Project Implementation in Future
Rules of business main challenge
Says ADB country director
Rules of business for the Development Project Proposal (DPP) and Technical Project Proposal (TPP) is the main challenge for improved project implementation in future, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director in Bangladesh.
“The main challenge is related to the rules of business for the DPP and TPP, which do not allow full implementation of project readiness at project start. Jointly with the government, we'll find ways on how to reduce the time needed for preparation and approval of DPPs and TPPs,” said Thevakumar Kandiah in an exclusive interview with the news agency on Thursday.
About the reasons for delay in project implementation, he said that the main causes of project delay are delay in resettlement, land acquisition, recruitment of consultants, and procurement of goods and services, fund disbursements, and in the approval of projects (DPP/TPP).
Asked about the steps taken by the ADB to improve project implementation, Kandiah said that the ADB has taken a number of steps to reduce the time from project inception to delivery of results on the ground.
These include streamlining its preparation process for new projects, simplifying recruitment and procurement processes, delegating fund disbursement to the (ADB) Bangladesh Resident Mission, and interacting closely with executing agencies to identify issues before they become problems, and deciding actions through regular review missions.
He said that the ADB and the government also conduct country portfolio reviews annually to identify both project bottlenecks and systemic bottlenecks to improve the project implementation. “From this year, we are intensifying this process through quarterly tripartite meetings during which we discuss each project in detail and agree on detailed action to accelerate implementation progress.
To implement the new steps, he said that annual country portfolio reviews, quarterly tripartite meetings, and at least two review missions per project per year will be carried out. “The government is leading this process and mechanism jointly with the ADB.”
Asked about the government's reforms to improve project implementation, the ADB Country Director said that the government is very serious in accelerating project implementation and has strong political commitment in delivering results to the people.
When sought his comments about the steps to improve governance in project implementation and procurement, he said this is a continuous process.
He said that the ADB has robust systems in place to continuously improve governance of the ADB-assisted programs. Besides regular reviews, its systems for financial management, procurement and monitoring, and annual audits play critical role in managing governance issues.
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