Sierra Leone - Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 11175-SL STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ROAD REHABILITATION AND MAINTENANCE PROJECT NOVEMBER 25, 1992 Infrastructure Operations Division Country Department IV Africa Region 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 = Leone (Le) Le 1.00 = US .002 cents US$1.00 = Le 500 Le 1.0 million = US$2,000 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: METRIC SYSTEM Metric British/US 1 meter (m) = 3.28 feet (ft) 1 hectare (hs) = 2.47 acres 1 kilometer (lum) = 0.625 mile (mi) 1 metric ton (t) = 2,205 pounds (lb) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AfDB Africa Development Bank ADT Average Daily Traffic CBD Central Business District DOW Department of Works DTC Department of Transport, Communications and Tourism DTI Department of Trade and Industry EC European Community FBC Fuorbay Bay College GOSL Government of Sierra Leone ILO International Labor Organization IPAM Institute for Public Administration Management JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency NGO Non Government Organization NMT Non-Motorized Transport PPAR Project Performance Audit Report RIC Reconstruction Import Credit RRMP Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project RTC Road Transport Corporation SLA Sierra Leone Airways SLAA Sierra Leone Airport Authority SLNSC Sierra Leone National Shipping Company SLPA Sierra Leone Ports Authority SLPMB Sierra Leone Produce and Marketing Board SLRA Sierra Leone Roads Authority UNCTAD United Nations Conference for Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNDTCD United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development USAID United States Agency for International Development FISCAL YEAR July 1 to June 30  FOR OMCIAL USE ONLY REPUBRLIC OF SIEONE ROAD REHRUJL=ANDMALENIACEPRJC Talet Of Contets CREDIT AND PROJECT SUMMARY . ............................... i I. INTRODUC QN . ..................................... 1 EI. THETRANSPORT SEC R ................................... 1 A. Overview of the Sector . ............................... I B. Transport Sector Organization . ........................... 5 C. Bank Involvement in the Sector .......... ................ 6 m. THE ROAD SUBSECTOR ........................ 7 A. The Network .................................... 7 B. Development Strategy . ............................... 9 C. Reforms Underway .................................. 10 D. The Construction Industry . ............................. 12 IV. THE PROJECT ..................................... 12 A. Project Objectives ................................... 12 B. Project Description .................................. 13 C. Project Costs and Financing . ............................. 17 D. Status of Project Preparation ............ ................ 20 E. Implementation .................................... 21 F. Procurement .................................... 21 G. Disbursements .................................... 24 H. Special Account .................................... 25 I. Accounting and Auditing ................................ 25 J. Reporting and Monitoring . ............................. 25 K. Environmental Impact . ............................... 26 L. Project Supervision .................................. 26 V. ECONOMIC EVALUATION ................................... 27 VI. AGREEMENTS ANp RECOMMENpATION ........ ................ 28 The Project was prepared on the basis of preapprisal and appaisl missions in Dcermber 1991 and April 1992 by Mr. T. Pankaj (Principal Tranport Specialist), Mr. A. Bhandari (Senior Transportation Engineer) and Mr. H. Young (Consultant). Mr. Edward Donkor (Consultant) assisted in appraising the road sector orpanizaton. Mr. A. Dalfelt carried out the environmental assessment. Mr. R. James provided computing and research assistance. Secretarial work was done by Mmes. E. Novatny and H. Kofi. The peor reviewer was Mr. W.D.O. Paterson (Senior Highway Engineer). Messrs. J. Wright and E. Lim are the Division Chief and Director, respctively of the operation. 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.  ANNEXES 2-1 Vehicle Statistics 2-2 Sierra Leone Ports Authority: Traffic Statistics: 1986 - 1991 2-3 Lungi International Airport - Passenger Traffic 1970 - 1990 3-1 The Road Network Classification 3-2 Regional Distribution of Road Network 3-3 Road Classification and Design Standards 3-4 DOW Development Budgets 1988-1992 3-5 DOW Recurrent Budgets 1983-1992 3-6 SLRA: Key Organization Features and Transition Plan for Transferring Road Functions from DOW to SLRA 3-7 Road Maintenance Coat Recovery 4-1 Seven Year Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Program 4-2 Trunk Road Rehabilitation under the Project 4-3 Freetown CBD Street Rehabilitation 4-4 Training of Domestic Contractors 4-5 Technical Assistance for SLRA 4-6 Training and Manpower Development for SLRA 4-7 Equipment List for SLRA 4-S TOR for Transport Sector Studies 4-9 Pilot Component for Promoting Non-Motor Transport (NMT) 4-10 Detailed Cost Tables 4-11 Summary of Project Costs and Ftnancing Plan 4-12 Budget Estimates and Local Funding Needs for the Road Sector, 1993-1997 4-13 Implementation Schedule 4-14 Details of Procurement Arrangements 4-15 Disbursement Schedule 4-16 Environmental Impact Analysis 4-17 Supervision Plan and Monitoring of Performance Indicators 5-1 Economic Analysis 6-1 Documents in the Project File  ROAD REHABILrTATION AND MADTMANCE PRO.lECT CRDIT AND PRO.1ECTrtMMR Borrower: Republic of Sierra Leone Bnefilad : Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) Imnlementing Aencles: Sierra Leone Roads Authority, Local NGOs, Domestic Contractors, Freetown City Council and Department of Transport, Communications and Tourism Amount: SDR 32.0 million (US$45.0 million equivalent) Terms: Standard IDA terms with 40 years maturity Relending Terms: Grant from Borrower to SLRA DesJrintion: The main objective of the project is to remove physical bottlenecks in the country's transport network through a sustainable road rehabilitation and maintenance program, and to build institutional capacity to better plan, manage and maintain roads and other transport facilities. The project supports: (a) a four year time slice consisting of the first phase of a seven year program for road network rehabilitation and maintenance; (b) the establishment and strengthening of the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) to manage the road network; (c) training and other support to strengthen small domestic contractors including training in labor-intensive methods; (d) promotion of non-motorized transport in rural areas to improve transport services to the poor and assistance to NOOs for this purpose; and (e) strengthening transport sector planning. Estimated Proiect Costs and Finandng Plan: Local EoreiF Tota1 (USS million) A. Estimated Project Costs Road Rehabilitation & Maintenance 11.26 48.69 59.95 Institutional Strengthening (Roads Sector) 1.36 11.01 12.37 Support to Department of Works 0.01 0.26 0.27 Support to Transport Sector 0.05 0.46 0.51 Pilot Program for Promoting Non-Motorized Transport 0.07 0.64 0.71 Project Design and Supervision 0a9 .AA4 4.94 BASE COST (mid-1992) 13=25 6LS5 2L7. Physical Contingencies 1.23 6.25 7.48 Price Contingencies 3.58 2.93 6.51 TOTAL 1. Z,