PME Project Management Engineer PSC Project Steering Committee R4D (AusAID’s) Roads for Development Program RWSSP (BESIK) (AusAID’s) Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project SCBP Staged Program SIPs Sector Investment Programs SKM Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd STS Short Term Specialist TA Technical Assistance Executive Summary Purpose The primary purpose of this Independent Completion Report (ICR) is to identify lessons to inform AusAID’s ongoing and future programs in the infrastructure sector in Timor-Leste that involve capacity development, particularly Roads for Development (R4D) and, to a lesser extent, the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (BESIK). The ICR also responds to AusAIDs requirements that an independent evaluation be conducted for all programs of over $3millionAUD in value. In conducting the evaluation the team reviewed key documents (Attachment B) and met with a wide range of ITA stakeholders from The Ministry of Infrastructure (MOI), AusAID and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) (refer Attachment C). Background and Context In 2006, the Government of Timor-Leste adopted a new policy of public sector-led economic growth which required a significant increase in its capital works programs. Following a request from the Government of Timor-Leste (GoTL) for assistance with capital budget expenditure the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) developed the Timor-Leste Asian Development Bank Infrastructure Project Management, later renamed the Infrastructure Technical Assistance (ITA) Program. The ITA was approved by ADB in June 2007 and the Contractor mobilized in November. The program was originally scheduled to finish in June 2011 but has been extended to June 2014. The total value of Australia’s contribution to the program was $12,650,000. The program
PME Project Management Engineer PSC Project Steering Committee R4D (AusAID’s) Roads for Development Program RWSSP (BESIK) (AusAID’s) Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project SCBP Staged Program SIPs Sector Investment Programs SKM Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd STS Short Term Specialist TA Technical Assistance Executive Summary Purpose The primary purpose of this Independent Completion Report (ICR) is to identify lessons to inform AusAID’s ongoing and future programs in the infrastructure sector in Timor-Leste that involve capacity development, particularly Roads for Development (R4D) and, to a lesser extent, the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (BESIK). The ICR also responds to AusAIDs requirements that an independent evaluation be conducted for all programs of over $3millionAUD in value. In conducting the evaluation the team reviewed key documents (Attachment B) and met with a wide range of ITA stakeholders from The Ministry of Infrastructure (MOI), AusAID and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) (refer Attachment C). Background and Context In 2006, the Government of Timor-Leste adopted a new policy of public sector-led economic growth which required a significant increase in its capital works programs. Following a request from the Government of Timor-Leste (GoTL) for assistance with capital budget expenditure the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) developed the Timor-Leste Asian Development Bank Infrastructure Project Management, later renamed the Infrastructure Technical Assistance (ITA) Program. The ITA was approved by ADB in June 2007 and the Contractor mobilized in November. The program was originally scheduled to finish in June 2011 but has been extended to June 2014. The total value of Australia’s contribution to the program was $12,650,000. The program
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