AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND LANGUAGE : ENGLISH ORIGINAL : FRENCH APPRAISAL REPORT ROAD PROGRAMME 1 UEMOA/GHANA MULTINATIONAL COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE OCIN CENTRAL AND WEST REGIONS AUGUST 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages PROGRAMME INFORMATION SHEET, CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS, LISTS OF ANNEXES AND TABLES, BASIC DATA, PROGRAMME LOGICAL FRAMEWORK, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.......................... i to - xi 1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................1 1.1 Programme Origin and Background................................................................................1 2 THE TRANSPORT SECTOR ......................................................................................2 2.1 Generalities ...................................................................................................................2 2.2 Sectoral Overview.........................................................................................................2 2.3 Transport Policy, Planning and Co-ordination...................................................................5 3 THE ROAD SUB-SECTOR..........................................................................................5 3.1 The Road Network........................................................................................................5 3.2 Vehicle Fleet and Traffic ...............................................................................................6 3.3 Road Transport Industry................................................................................................7 3.4 Road Construction Industry............................................................................................8 3.5 Road Administration and Staff Training..........................................................................8 3.6 Road Maintenance ........................................................................................................9 3.7 Financing of Road Investments and Maintenance .......................................................... 10 4 THE PROGRAMME..................................................................................................11 4.1 Programme Design and Rationale ................................................................................. 11 4.2 Programme Area and Beneficiarie s.............................................................................. 13 4.3 Strategic Context......................................................................................................... 15 4.4 Programme Objectives ................................................................................................ 15 4.5 Programme Description ............................................................................................... 15 4.6 Environmental Impacts ................................................................................................ 19 4.7 Social Impact.............................................................................................................. 20 4.8 Programme Cost Estimate ........................................................................................... 20 4.9 Sources of Finance and Expenditure Schedule ............................................................... 23 5 PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION.....................................................................27 5.1 Executing Agency ....................................................................................................... 27 5.2 Institutional Arrangements ........................................................................................... 28 5.3 Implementation and Supervision Schedule ..................................................................... 28 5.4 Procurement Arrangements......................................................................................... 30 5.5 Disbursement Arrangements........................................................................................ 32 5.6 Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................................ 33 5.7 Accounting and Financial Audit Reports........................................................................ 33 5.8 Aid Co-ordination ........................................................................................................ 34 6 PROGRAMME SUSTAINABILITY AND RISKS ..................................................34 6.1 Recurrent Expenses .................................................................................................... 34 6.2 Programme Sustainability............................................................................................. 34 6.3 Major Risks and Mitigating Measures ........................................................................... 35 7 PROGRAMME BENEFITS .......................................................................................36 7.1 Economic Analysis ...................................................................................................... 36 7.2 Social Impact Analysis ................................................................................................. 37 7.3 Sensitivity Analysis...................................................................................................... 37 8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................37 8.1 Conclusions ................................................................................................................. 37 8.2 Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 37 ___________________ This report was prepared by Messrs. B. TRAORE, Principal Civil Engineer, OCIN.3 (Ext. 2223), Mission Leader, M. MBODJ, Transport Economist, OCIN.3 (Ext. 2348), UEMOA Programme Manager, R. SHERMAN, Civil Engineer, OCIN.3 (Ext. 2307), L. JOOTTUN, Environmentalist, OCIN.0, and G. VARANGO, Principal Procurement Officer, PPRU, following their appraisal mission to Burkina Faso, Ghana and Mali from 05 July to 04 August 2003. The Director of OCIN Department is Mr. A.R. RAKOTOBE (Ext. 2034), and the Acting Division Manager is Mr. B.M.L. ASKOFARE (OCIN.3 Ext. 2526). i AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND ATR-TUNIS B.P. 323 TUNIS-BELVEDERE 1002 Tel.: (216) 71 333 511 Fax.: (216) 71 352 933 PROGRAMME INFORMATION SHEET Date: August 2003 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 Boards of Directors of the Bank Group. More detailed information and guidance should be obtained from the Executing Agency of the Borrower. 1. COUNTRIES : Burkina Faso, Mali and Ghana 2. NAME OF PROGRAMME : Road Programme I 3. LOCATION : Burkina – Faso, Mali and Ghana 4. BORROWERS : Burkina – Faso, Mali and Ghana 5. DONEE : UEMOA Commission 6. EXECUTING AGENCIES : UEMOA Commission through the Department of territorial Development, Infrastructure, Transport and Telecommunications for the overall monitoring of the Programme, 01 BP 543, Tel: (226) 318873 to 76, Fax: (226) 318872 For the progr amme monitoring at the national level: (i) General Roads Directorate of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Housing, Burkina Faso, 03 BP. 7004, Tel: (226) 34 07 90, Fax: (226) 34 35 72, (ii) National Roads Directorate of the Ministry of Equipme nt and Transport, Mali, BP 1758, Bamako, Mali, Tel: (223) 222-40-96/222- 29-02, Fax. (223) 223-60-92, e-mail: [email protected]; and (iii) Roads and Highways Authority the supervisory authority of which is the Ministry of Roads and Transport, Ghana, P.O. Box 1641, Tel (233) 21-66-39-22/66-91-62, Fax: (233) 2166-20-51/66-55-71. ii 7. PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION The programme components are: A - Road studies (i) conduct of engineering studies for about 900 km of RP1 roads; and (ii) conduct of supplementary studies on the Dakar-Bamako corridor in the south (Kita- Saraya-Kédougou) and of feasibility studies on the rehabilitation of sections of the Mali- Côte d’Ivoire corridor. B - Road rehabilitation works: (i) reinforcement of about 1,050 km of RP1 roads on the Bamako-Bougouni-Sikasso-Bobo Dioulasso-Ougadougou-Pô-Koumassi-Accra-Tema corridor; (ii) related rehabilitation works of the social infrastructure located around road sections of the corridor; and (iii) inspection and supervision of the said works. C - Activities to sensitize and facilitate inter-State traffic and transit: (i) sensitization on environmental protection, the prevention of such diseases as AIDS and malaria, and road safety in each country; (ii) general sensitization on the present programme, technical standards and transport and transit regulations (iii) study and introduction of the Advance Cargo Information System (ACIS) developed by UNCTAD; (iv) introduction of a radio communication system between inter-State transport vehicles operating on the corridor and support for the establishment of the observatory on abnormal practices on the sections of the corridor; (v) construction and equipment of two (2) juxtaposed control posts at the Burkina/Mali and Burkina/Ghana borders; (v) construction of toll and weigh stations on the corridor and installation of weigh-bridges at the Tema port; and (v) works inspection and supervision. D - Programme management: (i) strengthening of the capacities of DATC in UEMOA; (ii) support for the national Directorates