Public Disclosure Authorized AFRICA Liberia Transport & ICT Global Practice IBRD/IDA Specific Investment Loan FY 2011 Seq No: 11 ARCHIVED on 10-Nov-2016 ISR24991 Implementing Agencies: Infrastructure Implementation Unit Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:07-Jun-2011 Planned Mid Term Review Date:10-Oct-2016 Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2022 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:13-Oct-2011 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:10-Oct-2016 Revised Closing Date:30-Jun-2022 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the project is to support the Recipient's efforts to reduce transport costs along the road corridor from Monrovia to the Guinea border and to maintain the road in good condition over a 10-year period. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Civil Works- OPRC for Monrovia-Ganta-Guinea Border Road:(Cost $220.00 M) Public Disclosure Authorized Consultant Services, Operating Costs and Training:(Cost $16.20 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions 11/10/2016 Page 1 of 7
Overall implementation progress is rated Satisfactory. Rehabilitation of the LIBRAMP corridor (248 km) is completed, a dedication ceremony was held in October 2016, and the road has been renamed Suakoko Highway. Lot 1 (178 km) entered the maintenance phase in September 2016, while Lot 2 did so in March. Despite physical progress, cost overruns and exchange rate losses mean LIBRAMP will require additional financial resources. The government has also been unable to contribute the promised counterpart financing (US$72.8 million over ten years). The government is considering various options to mitigate the situation and project risk, such as requesting additional financing or dropping some pending activities, and a response is pending. A public employee has admitted responsibility for theft of five missing RAP payments checks. Restitution has been received for one check, leaving an ineligible expenditure balance of US$11,348. Unless further restitution is paid, the World Bank will request the ineligible expenditure be returned by the Government of Liberia (GoL). Residents in some areas have raised concern about impacts of road construction equipment vibration on their homes. The IIU has been asked to ensure an appropriate and accessible project Grievance Redress Mechanism is triggered to follow up on all claims of property damage under the project. As mentioned in the previous ISR sequence, the improvement in pavement condition has led to increased traffic speeds and had a negative impact on road safety in the short term. A partial road safety assessment had identified national-level and corridor-level road safety deficiencies The Monitoring Consultant for Lots 1 has been tasked to submit report on road safety along the corridor by end November 2016. The Infrastructure Implementation Unit of the Ministry of Public Works and the Government have yet to resolve outstanding contractual issues. Variation orders to account for Ebola-related force majeure and delayed site handover are yet to be finalized for the Lot 1 works contract. Refund of previously levied import taxes (due to change in regulations) is still pending US$1.3 million. The government has agreed to clarify procedures for this reimbursement process but has so far not done so. The Lot 1 Contractor is owed an additional US$490,000 for explosive import costs due to new government regulations. The services for preparing the concept design and bidding documents for ELWA Junction-Red Light intersection -Coca Cola Factory road section are ongoing. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- High High Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Low Low Other -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators Transport Cost borne by road users including vehicle operating costs and monetary value of travel time (measured in terms of roughness reduction, IRI rate) (Text, Custom) 11/10/2016 Page 2 of 7
Value 12 6 6 3 Share of rural population with access to an all-season road (Percentage, Core) Value 0.00 7.50 11.00 10.00 Number of rural people with access to an all-season road (Number, Core Supplement) Value 288000.00 309700.00 -- 362905.00 Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Value 288000.00 288000.00 315600.00 362905.00 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) 11/10/2016 Page 3 of 7
Value 51.00 51.00 51.00 51.00 Roads in good and fair condition as a share of total classified roads (Percentage, Core) Value 1.00 24.70 33.50 34.00 Size of the total classified network (Kilometers, Core Supplement) Value 746.00 746.00 746.00 746.00 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators Roads rehabilitated, Rural (Kilometers, Core) Value 0.00 220.00 246.00 254.00 Date 01-Sep-2011 31-Mar-2016 14-Oct-2016 30-Jun-2022 11/10/2016 Page 4 of 7
Roads constructed, Rural (Kilometers, Core) Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Date 01-Sep-2011 31-Mar-2016 31-Mar-2016 30-Jun-2022 Road maintained (Kilometers, Custom) Value 0.00 220.00 246.00 254.00 Date 01-Sep-2011 31-Mar-2016 14-Oct-2016 30-Jun-2022 Number of staff training hours by training program (P1-P3, see methodology column) (Hours, Custom) Value 0.00 368.00 368.00 1500.00 Date 01-Sep-2011 31-Aug-2015 31-Aug-2015 30-Jun-2022 On-the-job training provided by MC (Hours, Custom) Value 0.00 10800.00 10800.00 500.00 Date 01-Sep-2011 31-Aug-2015 31-Aug-2015 30-Jun-2022 11/10/2016 Page 5 of 7
Increased share of qualified local staff in key competency areas (Percentage, Custom) Value 10.00 33.00 33.00 100.00 Date 01-Sep-2011 31-Aug-2015 31-Aug-2015 30-Jun-2022 Multi-modal Transport Plan together with Strategic Investment Plan (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y Date 23-Aug-2012 31-Aug-2015 14-Oct-2016 24-Aug-2015 Structures at Elwa Intersection (split level intersection) built (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y Date 23-Aug-2012 31-Aug-2015 14-Oct-2016 24-Aug-2015 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P125574 IDA-49500 Effective USD 67.70 67.70 0.00 42.21 19.68 62% P125574 IDA-51670 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 18.45 27.75 37% P125574 TF-99588 Effective USD 108.90 108.90 0.00 73.82 35.08 68% 11/10/2016 Page 6 of 7
Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P125574 IDA-49500 Effective 07-Jun-2011 13-Jul-2011 13-Oct-2011 30-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2022 P125574 IDA-51670 Effective 20-Sep-2012 19-Dec-2012 08-May-2013 30-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2022 P125574 TF-99588 Effective 13-Jul-2011 13-Jul-2011 13-Oct-2011 30-Jun-2020 30-Jun-2020 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P129654-Road Asset Management Project - Additional Financing,P161939-Second Additional Financing to Liberia Road Asset Management Project 11/10/2016 Page 7 of 7