Performance Evaluation of Economic Growth Activities under Responsive Assistance for Priority Infrastructure Development (RAPID) Program May 2015 This evaluation was made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).The contents of this evaluation are the sole responsibility of Dr Charles Balina, Douglas Shuster, Simon Wani and Management Systems International and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ECONOMIC GROWTH ACTIVITIES UNDER RESPONSIVE ASSISTANCE FOR PRIORITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (RAPID) MONITORING AND EVALUATION SUPPORT PROJECT June 06, 2015 AID-668-TO-13-00001 Management Systems International Corporate Offices 200 12th Street, South Arlington, VA 22202 USA Tel: + 1 703 979 7100 DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. ii CONTENTS ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................. v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. 1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Key Findings and Conclusions ................................................................................................................................ 1 Key Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Way Forward ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 5 Project Background .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Context ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Purpose of Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Evaluation Questions ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Scope of the Evaluation ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Methodology and Limitations ................................................................................................................................. 9 Planning (Preparation of data tools) ..................................................................................................................... 9 Data Collection ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Data Analysis ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 Evaluation Limitations, Constraints & Mitigations ........................................................................................... 10 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................11 Evaluation Question (a) ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Evaluation Question (b) ......................................................................................................................................... 14 Evaluation Question (c) ......................................................................................................................................... 17 Evaluation Question (d) ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Evaluation Question (e) ......................................................................................................................................... 24 Evaluation Question (f) .......................................................................................................................................... 26 CONTEXT FOR INTERVENTIONS & WAY FORWARD ....................................................31 Existing Context for Interventions ..................................................................................................................... 31 Way Forward ........................................................................................................................................................... 31 ANNEXES ....................................................................................................................................36 1. Scope of Work ................................................................................................................................................ 36 2. Obligated Budget and Activities ................................................................................................................... 48 iii 3. RAPID Activity Scope Details & Status ...................................................................................................... 50 4. Data Tools – Breakdown of Evaluation Questions ................................................................................. 55 5. Data Tools – Getting to Answers Matrix.................................................................................................. 57 6. Data Tools – Survey and Interview Questions ........................................................................................ 60 7. Bibliography ...................................................................................................................................................... 68 8. Log of Interviews, Meetings & Field Visits ................................................................................................. 71 9. Organizations and Individuals Contacted or Interviewed ...................................................................... 74 10. Overall Evaluation Timeline ...................................................................................................................... 79 11. MTRB Minister’s Letter on South Sudan Road Authority ................................................................. 80 12. Disclosure of Any Conflicts of Interest ................................................................................................. 81 iv ACRONYMS AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AOR Agreement Officer’s Representative CBO Community Based Organization CBP Capacity Building Plan CES Central Equatoria State DG Director General EES Eastern Equatoria State EG Economic Growth EMP Environmental Management Plan EMMP Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan ERR Environmental Review Report EU European Union FARM Food, Agribusiness and Rural Markets Project FGD Focus Group Discussion GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German International Development Agency) GOSS Government of South Sudan HIV Human Immune Deficiency Virus IDIQ Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract IFES International Foundation for Electoral Systems IPC Interim Payment Certificate ISDP Integrated Services & Delivery Program ITB Invitation to Bid JGMUST John Garang Memorial University of Science & Technology JHPIEGO Formerly Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics KII Key Informant Interview LOC Letter of Credit LOE Level of Effort LBG Louis Berger Group LDP Liquidated Damages Period LRA Lord’s Resistance Army M & E Monitoring and Evaluation MOGEI Ministry of General Education and Instruction MOH Ministry of Health MOPI Ministry of Physical Infrastructure MRDA Mundri Relief and Development Association MTRB Ministry of Transport, Roads and Bridges NCRC National Constitution Review Commission NGO Non-Governmental Organization OTCM USAID’s Office of Transition and Conflict Management PHCC Primary Health Care Centre PMT Project Management Team (of MTRB) v QA/QC Quality Assurance/Quality Control RSS Republic of South Sudan SMOPI State Ministry of Physical Infrastructure SOW Scope of Work SPLA Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Army SPLM Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement SSOC South Sudan Operations Center of UNOPS (UNOPS-SSOC) SSP South Sudanese Pound SSRA South Sudan Road Authority TTI Teacher Training Institute TWMA Tambura Water Management Association UN United Nations UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Support USAID United States Agency for International Development WES Western Equatoria State WFP World Food Program WOYE Women and Youth Empowerment Microfinance WUA Water User Association vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OVERVIEW The Responsive Assistance for Priority Infrastructure Development (RAPID) project is managed by the Economic Growth Office of the U. S. Agency for