Public Disclosure Authorized SOUTH ASIA Sri Lanka Transport & ICT Global Practice IBRD/IDA Specific Investment Loan FY 2016 Seq No: 2 ARCHIVED on 30-Jan-2017 ISR26613 Implementing Agencies: Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:09-May-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date:30-Jun-2022 Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2026 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:-- Actual Mid-Term Review Date:-- Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2026 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the Road Development Authority s (RDA) capacity for asset and improve the road service delivery on the selected corridor. The selected corridor means the road section from Ja-Ela to Chilaw on National Highway A003 in Sri Lanka. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Public Disclosure Authorized Name Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building:(Cost $22.90 M) Piloting the Implementation of Road Asset Management Principles:(Cost $102.10 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 1/30/2017 Page 1 of 7
Implementation Status and Key Decisions 1. Delay in signing the Financing Agreement - The delay has been as a result of a general lack of understanding of the Attorney General's (AG) department on the concept of a PPP as well as how the Bank works. The AG has requested amendments to the General Conditions of contract and sought extra assurance that the FA will not impinge on the rights of the RDA. A comfort letter has been issued by legal counsel confirming that the Bank does not utilize legal documents to introduce regulatory changes to a legal framework of a country and that the DBMOT contract between the RDA and the contracting entity is governed by the laws of the country. A response is awaited from the External Resources Department in order to proceed. 2. Delay in commencing land acquisition - The Government has not made a firm decision to provide the project of "specified project" status under the land acquisition regulations of 2013 that will readily provide the framework necessary for the project to acquire land in line with Bank's safeguards policies. Therefore, the team in discussion with the relevant authorities is exploring alternative options that will satisfy the entitlement matrix in line with Bank's safeguards policies and Government procedures. 3. Finalization of the Bid Documents - Given that DBMOT methodology is new to RDA and this will be master document that will be used for OPRC format project financed by any donor in the future, considerable amount needs to be spent in refining the document. The RDA however need to be guided by the Consultant who has been appointed to carry out this work. The consultant needs to step up his performance to ensure achievement at this stage.the Bank team has requested that the bid documents be vetted by the consultant prior to submitting it to the Bank for formal approval. Among pertinent chapters that should be included in the documents are Road Safety measures and Safety measures at construction sites. 4. Other Implementation issues - A couple of implementation issues such as appointment of staff to the PMU, commencing procurement of consultancies for institutional strengthening work has been lagging behind. This is also as a result of the Ministry reluctance awaiting the FA to be signed. 5. The milestones to be achieved - (i) The Operations manual has been approved on the June 29, 2016 prior to the deadline. (ii) The user satisfaction survey for the collection of baseline data has commenced and is expected to be completed by January 7, 2017. This is delayed beyond the target date of completion of July 31, 2016, although this does not effect the monitoring of the contract as the contract has not been awarded yet. 1/30/2017 Page 2 of 7
Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Low Low Low Other -- -- -- 1/30/2017 Page 3 of 7
Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL Reduction in average roughness on the selected corridor(s) (Number, Custom) 3.16 2.50 PHINDPDOTBL Increased user satisfaction on the corridor - Baseline and Target to be decided by July 31, 2016 and data will be gender disaggregated (Percentage, Custom) 0.00 0.00 PHINDPDOTBL Percentage of the value of new investments on existing road links selected by the RDA using the asset system. (Text, Custom) 20% of the value of investments are selected by the RDA using the pavement system 70% of the value of the investments selected by the RDA using the RAMS Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators 1/30/2017 Page 4 of 7
Number of DBMOT contracts for national roads contracted (Number, Custom) 0.00 4.00 Reduction in the number of accidents on the corridor (Total number of accidents on the corridor each year to be reported) The actual number of traffic crashes was 379 in 2015 (Percentage, Custom) 0.00 15.00 Asset system fully operationalized (Text, Custom) System developed, not yet operational Continuous data collection and updating of all 10 modules through the asset system. Roads rehabilitated, Non-rural (Kilometers, Core) 0.00 58.00 1/30/2017 Page 5 of 7
Road Sector Strategy and Policy developed and approved (Text, Custom) No comprehensive strategy available at present. Road Sector Strategy and Policy developed and approved. Asset Management Unit created for coordination of asset activities. (Text, Custom) A separate Asset Management Unit is currently not in place Asset unit coordinating asset contracts and asset system. Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P132833 IDA-57880 Not Effective XDR 90.50 90.50 0.00 0.00 90.50 0% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P132833 IDA-57880 Not Effective 09-May-2016 30-Jun-2026 30-Jun-2026 1/30/2017 Page 6 of 7
Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 1/30/2017 Page 7 of 7