AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TUNISIA SIDI EL BARRAK DAM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT COUNTRY DEPARTMENT NORTH REGION NOVEMBER 2002 SCCD: N.A.. TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages List of Tables …………………………………………………………………….. ii List of Annexes ……………………………………………………………………... ii Currency and Measures ……………………………………………………………... iii Acronyms and Abbreviations ………………………………………………………… iv Basic Project Data ……………………………………………………………. v Executive Summary …………….…………………………………………………… x Project Matrix ……………………………………………………………………… xii 1. INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………. 1 2. PROJECT OBJECTIVE AND FORMULATION……..…………………. 1 2.1 Project Goal …………………………………..…………………. 1 2.2 Project Description …………………………………………………. 1 2.3 Project Formulation ………………………………………………… 2 2.4 Preparation, Appraisal, Negotiation and Approval ………………... 2 3. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ……………………………………….. 2 3.1 Effectiveness and Start-up ……………………. 2 3.2 Procurement ………………………………………………... 3 3.3 Modifications …………………………………………………………. 4 3.4 Implementation Schedule………. 4 3.5 Reporting………………………………………………………………. 5 3.6 Financing Sources and Disbursements ...………………………….. 5 4. PROJECT PERFORMANCE ………………..…………………………….. 7 4.1 Overall Assessment ………………………………………………. 7 4.2 Operational Performance ……………………………………………. 8 4.3 Institutional Performance ………………………………………….. 8 4.4 Management and Organizational Effectiveness ……………………… 8 4.5 Staff Recruitment, Training and Development ………... 9 4.6 Performance of the Consultants, Contractors, Suppliers and Borrower………………….. 9 4.7 Financial Performance ……………………………………………….. 10 4.8 Economic Performance …………………………………………….. 11 5. SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE PROJECT ………. 12 6. PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY …………………………………………….. 14 SCCD: N.A.. ii 7. PERFORMANCE OF THE BANK, THE BORROWER AND OTHER DONORS ……………………………….. 14 7.1 Performance of the Bank …………………………………………. 14 7.2 Performance of the Borrower ………………………………………… 15 7.3 Performance of the Executing Agency ……………………………… 16 7.4 Performance of Other Donors …………………………… 16 8. OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND ASSESSMENT…………………… 16 9. CONCLUSION, LESSONS LEARNT, AND RECOMMENDATIONS .. 16 9.1 Conclusions …………………………………………………………… 16 9.2 Lessons Learnt ………………………………………………………... 17 9.3 Recommendations …………………………………………………….. 18 LIST OF TABLES Table 3.1 Projected and actual implementation schedule Table 3.2 Comparative table of project costs by component Table 3.3 Comparative project costs by financing sources Table 3.4 Comparative table of expenditure schedule LIST OF ANNEXES Annex 1 Map of the location Annex 2 Implementation Performance of ADB-financed components Annex 3 Estimated and actual costs/ estimated and actual financing Annex 4 Annual disbursements : ADB funds and overall project Annex 5 Calculation of the economic and financial rate of return of the project Annex 6 Performance evaluation and rating Annex 7 Matrix of recommendations and follow up measures Annex 8 Sources of information Annex 9 Observations of the borrower and of the executing agency Annex 10 General financial and technical data iii CURRENCY AND MEASURES Currency unit : Tunisian Dinar (TD) At Appraisal (June 1992) At PCR (October 2002) 1 UA TD 1.3775 TD 1.8390 Trend of the annual average exchange rate Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 TD/UA 1.3775 1.3775 1.3990 1.4157 1.5363 1.5176 1.6464 1.8390 1.8390 1.8390 • The above exchange rates correspond to annual averages for the indicated period iv ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ADB : African Development Bank AFESD : Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development BIOBANKA : Banque de l’Entreprise de Construction du Barrage BTS : Banque Tunisienne de Solidarité (Tunisian Solidarity Bank) CIDA : Canadian International Development Agency CRDA : Commissariat Régional de Développement Agricole (Regional Agricultural Development Commission) CREDIF : Centre de Recherche et d’Etude sur la Femme (Gender Study Research Center) DGB : Direction Générale des Barrages (Dams General Directorate) DGBGTH : Direction générale des barrages et des grands travaux (General Directorate for dams construction works) DGGTH : Direction Générale des Grands Travaux Hydrauliques (General Directorate for major water development works) ERR : Economic rate of return GDP : Gross Domestic Product GNP : Gross National Product IRR : Internal rate of return m3 : Cubic Metre Mm3 : Million Cubic Metres PDEN : Plan Directeur des Eaux du Nord (North Waters Master Plan) SEE : Société pour l’Expansion des Exportations (Canada) (Exports Expansion Company) SONEDE : Société d’Exploitation et de Distribution des Eaux (Water Supply and Expoitation Company -Canada) STEG : Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company) TD : TD UA : Unit of Account UNTF : Union Nationale de la Femme Tunisienne (National Tunisian Women’s Union) This report was prepared by Mr. Joseph Martial RIBEIRO, Senior Irrigation Engineer, ONAR.2 (Extension 4533), Mr. Jacques Franssen, Environmentalist, PSDU (Extension 4728), and an Agro-economist Consultant, following a mission carried out in Tunisia from 19 October 2002 to 2 November 2002. Any enquiry relating to this report may be referred to either the authors or to Mr. Jean-Pierre RIGOULOT, Division Manager, ONAR.. 2 (Extension 4899). v BASIC PROJECT DATA 1. Country : Tunisia 2. Project : Sidi El Barrak Dam Construction Project 3. Loan Number : B/TUN/AGR-AME-94/51 4. Borrower : Government of the Republic of Tunisia 5. Guarantor : Tunisian Dinar 6. Beneficiary : Ministry of Agriculture 7. Executing Agency : General Directorate for Dams and Major Water Development Works (DGBGTH) A. LOAN APPRAISAL ACTUAL ESTIMATE FIGURES 1. Amount (in UA Million) 54.20 21.00 2. Interest rate Variable Variable 3. Repayment period 20 years 20 years 4. Grace period 7 years 7 years 5. Loan Negotiation Date 05-11/09/1993 6. Approval Date 06/10/1993 7. Signature Date 11/05/1994 8. Date of Entry into Force 06/01/1995 B. PROJECT DATA 1. Total cost (in million UA) Appraisal estimate Actual figures 175.00 132.21 2. Financing Plan (in million Foreign Local currency Foreign Local currency UA) currency currency A. ADB 54.20 21.00 B. AFESD 36.37 10.92 33.73 C. BIOBANKA 24.56 D. Government 38.72 34.79 - 52.92 TOTAL 129.29 45.71 79.29 52.92 3. Effective date of first disbursement : 17 April 1996 4. Effective date of last disbursement : in 2003 5. Commencement of project implementation activities : 2 May 1994 6. Date of Completion of project activities : 31 August 2002 vi C. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 1. Cost Underrun (UA Million) : : 3.79 (18.06%) 2. Time Overrun / slippage on schedule : Slippage on effectiveness : 14 months Slippage on completion date : 44 months Slippage on last disbursement : 37 months Number of extensions of deadline for last disbursement : 3 3. Project : Physical implementation implementation completed on 31/08/2002 status Various final payments to be made in 2003 4. List of verifiable indicators and stage of completion (%) - Transfer of 265 Mm3 /year to Seyjame Dam 100 - 21,690 ha of Supplementary Irrigation already in existence at Mateur and in Cap Bon 100 - 7,009 ha perennial irrigation of new plots at Nefza and Seyjane 100 - Potable water supply to a population of 4.2 million people 100 1. Institutional Performance : Unsatisfactory Fair Satisfactory X 2. Bank Performance : Unsatisfactory Fair Satisfactory X 3. Contractor’s Performance : Unsatisfactory Fair Satisfactory HIDROTECHNIKA X SAROUBAT/STAM X ENTREPRISE ALI M’HENNI X EMIT X ANABIB/KANAOUT X O.T.C (OISIS TECHNICAL CORPORATE) X CYMI-MAKIBER X ETELEC X EFACEC X HIDOUSSI X STEG X AFRIQUE AUTO X ETS LOUKIL X BSB X SOTRADIES X vii SOCIETE ENNAKL X CITROËN X STT X LBM X COTAG X SCIENCES & TECHNO X EGETEPEC X ENEPLAST X INT MAGREB MEUBLE X SOTICO X STOA X SOCIETE E.M.I.T ERCOLE MARELLI X 7. Consultant’s Performance : Unsatisfactory Fair Satisfactory SELKHOZ X BRGM/EDF X SECURAS X STEG X 8. Economic rate of return (%) APPRAISAL PCR 17.97 18.72 9. Financial rate of return (%) 12.03 14.21 D. MISSIONS No. of Composition Man-Days Persons - Appraisal 5 1 Agronomist 21 1 Agro-economist 21 2 Irrigation Engineer 42 1 Financial Analyst 21 - Supervision 10/2002 1 1 Irrigation Engineer 7 10/2001 1 1 Irrigation Engineer 7 07/2001 2 1 Irrigation Engineer 7 1 Environmentalist 7 05/2000 2 1 Environmentalist 5 1 Irrigation Engineer 5 05/1999 2 1 Environmentalist 5 1 Irrigation Engineer 5 04/1998 2 1 Environmentalist 5 1 Irrigation Engineer 5 11/1996 1 1 Irrigation Engineer 5 - Completion Report 3 1 Irrigation Engineer 7 1 Agro-economist 14 1 Environmentalist 6 __ ___ Total 174 viii DISBURSEMENTS (UA Million) Estimate at Actual Percentage appraisal Figures Disbursed (%) - Total Disbursed 54.20 21.00 81.95 - Amount cancelled 33.20 - Balance 3.79 - Annual disbursements 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total Estimated 8.96 15.59 13.59 12.41 3.65 54.20 Actual 0.00 0.00 1.30 2.25 4.33 3.98 2.34 2.03 0.98 3.79 21.00 % Disbursed 0.00 0.00 6.19 16.90 37.52 56.48 67.62 77.29 81.95 100 F. LIST OF CONTRACTS - Name Ali M’henni Contractor - Responsibility Realization of the water works intake - Date of contract signature 21 August 1996 - Date of contract expiry 21 October 1998 - Duration of contract 26 months - Amount (in UA Million) 6.85 - Name: Ali M’henni Contractor - Responsibility Laying of pipeline and canal - Date of contract signature 13 May 1996 - Date expiry of contract 13 May 1999 - Duration of contract 36 months - Amount (in UA Million) 6.93 - Name: SAROUBAT/STAM - Responsibility Deviation of GP7 road and feeder roads - Date contract signature 15