AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP PROJECT: CAMEROON: TRANSPORT SECTOR SUPPORT PROGRAMME PHASE 2: - REHABILITATION OF THE YAOUNDE-BAFOUSSAM- BABADJOU ROAD - DEVELOPMENT OF THE GRAND ZAMBI-KRIBI ROAD - DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAROUA-BOGO-POUSS ROAD COUNTRY: CAMEROON PROJECT APPRAISAL REPORT OITC November 2016 Translated Document TABLE OF CONTENTS I. PROJECT STRATEGIC THRUSTS AND RATIONALE ................................................... 1 1.1 Key Development Issues ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project Linkages with the National Strategy and Objectives .................................................................... 2 1.3 Rationale for Bank's Involvement ............................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Donor Coordination ................................................................................................................................. 3 II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................... 4 2.1. Project Objectives and Components ........................................................................................................ 4 2.2 Technical Solutions Retained and Alternatives Explored ......................................................................... 5 2.3 Project Type ............................................................................................................................................. 5 2.4 Project Cost and Financing Arrangements ................................................................................................ 6 2.5 Project Target Area and Beneficiaries ...................................................................................................... 8 2.6 Participatory Approach for Project Identification, Design and Implementation, Including Active Private Sector Participation .................................................................................................................................. 8 2.7 Bank's Experience and Lessons Reflected in Project Design .................................................................... 9 2.8 Key Performance Indicators ...................................................................................................................... 9 II. PROJECT FEASIBILITY ..................................................................................................... 10 3.1. Economic and Financial Performance ..................................................................................................... 10 3.2. Environmental and Social Impact ........................................................................................................... 10 IV. IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................................................ 14 4.1 Implementation Arrangements ................................................................................................................ 14 4.2 Procurement Arrangements ................................................................................................................ 14 4.3 Financial Management and Disbursement........................................................................................ 14 4.4 Monitoring .............................................................................................................................................. 14 4.5 Governance ............................................................................................................................................. 15 4.6 Sustainability ........................................................................................................................................... 17 4.7 Risk Management ................................................................................................................................... 18 4.8 Knowledge Building ............................................................................................................................... 18 V. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................... 18 5.1. Legal Instrument ..................................................................................................................................... 19 5.2. Conditions for Bank's Involvement ......................................................................................................... 19 VI. RECOMMENDATION.......................................................................................................... 20 LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES No. TITLE Page Table 1-1 - Donor Coordination ............................................................................................................... ……………..4 Table 2-1 - Project Components .................................................................................................................................... 5 Table 2-2 - Alternative Solutions Explored and Reasons for Rejection ......................................................................... 6 Table 2-3 - Estimated Cost by Component (in UA million) ........................................................................................... 6 Table 2-4 - Summary of Estimated Cost by Category and Source of Financing for the Entire Project …….…………..7 Table 2-5 - Summary of Project Cost by Source of Financing (in UA million) ............................................................. 7 Table 2-6 - Summary of Project Component by Source of Financing (in UA million) .................................................. 7 Table 2-7 - Expenditure Schedule by Source of Financing (in UA million) .................................................................. 8 Table 3-1 - Summary of Economic Analysis ............................................................................................................... 12 Table 4-1 - Project Monitoring and Supervision .......................................................................................................... 15 Table 4-2 - State of the Road Network ......................................................................................................................... 17 APPENDIX I: NOTE ON THE PORTFOLIO AND COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF PD-02/2015 APPENDIX II: DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF MAIN PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES APPENDIX III: JUSTIFICATION OF THE LEVEL OF COUNTERPART CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAMME FINANCING APPENDIX IV: COMPARATIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS APPENDIX V: CAMEROON’S PORTFOLIO SITUATION AS AT 31 JULY 2012 APPENDIX VI: KEY RELATED PROJECTS FINANCED BY THE BANK AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS IN THE COUNTRY APPENDIX VII: PROJECT LOCATION MAPS Currency Equivalents July 2016 UA 1 = USD 1.398 UA 1 = EUR 1.260 UA 1 = CFAF 826.499 Fiscal Year 1 January - 31 December Weights and measures 1 metric tonne = 2204 pounds 1 metre (m) = 3.28 feet 1 millimetre (mm) = 0.03937 inch 1 kilometre (km) = 0.62 mile 1 hectare (ha) = 2.471 acres ii ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACFA Accelerated Co-financing Facility for Africa ADF African Development Fund AFCON 2019 African Cup of Nations 2019 AFD French Development Agency AfDB African Development Bank AGTF Africa Growing Together Fund BD Bidding Documents BDEAC Development Bank of Central African States BEAC Bank of Central African States CAA Autonomous Sinking Fund CAR Central African Republic CEMAC Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa CRP Comprehensive Resettlement Plan CS Construction Sector CSEPR-BAD-BM Coordination and Monitoring Unit for the Implementation of AfDB- and WB-financed Road Projects DD Detailed design DGTI General Directorate of Infrastructure Works ECCAS Economic Community of Central African States ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EDF European Development Fund ERR Economic Rate of Return ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan EU European Union FR Road Fund GENiS Maintenance Management by Service Level GESP Growth and Employment Strategy Paper HCR High Commission for Refugees IMF International Monetary Fund INS National Institute of Statistics JICA Japanese International Cooperation Agency LOP Land Occupation Plan MINEPAT Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development MINMAP Ministry Delegate in charge of Public Contracts MINPROF Ministry of Women’s Promotion MINTP Ministry of Public Works NPV Net Present Value PIA Project Impact Area PIP Priority Investment Plan PMP Priority Maintenance Plan PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper RBCSP Results-Based Country Strategy Paper RFP Request for Proposal RN National Road SME Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises STDs Sexually Transmissible Diseases TFPs Technical and Financial Partners UA Unit of Account UNDP United Nations Development Programme VOC Vehicle Operating Cost iii PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET Client Information Borrower : REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Project Name : CAMEROON: TRANSPORT SECTOR SUPPORT PROGRAMME PHASE 2: . REHABILITATION OF THE YAOUNDÉ- BAFOUSSAM-BABADJOU ROAD . DEVELOPMENT OF THE GRAND ZAMBI-KRIBI ROAD . DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAROUA-BOGO-POUSS ROAD Project Area : CENTRE, WEST, NORTH-WEST, FAR NORTH AND SOUTH REGIONS OF CAMEROON Executing Agencies: MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS THROUGH THE AfDB/WB PROJECT MONITORING UNIT (CSEPR BAD/BM) 1. Financing Plan Source Amount in Amount in Amount in Instrument UA million EUR million CFAF billion ADB 214.408 270.155 177.208