Ghana - Accra District Rehabilitation Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICUAL USE ONLY Repo" pN 12225 PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT GBANA ACCRA DISTRICT REHABILITATION PROJECT (CREDIT 1564-Gl) JULY 31, 1993 MICROGRAPHICS Report No: 12225 Type: PCR Infrastructure Operations Division Country Department IV Africa Regional Office This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EOUIVALENTS Currency Unit Cedi (C) Exchangge Rate (Cedi to US$) 1985 (SAR) 0.Gi84 1986 0.0112 1987 0.0061 1988 0.0049 1989 0.0037 1990 0.0028 1991 0.0028 1992 0.0025 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACC Accra City Council AMA Accra Metropolitan Authority ADRU Accra District Roads Unit CIDA Canadia nenational Development Agency DUR Deparm of Urban Roads GHA Ghana Highway Authorinty GTZ Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusanmenarbeit (PRG) KfW Kreditanstt fur Wieraufbau (ERG) LVB Land Valuation Board MLG Ministry of Local Govemnment MRH Ministry of Roads and Highways MWH Ministry of Works and Housing ODA Overseas Development Adminisation PPF Project Preparation Facility PWP Priority Works Project SCC Staffordshire County Council TSC Technical Services Center UKVO U.K. Valuation Office VIP Ventilated Inproved Pit WFP World Food Program FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY THE WORLD BANK Washington, D.C. 20433 U.SA Office of Dirsotor-oeneoal Operations Evaluation July 31, 1993 HENORANDIM TO THE EXECUTIVE DIUECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT SUBJECTs Project Completion Report on Ghana Accra District Rehabilitation Project (Credit 1564-GH) Attached is the "Project Completion Report on Ghana - Accra Dietrict Rehabilitation Project (Credit 1564-GO)" prepared by the Infrastructure Division, Country Department IV of the Africa Regional Office. The Borrower did not provide Part II. The project was prepared after thorough policy discussions with the objective to support the ongoing economic recovery program of the Government of Ghana. It aimed at (i) improving resource mobilization through property revaluation and tax collection, and (li) removing transport bottlenecks through rehabilitation of existing road infrastructure in Accra. A small upgrading component was also included to improve sanitation in a low-income area in Accra. All components included respective staff training through twinning and specific on-the-job training. The project met substantially its physical objectives. Implementation was well coordinated and good progress was made toward institution building goals, thus laying the base for local government reform in Ghana. The establishment of the property revaluation system was especially successful and it was immedistely replicated in a few other urban areas. However, property tax collection lags behind thus endangering the ultimate sustainability of project benefits. Institution building efforts continue under the ongoing Second Urban Project. The project's outcome is rated satisfactory, its institutional development partial and the sustainability of its benefits as uncertain. The quality of the PCR is good ond it provides an interesting discussion on local capacity building process and related implementation problems that need to be overcome in a multi-faceted operation. The project is scheduled to be audited within the framework of the Ghana Country Study. This docunAnt has a restricted distribution end may b used by recipients only In the of their offfeaL duties. its contents may not otherw1is be disclosed without World Bank uhorizton.  1OR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Table of Contents PMg No. Prefa Project Evaluation Summary Part I. Bank Assesment A. Project Idtif B. Ptoject Background 1 C. Project Objectives and DescrIption 2 D. Project Design and Organization 3 E. Project Implemtaion 3 F. Project Results 7 G. Projec Susanabilit 10 H. IDA Performance 10 I. Borrower Peformance 10 J. Consulting Services 11 K. Project Doclmentation and Data 11 Part IL Borroweres Asse 12 Part m. Stattical Annex 13 Table I Project Timetable 14 Table 2 Related IDA Credit 1S Table 3 Project Costs and Financing 16 Table 4 Credit Disbursement Project 18 Table 5 Credit Allocation Pattern 20 Table 6 Summary of Project Technical Asistance 21 Table 7 Status of Covenants 23 Table 8 Staff Inputs (Missions) 24 ANNEXES 2S 1. AMA Revenue and Expenditures: 1985-1991 26 2. Revenue Collection Performance 27 3. Ex-PoMt Economic Evaluaion 28 (a) Road Rehabilitadon and Maintenance 29 (b) Urba Upgading 34 4. Procuremeat gements 36 This document has a restrcted distribution and may be used by recipents only in the peformance of their offcil duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  i PROJCt CQWPTIEON EPRUM REPUBLIC OF GANA ACCRA DISTRICT REHABLllAIION PPsOM LCPED 1564-GH) PRBFACE This is the Project Completion Report (PCR) for the Accra District Rehabilitation Ptoject for which Credit 1564-OH, in the amount of SDR 22.5 million (US$22.0 million equivalent at the time of appraisal) was approved on March 3, 1985. The credit was closed on June 30, 1992, one year later than was anticipated. Disbursements against commitments made through October 31, 1992 amounted to SDR 21.6 million (US$27.7 million equivalent). The balance of the credit, SDR 900,252.33 (US$1.2 million equivalent) was cancelled on March 31, 1993. The PCR is based on a review of the Staff Appraisal Report, President's Report, the Development Credit and Project Agreements, supervision reports, corresondence between the Bank and Borrower, internal Bank memoranda and a final supervision mission in March 1992. Parts I and m of the PCR were sent in July 1992 to the Borrower for comment; the Borrower was then requested to prepare Part and to return it to the Bank within three months. However, the Borrower's Part I was not received. The Task Manager for this PCR is Ms. Eleanor Warner. Mr. Hiroshi Ueno prepared the economic re-evaluation of the road rehabilitation componen. Messrs. James Wright and Edwin Lim are the managing Division Chief and Department Director, respectively, for the operation.  ii PROJ13Cr CO-MPLETION REPOR REM=LI OP GHANA ACCRA DISTRICT REHAEILITATION PROJECT (CREDIT 15644M PROJECT E