OFFICIAL USE ONLY SecM2006-0447 IDA/SecM2006-0557 November 8,2006 FROM: Vice President and Corporate Secretary Monthly Operational Summary of Bank and IDA Proposed Projects (as of October 15,2006) Distribution: Executive Directors and Alternates President Bank Group Senior Management Vice Presidents, Bank, IFC and MIGA Directors and Department Heads, Bank, IFC and MIGA This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its content! may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank Group authorization. THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY CONTENTS User’s Guide 3 Global Environment Facility 4 Projects in the Pipeline New Projects 5 Projects Deleted 6 AfricaRegion 7 East Asia and Pacific Region 18 South Asia Region 27 Europe and Central Asia Region 34 Middle East and North Africa Region 42 Latin America and the Caribbean Region 46 Guarantee Operations 56 List of Acronyms 58 Entries for Projects in the Pipeline are organized by region, country and economic sector. Entries preceded by (N) denote new listings; (R) indicates a revision or update from the previous month’s listing. The portions of the entry that differ appear in italic type. A sample entry is included in the User’s Guide, which begins on the next page. SECTOR DEFINITIONS Economic Management Private Sector Development Education Public Sector Governance Environment and Natural Resources Management Rural Development Energy and Mining (including Renewable Energy) Social Development, Gender and Inclusion Finance (including noncompulsory pensions, insurance Social Protection and contractual savings) Transportation Health, Nutrition and Population Urban Development Information and Communication Water and Sanitation Law and Justice Copyright 0 2006 by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, 1818 H St., NW, Washington, DC 20433. The material contained in The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary may not be reproduced, transmitted or photocopied in any form, or by any means, without the prior written consent of the copyright holder. NOVEMBER 2006 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 3 GUIDETO THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary reports on the implementing agencies, have full responsibility for the design status of projects in the World Bank’s pipeline from the point of and execution of World Bank-financed projects, including the identificationof investmentopportunities to the signing of the loan, hiring of consultants and the procurement of goods and works. credit or grant agreement. It is a detailed accounting of the pro- Contractors and suppliers, therefore, should contact appropriate jects included in the country lending programs that are actively officials of the implementing agency to express their interest in being preparedfor implementation.The lending programs reflect specilic projects. They should obtain information on what goods the Bank‘s strategy for each member country as set out in the and services will be needed and when and how to submit bids respective Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) papers and notes and proposals. presented to the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank. During implementation, consultants are often used to provide On average, it takes about 13 months for the Bank to process a technical assistance and other project implementationsupport. Un- project from concept document to approval. After a financing like contracts for goods and works, those for consulting services agreement is signed, or a project removed from the program, the are not usually advertised. Therefore, consultants in particular project entry is dropped. should contact the responsible implementing agency early in the Each issue of the summary contains a list of projects being re project preparation period to express their interest. Contracts for ported for the fust time as well as a list of projects for which fi- consulting services, as well as some for goods and works, may also nancing agreementshave been signed or that have been dropped be procured prior to loan/credit/grant approval.This is known as from the current program. advance contracting. By becoming familiar with the Bank’s project cycle, which is The information contained in ne World Bank Monthly Operational summarized in the following paragraphs, consultants or suppli- Summary is intended to enable companies to assess their inter- ers of goods and works can gauge when the timing is right to pur- est in supplying Bank-financed projects. Further information sue business opportunities with Bank borrowers. Each entry in should be requested from the country’s project implementing the Monthly Operational Summary tells at what point in the cy- agency. The likelihood of a timely response is greater if the cle a particular project resides. queries are brief and to the point. When possible, travel to the Project Cycle country and direct contact with relevant agency officials is rec- During IDENTLFICATION, both the client government and the ommended. Bank are involved in analyzing development strategies for the cow Firms should contact the World Bank only if they are unable to try’s economy as a whole and in identifying projects that support obtain a response to their queries from the implementing agency. those strategies. General information about business opportunities under Bank PREPARATION,the second stage of the cycle, is the respon- loans, credits and grants may be obtained from the World Bank’s sibility of the client government During preparation, the technical Procurement Policy and Services Group’s website at: and institutional alternatives for achieving the objectives of a pro- http://www.worldbank.org/procure (click on bidding and con- ject are idenaed and discussed. Preparationusually requires fea- sulting opportunities). sibility studies followed by more detailed studies of the alternatives Environmental Categories that promise to yield the most satisfactory results. An environ- mental assessment is usually carried out during this phase. (See The type, timing and scope of environmental analysis to be per- below for more information on environmental assessment.) formed by Bank clients are to be confirmed when a given pro- ject is identified. Projects are assigned one of the following In the preparation stage of the project cycle, clients often sup categories based upon the nature, magnitude and sensitivity of plement their own efforts by hiring consultants to carry out a ma- environmental issues: jor part of the work. Contractors and suppliers of equipment and goods need to start making contacts with country officials dur- Category A: Environmental assessmentis normally required, as ing this stage. the project may have adverse and significant environmental im- pacts. Project APPRAISAL the responsibility of the Bank, provides a comprehensive review of all aspects of the project (technical, in- Category B: More limited environmental analysis is appropriate, stitutional, economic and fjnancial) and lays the foundation for im- as the project may have specific environmental issues. plementing the project and evaluating it when completed. Category C: Projects include the environmental category A, B Conducted by Bank staff, project appraisal may be supplemented or C, except in the case of financial intermediary loans, credits by individual experts. The preparationof the ProjectAppraisal Doc- and grants, which are designated “FI,” and development policy ument concludes this stage. loans, credits and grants, which are not categorized. The ab During NEGOTIATION, discussions are held with the client sence of a category is shown by the letter “U”. government, and the agreements reachedare written into the loan Business opportunities arising from World Bank projects documents. Upon completion of negotiations, the project is pre after they have been approved, including invitations to bid and sented to the Fkecutive Directors for approval. Merapproval, the to submit proposals on Bank projects and notices of contract financing agreement is signed. awards, appear twice a month in UN Development Business and Project IMPIJZMEmmONnormally starts within a few months are available via the internet at UN Development Business On- of project financing agreement signing. Countries, through their line at m.devbusiness.com>. PAGE 4 Monthlv ODerational Summarv NOVEMBER 2006 A tvpical summary entry looks like this: Vietnam 4 0 Name of borrowing country 0 (R) = revised; (N) = new entry (R) Payment Systems and Bank Moderniza- tion: The project will establish a computerized payments system in order to improve efficiency Project description and modernize the banking sector. Technical - assistance to strengthen the institutional capacity t------. Italics indicate change from last month's listing of participating commercial banks will also be pro- vided. Preappraisal mission completed. Environ- mental Assessment Category C. PID: VNMPA028. 'ID= Project identification Amount of financing in US$ millions (source) bUS$ 50.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for - project management and commercial bank institu- tional studies. Project Management Unit, Payment System and Bank Modernization Project, State Name/address of implementing agency Bank of Vietnam, 49 Ly Thai To, Vietnam, Fax: - (84-4) 258-385, Contact Mr. Nguyen Van Binh GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY In addition to projects financed by the World Bank, The World funds: (a) if they are eligible for financial assistancethrough