuan Provincial Project Management Office Cofinanciers and Other External Partners: B. Key Dates Revised / Actual Process Date Process Original Date Date(s) Concept Review: 12/22/2009 Effectiveness: 09/28/2011 09/28/2011 Appraisal: 07/19/2010 Restructuring(s): 01/29/2016 Approval: 05/10/2011 Mid-term Review: 06/19/2015 06/12/2015 Closing: 12/31/2016 12/31/2016 C. Ratings Summary C.1 Performance Rating by ICR Outcomes: Satisfactory Risk to Development Outcome: Moderate Bank Performance: Moderately Satisfactory Borrower Performance: Moderately Satisfactory C.2 Detailed Ratings of Bank and Borrower Performance (by ICR) Bank Ratings Borrower Ratings Quality at Entry: Moderately Satisfactory Government: Moderately Satisfactory Implementing Quality of Supervision: Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Agency/Agencies: Overall Bank Overall Borrower Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Performance: Performance: v C.3 Quality at Entry and Implementation Performance Indicators Implementation QAG Assessments Indicators Rating Performance (if any) Potential Problem Project Quality at Entry No None at any time (Yes/No): (QEA): Problem Project at any Quality of Yes None time (Yes/No): Supervision (QSA): DO rating before Satisfactory Closing/Inactive status: D. Sector and Theme Codes Original Actual Major Sector/Sector Transportation Urban Transport 60 57 Water, Sanitation and Waste Management Wastewater Collection and Transportation 10 13 Flood protection 20 27 Water Supply 10 3 Major Theme/Theme/Sub Theme Environment and Natural Resource Management Environmental Health and Pollution Management 7 15 Air quality management 7 1 Soil Pollution 7 4 Water Pollution 7 10 Urban and Rural Development Urban Development 80 85 Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery 80 85 E. Bank Staff Positions At ICR At Approval Vice President: Victoria Kwakwa James W. Adams Country Director: Bert Hofman Hsiao-Yun Elaine Sun Practice Abhas Kumar Jha Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez Manager/Manager: Project Team Leader: Ji You Ji You ICR Team Leader: Tuo Shi ICR Primary Author: Tuo Shi vi F. Results Framework Analysis Project Development Objectives (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to improve priority infrastructure in the Project Counties / Districts in Sichuan Province. Revised Project Development Objectives (as approved by original approving authority) (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 Urban Roads, Increased population with access to road transportation Indicator 1 : network, Puxin Town (Number) Value 0 10,250 30,000 quantitative or Qualitative) Date achieved 04/08/2011 12/31/2016 12/31/2016 Exceeded by 192%. In anticipation of the construction of project roads, Comments the local government expanded construction of public rental and (incl. % achievement) resettlement housing which attracted a greater number of resident to the area than originally expected. Urban Roads, Increased population with access to road transportation Indicator 2 : network, Panlian Town (Number) Value 0 7,200 20,000 quantitative or Qualitative) Date achieved 04/08/2011 12/31/2016 12/31/2016 Exceeded by 178%. In anticipation of the construction of project roads, Comments the local government expanded construction of public rental and (incl. % resettlement housing which attracted a greater number of resident to the achievement) area than originally expected. Urban Roads, Increased population with access to road transportation Indicator 3 : network, Liujiang Town (Number) Value 0 5000 5300 quantitative or vii Qualitative) Date achieved 01/19/2016 12/31/2016 12/31/2016 Comments Exceeded. PDO indicator added through restructuring for the new (incl. % investment on road in Liujiang Town achievement) Urban Roads, Travel time along selected traffic corridor, Penglai Town Indicator 4 : (Luogui Road) (Minutes) Value 13 6 6 quantitative or Qualitative) Date achieved 04/08/2011 12/31/2014 12/31/2015 Comments 100% achievement. (incl. % achievement) Urban Roads, Travel time along selected traffic corridor, Fengming Town Indicator 5 : (Binjiang Road south segment) (Minutes) Value 27 8.5 8 quantitative or Qualitative) Date achieved 04/08/2011 12/31/2014 12/31/2016 Comments Slightly exceeded. Also supported by optimization of traffic signal system (incl. % that further reduced travel time. achievement) Urban Roads, Travel time along selected traffic corridor, Fengming Indicator 6 : Town(North Outer Ring Road)(Minutes) Value 20 7 7 quantitative or Qualitative) Date achieved 04/08/2011 12/31/2014 12/31/2015