Jordan - Tourism Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIL USE ONLY Repoit No. 5729 PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT JORDAN TOURISM PROJECT (CREDIT 639-JO) June 21, 1985 . Urban aad Regional Development Projects Division Europe, Eiddle East and North Africa Region I his docut bah a resticted dlstrbuton ad may be used by recipients only in the peformnce of tdir officll dudes Us contents may not othrwise be disdosed without Wodd Bnk authorinaion.  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY PROJECT COmPiETioN REPORT JORDAN TOURISM PROJECT (Credit No. 639-JO) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Preface .-------------------------------------------------------- i Basic Data Sheet ................................................. Highlights .......................................--............. iL I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. 1 II. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND PREPARATION. 2 Identification, Preparation, and Appraisal. 2 Project Objectives ..- 3 Project Description. 4 III. IMPLEMENTATION .4.........................; 4 Effectiveness ............ ..... 4 Project Content and Revisions. 5 Implementation Schedules ................................. 5 Reporting. 7 Procurement. 7 Costs. 7 Consultants' Performance. 8 Contractor Performance. 9 IDA Performance. 9 IV. PROJECT PERFORMANCE ........................ 10 Antiquities Sites ........................ 10 Hotel and Restaurants ...... .................. 11 Bedouin Resettlement ........................ 12 Training ........................ 12 V. ECONOMIC RE-EVALUATION ....... ................. 12 VI. CONCLUSIONS ........................ 13 VII. RECOMMENDATIONS .14 ThI doomm b estricte-td disibutson ad may be used by recipients only in the performance of |tber of FO dutim Its contets may not otberw be d idse wout World Bankc autbor=uton.  -2- Table of Contents Page Annexes . .................................... 15 I. Visitor Arrivals to Jordan.. .. 15 II. Project Implementation, Actual and Expected .... 16 III. Project Costs; Actual and Expected . . . .17 IV. Project Disbursemnts, Actual and Expected ... 18 V. Contract Details ........ 19 VI. Economic Cost and Benefits... 22 VII. Letter of November 15, 1983 .............................. 30 Maps: Jerash IBRD 17943(PPA) Petra IBRD 17944(PPA)  PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN TOURISM PROJECT (CREDIT 639-JO) PREFACE This Project Completion Report (PCR) presents the results of the review of the Jordan Tourism Project (Credit 639-JO) which was approved by the Board on June 8, 1976 and for which the last disbursement was made on August 7, 1983. The PCR was prepared by the EMENA Urban Projects Division on the basis of a review of IDA files, reports prepared by the Borrower and its Consultant, findings of an IDA mission comprising Messrs. I. T. Christie and F. Mitchell to Jordan in October, 1983, and a mission to Washington by the Project Director and Accountant in November/December 1983. The work of the IDA mission was facilitated and made into a pleasant experience by the assistance accorded by H. E. Ma'an Abu Nuwar, the Minister of. Tourism and Antiquities, personnel of the Antiquities and Tourism Departments of the Ministry, and, above all, by the time and efforts of Mr. Yousef Alami, Director of the Project Unit and his staff. The principal author of this report was Mr. F. Mitchell; Ms. S. Advani handled the typing. In accordance with the revised procedures for Project Performance Audit Reporting, this PCR was read by the Operations Evaluation Department (OED), but not audited by OED staff. The draft PCR was sent to the Borrower for comments; however, none were received. .  - ii - imma iRiSM ERWE: - ERa3K1 COMWLEDN RMOR1r (Credit 639-JO) BASIC DAA SHEET KEY PROJECT DATA AP4aisal Ac.kal or TM pecratiens Czruea Estiztes Thtal project Gst ([$ ; illiem) 12.1 19.4 Ja ThM nr Ouercm (Z) 60Z lw tCredit h t (MSt fillie 6.0 6.0 Dis ed 6.0 6.0 :wi - - Owddr to -_ Uwe P*scal cars epar 12/79 /c 1083 Proportion CAeced by Aboe Dam (Z) 15Z 95Z /d PIo!mriaa of TimecUdm or OCerf G- 1 IL2 /d Fcac Raw of Becurn C) 20.1 -0.6 Firial Pefe sarstfory Por Instiwucala Pefiname sas6crrysafcor /a using aueWe IS76-8a exda6og rate fior the acn=a c , and 1975 exdzarge rare fa appaisal e ct . /6b his c co 55 in JordaLian Dizs. /c This is we dare scaed in the 1&. fever, if cbe sdhekles in the SAR are caclared fram the actua date of sixWu, tde appraisal compLecua date wald be 12/80. /d Thze ove-cm oc the SAR caiLerion date of 12/80 c co 64Z. All itru finanted e the credit we cazmjeced by 10183. rcomzc of tbe pnject still rain to be =kweraken, costing about USS0.8 million. OTHER PROJECT DATA item, Orginal Actual or PLak Revisions Es.imt ed Actual First .4ktion in Files or Tiamea - 07/24/75 Gitinrs Applicaticn 't " ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~0(i26/76 B3d Ap4_vaL 06108176 C_i t Ag- n.-r t Dte 0/12/76 Effectiveness Date 1213/76 03/18/77 05/20/77 07/15177 Csis Bare 06/301/80 06/30/82 03/31/83 Final Disr 06/30/80 08/07/83 erMWW The Hbeuite Kirgdom of Jordan Bce=fing Aguiy Minisrry of Tourism and Aniquities Fiscl Year of Bwrwer January 1 - Irceber 31 Fojor-on Projet N ha  JOFEr DMRI E1W) - ERWECr YLErTDN REBohT (credic 639-JO) MISS ION DATA item tbnth/Year No. of weeks No. of Persons Mbnweks Ite of Report Identification 01U73 2 4 4 07124/75 Pteparaz I 09/75 2 4 8 10/28/75 Pbepatioa II 10/75 1 1 1 11/14/75 Pre-*pvaisaI 11/75 2 6 12 12/18/75 Jpraisal Gbmpletion 02/76 1 3 3 03/08/76 Tbtal 8 28 s&pervisiDm 1 08/76 0.8 2 1.6 09/22/76 Sipervisin, II 01/77 0.8 1 .8 01/31/77 SupVwvision III 09/77 1.4 2 2.8 11/21/77 Supervision IV 04/78 1.6 2 3.2 05/09/78 supervision V 10/78 1.2 2 2.4 11/28/78 6apervision Vl 0/79 1.6 2 3.2 05/14/79 Supervision VII 07/79 2 3 6 08/28/79 Supervision VuII 02/80 2.2 1 2.2 03/12/0O SRpfvision Ix 07/80 2 1 2 08/01/80 Supervision X 09/80 1.8 1 1.8 10/22/80 SUpe,'ision Xi 12/80 1 1 1 C1/16/81 Svisim XII 06/81 1.4 1 1.4 07/27/81 Su,xrvision XIII 11/81 0.8 2 1.6 12/07/81 suprvion XIV 06/82 1 2 2 06/25/82 Sabcocal 19.6 32.0 C=pletimn - 05/83 1 1 1.0 06/28/83 10/83 1.5 2 3.0 11/11/83 Subcocal 2.5 4.0 -and Total 301 64.0 COUNTRY EX0HANG RATE Loie of Curency (Abbreviation) Joxdanian Linar (JD) Yeer: Appaisal Year Average (1975) Exdcwge Race: ItU1 - 0.33 lnatiniRg Years Average (1976-1982) US$l = 0.32 Copletion Year Average /a USSI - 0.36 Ta Jmuary - Mcrdt, L93 ACROHS AMD ABBREVIATID#6 AD - Antiquities Depmrtme NPC - National Planning G uncil 1D. - Developmenc Cedit Agreeent PU - Project Ihit EH - - Fornn Hotels ID - Tourism Department '$AC - Et,els and Resthouses CoQrpation WS - lhter Supply Corporation Jic - Jordan Hsiug rporacion esco - United Notions Educational, Scientific MPA - Mnistry of