Burkina Faso - Urban Environment Project

Document of The World Bank Report No. 13802-BUR STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT BURKINA FASO URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT APRIL 20, 1995 Infrastructure Operations Division West Central Africa Department Africa Region  CURRENCY EOUIVALENTS Currency Unit CFA franc (CFAF) US$1.0 = CFAF 560 CFAF 1 million - US$1,785 SDR 1.0 = US$ 1.49299 FISCAL YEAR January I - December 31 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric System ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CEGECI Centre de Gestion des Cites CFD Caisse Fran,aise de Developpement CIP Comite Interministeriel de Pilotage CND Commission Nationale de la Decentralisation CPE Caisses Populaires d'Epargne CTE Comite Technique de l'Eau DGI Direction Generale des Imp6ts DGUTF Direction Generale de l'Urbanisme et des Travaux Fonciers GOBF Government of Burkina Faso ICB International Competitive Bidding ILO International Labor Organization MEFP Ministry of Economy, Finance and Plan MTPHU Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Urban Planning NCB National Competitive Bidding NEAP National Environmental Action Plan NGO Non-governmental organization ONASENE Office National des Services d'Entretien, de Nettoyage et d'Embellissement (Cleaning Public Utility) ONATEL Office National des Tel6communications (Telecom. Public Utility) ONEA Office National de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement (Water & Sanitation Public Utility) PU Project Unit RAF Reorganisation Agraire et Fonciere (Land Tenure Reform Act) SDAU Schema Directeur d'Amenagement et d'Urbanisme SOCOGIB Societ6 de Construction de Gestion Immobiliere du Burkina Faso SONABEL Societe Nationale Burkinabe d'Electricite (Electricity Public Utility) UEP Urban Environment Project UIS Urban Information System UNDP United Nations Development Programme UTC Unite Technique de Coordination This report is based on the findings of a Bank appraisal mission which visited Burkina Faso in June 1994, comprising Messrs./Mmes. Christian Diou (Municipal Engineer and Mission Leader), Robert Maurer (Sr. Municipal Finance Specialist), Jan Drozdz (Sanitary Engineer), Gilles Horenfeld (Consultant) and Amy Champion (Staff Assistant). Special thanks to Letitia Obeng (Sr. Water and Sanitation Specialist) and Yves Genevier (Health Specialist) for their support. Mr. James Wright and Mr. Olivier Lafourcade are the managing Division Chief and Department Director, respectively, for the operation.  BURKINA FASO URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Credit and Project Summary ......................................................... i SECTION I - SECTORAL BACKGROUND ................................................. I A Background .I B Sectoral Background. 2 Urban Development .2 Urban management. 3 Environment Management. 4 C The Urban Sector. 4 Decentralization .4 Quality of Life. 5 Urban Planning .5 Housing Finance. 6 Provision and Financing of Urban Services and Infrastructure .7 Local Resource Mobilization .7 D Bank Group Involvement, Lessons Learned and Project Rationale. 8 SECTION II - THE PROJECT .................... . 10 A Project Objectives .................... 10 B Project Description .10 C Status of Project Preparation .15 D Project Costs .16 E Project Financing .16 F Project Organization and Management .17 G Procurement .19 H Disbursements .20 I Accounting, Auditing and Reporting .21 J Supervision Plan .22 K Environmental Impact ......................................................... 22 L Impact oni Employment and Poverty .............................................. 23 M Economic Analysis and Benefits .................................................. 23 N Project Risks ......................................................... 24 SECTION III - AGREEMENTS REACHED AND RECOMMENDATION ............... 25 ANNEXES Annex 1: Detailed Description of the Project .27 Annex 2: Cost Tables . 40 Annex 3: Economic analysis of the road component .41 Annex 4: Terms of Reference - Strategic Sanitation Plan for Bobo-Dioulasso. 43 (Plan Strategique d'assainissement de Bobo-Dioulasso) Annex 5: Local resource mobilization and urban management guidelines .50 Annex 6: Budget of the Cities of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso .58 Annex 7: Community organization and mobilization guidelines .60 Annex 8: Guarantee Fund for the Caisses Populaires d'Epargne. 72  Annex 9: Monitoring and performance indicators ...................................... 76 Annex 10: Estimated quarterly disbursements ............................................ 80 Annex 11: Terms of Reference for the audit of the project .............................. 81 Annex 12: Terms of Reference for the management and accounting system ...... ... 84 Annex 13: Supervision plan ............................................ 90 Annex 14: Summary of Environment Impact Study ..................................... 91 Annex 15: Documents in the Project File .............................................. 93 Annex 16: Maps ............................................... 95 IBRD n