PAD - LGED

capacity of FM staff, review of audit reports and follow up on implementation of
recommendations.
12. Procurement supervision: A procurement specialist based in the Bank’s office in Dhaka
will be a member of the project team throughout the project. During project implementation, the
procurement specialist will provide due diligence services for procurement documents and will
join the implementation support missions. The frequency of missions is expected to be twice per
year. In addition to the prior review due diligence to be carried out by the Bank team,
procurement post reviews are to be carried on at least 15 percent of the contracts subject to post
review. As a minimum, one post review report which will include physical inspection of sample
contracts including those subject to prior review will be prepared each year and not less than ten
percent of the contracts will be physically inspected. The specialist will review the red flags
required to be checked for all procurement under the project; implementation of the procurement
risk mitigation framework; and implementation of recommendations provided in the various
audit reports.
13. Environmental Safeguards supervision: An environmental specialist based in the Bank’s
office in Dhaka will be a member of the project team throughout the project. Besides supervision
of compliance with environmental safeguards, the specialist will provide support in conjunction
with the LGED environmental management unit on implementation of the EMF. The specialist
will assess performance of project management consultants and supervision consultants, discuss
recommendations provided in the integrated performance audit and monitor implementation of
recommendations.
14. Social Safeguards supervision: A social development specialist based in the Bank’s
office in Dhaka will be a member of the project team throughout the project. Besides supervision
of compliance with social safeguards, the specialist will provide support to LGED on
implementation of the SIMF, IPPs and RAPs. Field visits of the works sites will include
consultations with persons affected by the project and assessment of the grievance redress
mechanism. The specialist will assess performance of project management consultants and
supervision consultants, discuss recommendations provided in the integrated performance audit
and monitor implementation of recommendations.
III. Implementation Main Focus
Table 5.1: Main Focus of the Implementation Support Over the Life of the Project
Time Focus Skills Needed Resource
Estimate
First twelve
months
Quality of implementation: Ensure that
preparation of environmental screening reports,
EIAs/EMPs, RAPs for the second-year activities
has the required quality; gender aspects are
implemented; implementation of resettlement
action plans complies with World bank
safeguard policies; information is disclosed on
the project website; capacity has been developed
for management of performance-based
maintenance contracts; quality assurance plans
in civil works contracts are in place; project
Procurement,
financial management,
environment,
social development,
performance-based
maintenance contract,
institutional development,
transport economics,
inland water transport,
highway engineering,
gender
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