AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND Language: English Original: French REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BASIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROJECT (EDUCATION PROJECT IV) APPRAISAL REPORT COUNTRY DEPARTMENT OCSD WEST AND CENTRAL REGIONS April 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET, CURRENCIES AND MEASURES, LIST OF TABLES, LIST OF ANNEXES, LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, BASIC DATA, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, PROJECT LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (i – xii) 1. ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE PROJECT ..................................................................1 2. THE EDUCATION SECTOR.............................................................................................1 2.1 The Education System..........................................................................................................1 2.2 Institutional Framework .....................................................................................................3 2.3 The Government’s Education and Training Policy.............................................................4 2.4 Financing…….....................................................................................................................5 2.5 Donor’s Operations in the Sector ........................................................................................5 2.6 Constraints on the Sector.....................................................................................................6 3. PROJECT AREAS..............................................................................................................7 3.1 Access, Equity and Quality of Basic Education..................................................................7 3.2 Management Capacity of the Education System...............................................................10 4. THE PROJECT…… .........................................................................................................12 4.1 Project Design and Formulation........................................................................................12 4.2 Target Areas and Project Beneficiaries.............................................................................13 4.3 Project Strategic Context...................................................................................................14 4.4 Project Objectives..............................................................................................................15 4.5 Project Description and Output .........................................................................................15 4.6 Environmental Impact .......................................................................................................18 4.7 Project Costs……………………………………………………………….......................19 4.8 Sources of Financing and Expenditure Schedule..............................................................20 5. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION .....................................................................................21 5.1 Executing Agency ……………………………………………...… .........................……21 5.2 Institutional Arrangements................................................................................................22 5.3 Implementation Schedule..................................................................................................23 5.4 Procurement Arrangements ...............................................................................................23 5.5 Disbursements ...................................................................................................................26 5.6 Accounting and Audit........................................................................................................27 5.7 Monitoring and Evaluation................................................................................................27 5.8 Aid Coordination...............................................................................................................28 6. RECURRENT COSTS AND PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY ........................................28 6.1 Project Recurrent Costs.....................................................................................................28 6.2 Project Sustainability.........................................................................................................29 6.3 Project Risks and Mitigating Measures ............................................................................29 7. PROJECT BENEFITS .....................................................................................................30 7.1 Project Economic Benefits ................................................................................................29 7.2 Analysis of Social Impact…..............................................................................................30 7.3 Impact on Gender ................ …………………………………………………………… 30 8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................31 8.1 Conclusions… ...................................................................................................................31 8.2 Recommendations and Grant Conditions..........................................................................32 ANNEXES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This report was prepared following an appraisal mission to Guinea in February 2005 by Ms. Ann DAO SOW, Education Expert, ONSD.1 and an architect (consultant). For further information, please contact the authors, or Mr. SAFIR, Director, OCSD (Ext. 2141) or Mr. J. E. PORGO, Division Manager, OCSD.2 (Ext. 2173). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND/TEMPORARY RELOCATION AGENCY B.P. 323-1002 TUNIS BELVEDERE TEL. (216) 71 10 34 50 / FAX (216) 71 33 3648 PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Date: March 2005 The information given hereunder is intended to provide some guidance to prospective suppliers, contractors, consultants and all persons interested in the procurement of goods and services for projects approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank Group. More detailed information should be obtained from the Executing Agency of the Borrower. 1. COUNTRY AND PROJECT : Guinea – Support for Development of Basic Education (Education IV Project) 2. LOCATION : • N’zérékoré, Kankan and Boké regions for the construction of school infrastructures; • Countrywide, for actions aimed at improving equity and quality 3. BORROWER : Republic of Guinea 4. EXECUTING AGENCY : Service National des Infrastructures et Equipements Scolaires (SNIES), part of the Ministry of Pre- University and Civic Education BP 2201 Conakry Tel. (224) 45 19 15 / 45 42 05 Fax (224) 41 31 45 5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The sector goal of the project, which is aligned with the main objective of the Government of Guinea’s Education for All (EFA) programme, is to contribute to universal primary education and to the equitable development of the entire education system. The specific objectives of the project are to: i) improve access, equity and quality of basic education; and ii) strengthen the management capacity of the education system. Based on these objectives, three project components were defined: i) improvement of school coverage, equity and quality of basic education; ii) institutional support; and iii) project management. 6. TOTAL COST OF PROJECT i) Foreign exchange : UA 9.17 million ii) Local currency : UA 6.43 million iii) Total cost : UA 15.60 million 7. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND Grant : UA 14 million ii 8. OTHER SOURCES OF FINANCE Government of Guinea : UA 1.60 million 9. DATE OF APPROVAL OF BANK GROUP GRANT : May 2005 10. ESTIMATED PROJECT START-UP DATE AND DURATION: September 2005; 5 years 11. PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES: Goods, works and services will be procured in accordance with ADF Rules of Procedure as follows: Civil Works (UA 5.07 million) (i) Local Competitive Bidding for the construction of 90 classrooms, 90 staff houses, 30 office-storerooms, 30 latrines and 30 water points. There is a sufficient number of local enterprises to guarantee competition, and contracts with average values of UA 89 375 are small and dispersed and can hardly be of interest to international enterprises. (ii) International Competitive Bidding for the construction of five (5) secondary schools and of the Teacher Training College in Guéckédou. Goods (UA 5.52 million) (i) Local Competitive Bidding for the procurement of furniture and equipment for 90 classrooms, equipment and furniture for 5 secondary schools and the Guéckédou TTC, and office and computer equipment for secondary schools, the Teachers’ Training College, the SSP and SNIES, and three vehicles. There are enough local enterprises to guarantee competition and the contract value is too small to be of interest to outside bidders. (ii) International Competitive Bidding for the procurement of equipment for solar energy units for 5 secondary schools and laboratory equipment for the five secondary schools. (iii) International Shopping for Suppliers for the procurement of teaching materials for primary and secondary schools, and for the Teachers’ Training College. (iv) Direct purchase from publishers who hold exclusive reproduction rights on school manuals and teachers’ guides (language, French, natural sciences, mathematics, history- geography, civics and moral education). These are specialized manuals that can only be reproduced by publishers who hold exclusive rights. iii Services