The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report RESULTS-BASED NATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS (P143596) RESULTS-BASED NATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS (P143596) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Vietnam | Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice | Requesting Unit: EACVF | Responsible Unit: SEAU2 IBRD/IDA | Program-for-Results Financing | FY 2014 | Team Leader(s): Hoa Thi Hoang, Thong Trung Le Seq No: 16 | ARCHIVED on 18-Feb-2022 | ISR49553 | Created by: Hoa Thi Hoang on 06-Dec-2021 | Modified by: Giang Thi Huong Nguyen on 05- Feb-2022 Program Development Objectives PDO Table Program Development Objective (from Program Appraisal Document) The proposed program development objective is to strengthen the capacity of participating Northern Mountains cities to plan, implement and sustain urban infrastructure. Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Program will close on June 30, 2022 after achieving considerable results as planned. Enhanced Annual City Plans have been approved and disclosed to the public by all seven cities; asset management plans have been adopted, and local urban infrastructure sub-projects are in full service after their completion in all seven cities; and a National Urban Development Program has been adopted and its implementation in phase 2 cities commenced in 2020. The total number of people benefiting from the Program stand at 744,389 people – a number which is expected to further increase by the closing of the project. In terms of infrastructure constructed, it includes 111.877 km of new and upgraded roads, 592.9 hectares of upgraded low-income areas, and 286.3 hectares of completed resettlement areas. So far, 614,518 people have benefited from cities’ primary/secondary infrastructure services, and this number is also expected to increase as remaining works are completed. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P143596 IDA-54760 Effective USD 250.00 250.00 0.00 186.80 39.40 83% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P143596 IDA-54760 Effective 05-Jun-2014 17-Jul-2014 30-Oct-2014 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2022 2/18/2022 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report RESULTS-BASED NATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS (P143596) DLI Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % for DLI ID DLI Type Description Coc DLI Amount Status Coc DLI Loan: IDA54760-001 5476 DLI1.1 Enhanced 1.1 Regular XDR 21,357,600.00 Fully Achieved 21,357,600.00 100 % Annual CIty Plans 5476 DLI 1.2 1.2 Regular Professionally-staffed XDR 14,238,400.00 Fully Achieved 14,238,400.00 100 % mngt 5476 DLI 2 Local urban Partially 2 Regular XDR 100,316,000.00 69,950,443.67 70 % infra investments Achieved 5476 DLI 3.1 Asset mngt 3.1 Regular XDR 6,472,000.00 Fully Achieved 5,158,213.00 80 % plan & loc urban 5476 DLI 3.2 Increased Partially 3.2 Regular XDR 6,472,000.00 2,323,462.00 36 % annual own-source Achieved 5476 DLI 4.1 4.1 Regular Implementation strategy XDR 4,530,400.00 Fully Achieved 3,236,021.00 71 % NUD 5476 DLI 4.2 Prof-staffed 4.2 Regular XDR 6,472,000.00 Fully Achieved 5,824,843.00 90 % in MOC,prep AC 5476 DLI 4.3 Completed 4.3 Regular XDR 1,941,600.00 Fully Achieved 1,618,010.00 83 % Program Report Program Action Plan 1. Participating cities will maintain databases on (i) public consultation/corruption/fiduciary/procurement/ Program Action Description implementation complaints and responses to those complaints and (ii) beneficiary feedback to implementing agencies. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Other Client Recurrent Yearly Completed Completion Measurement Databases maintained and report submitted. Participating cities provided report annually on maintaining databases and public consultation on program Comments implementation complaints and responses. 2(a). All proposals for detailed designs, construction supervision and bids for civil works, whether below or above cost Action Description estimates, shall be evaluated; proposals and bids shall not be rejected only on the basis of minor, non-substantive deviations. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Other Client Recurrent Continuous Completed Completion Measurement Progress reported upon in Program Report. Supervision and audits to establish actual performance. Comments Program reported 2/18/2022 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report RESULTS-BASED NATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS (P143596) 2(b). At least 30 % of city consulting contracts for detailed designs, CSC competitively bid - to 80 % by the end of the Action Description Prog period. At least 90 % of city civil works contracts competitively bid - to 100 % by the end of the Prog period. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Other Client Recurrent Yearly Completed Completion Measurement Progress reported upon in Program Report. Supervision and audits to establish actual performance. Comments Program report submitted 2(c). State-Owned Enterprises dependent on Program provinces/cities/departments will be excluded from Action Description participating. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Other Client Recurrent Continuous Completed Completion Measurement Progress reported upon in Program Report. Supervision and audits to establish actual performance. Comments Program and verification reported submitted as planned. Action Description 2(d). Firms and individuals on the local, national or Bank debarment/suspension lists will not be allowed to participate. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Other Client Recurrent Continuous Completed Completion Measurement Progress reported upon in Program Report. Supervision and audits to establish actual performance. Comments program reports submitted Action Description 3. MOC will build and implement an effective internal audit function for the Program. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Other Client Recurrent Yearly Completed Completion Measurement Internal audit report sent annually to the Bank Supervision will review quality of the internal audit process. Comments Program report and internal audit report submitted 4. Part cities will ensure that adverse impacts are avoided/minimized and PAPs compensated so that they are no Action Description worse off. An independently verifiable mechanism will be developed to assess the market values to restore PAPs’ livelihoods. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Other Client Recurrent Continuous Delayed 2/18/2022 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report RESULTS-BASED NATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS (P143596) Completion Measurement Progress reported upon in Program Report. Supervision will review implementation quality. Comments all required report submitted. 5. MOC and cities develop guidelines to ensure the meaningful local consultation, including EMs and vulnerable Action Description groups. The guidelines fully operationalize existing VNese Legislation with respect to EMs through free, prior, and informed consultations. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status MOC and Other Recurrent Continuous Completed Participating Cities Completion Measurement Progress reported upon in Program Report. Supervision will review implementation quality. Comments report and implementation support mission Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Low Low Macroeconomic -- Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies -- Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Low Low Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Enhanced Annual City Plans approved and disclosed to the public IN01079089 ►Enhanced Annual City Plans approved and disclosed to the public (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 2/18/2022 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report RESULTS-BASED NATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS (P143596) Value 0.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target achieved. All enhanced annual city plans (7 plans for 7 participating cities) have been approved and disclosed to the public. All these plans will be verified by SAV. Information source: Program report and Comments verification reports. Asset Management Plan adopted and local urban infrastructure sub-projects in full service after comp IN01079090 ►Asset Management Plan adopted and local urban infrastructure sub-projects in full service after completion (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target achieved. All cities have developed asset management plans and adopted them. Local urban infrastructure sub-projects in full service after completion. Information source: Program report and Comments verification reports. Implementation Strategy for National Urban Development Program adopted with annual milestones IN01079171 ►Implementation Strategy for National Urban Development Program adopted with annual milestones (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target achieved. The implementation strategy for National Urban development Program was adopted in 2020 with phase 2 cities in Mekong Delta region. Information source: Program report and verification Comments reports. Total number of people benefiting from Program (disagregated by gender) IN01079172 ►Total number of people benefiting from Program (disagregated by gender) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 711,699.00 744,389.00 759,300.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target underachieved as of January 2022 and is expected to be achieved by the Program closing. Comments Information source: Program report and verification reports. IN01079173 Number of male beneficiaries from the Program (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 380,321.00 398,261.00 384,431.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 2/18/2022 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report RESULTS-BASED NATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS (P143596) IN01079174 Number of female beneficiaries from the Program (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 331,348.00 346,128.00 374,869.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Intermediate Results Indicators by Results Areas Institutional Strengthening at the City Level IN01079175 ►Professionally-staffed management units in place within each Participating City People's Committee (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target achieved. All 7 cities’ PMUs are staffed with qualified personnel. Information source: Program report Comments and verification reports. Infrastructure Delivered IN01079176 ►People benefiting from city primary/secondary infrastructure services (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 581,798.00 614,518.00 651,500.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target presently underachieved and is expected to be achieved by June 30, 2022. The result reflects people who benefited from primary and secondary infrastructure services. Information source: Program Comments report and verification reports. IN01079179 ►People benefiting from improved tertiary/social infrastructure services (disaggregated by gender) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 107,969.00 107,969.00 107,800.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target exceeded. The result reflects people who benefited from tertiary/social infrastructure services. Comments Information source: Program report and verification reports. IN01079181 Number of women benefiting from improved tertiary/social infrastructure services (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 37,917.00 37,917.00 53,275.00 2/18/2022 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report RESULTS-BASED NATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS (P143596) Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 IN01079182 Number of men benefiting from improved tertiary/social infrastructure services (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 70,052.00 70,052.00 54,525.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 IN01079183 ►Ethnic Minority beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20.00 29.00 14.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target exceeded. Information source: Program report and verification reports. Comments IN01079184 Male ethnic minority beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 19.00 32.00 14.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 IN01079185 Female ethnic minority beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 22.00 25.00 14.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 IN01079186 ►New and upgraded roads completed (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 106.63 111.87 101.90 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target exceeded. Information source: Program report and verification reports. Comments IN01079187 ►Resettlement areas completed (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 247.90 286.30 236.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Comments Target exceeded. Information source: Program report and verification reports. 2/18/2022 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report RESULTS-BASED NATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS (P143596) IN01079188 ►LIAs upgraded (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 592.90 592.90 333.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target exceeded. Information source: Program report and verification reports. Comments Sustainability of Infrastructure IN01079177 ►Increase in own-sources revenue (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.00 4.00 4.00 7.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target underachieved. The target reflects the following cities that showed an increase in annual own- sources revenue by at least 12% over the previous year: Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Hoa Binh and Tuyen Quang. Comments Information source: Program report and verification reports. National Policy, Support and Oversight IN01079178 ►Professionally-staffed unit in place in MOC; and capacity support for cities provided as per Annual Capacity Development Plan (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target achieved. MOC is staffed as planned and Annual Capacity Development Plan implemented. A policy Comments is in place. Information source: Program report and verification reports. IN01079180 ►Completed Program report (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 30-Jun-2022 Target achieved. The Program report for 2020 has been completed and verified by SAV. Information Comments source: Program report and verification reports. Disbursement Linked Indicators DLI_IND_TABLE 2/18/2022 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report RESULTS-BASED NATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS (P143596) ►DLI 1 DLI 1: Enhanced Annual City Plans approved and disclosed to the public (Outcome, 33,000,000.00, 91%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2021 Value No Yes Yes Yes Date -- 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 -- Comments ►DLI 2 DLI 1.2: Professionally-staffed management units in place within each Participating City People’s Committee (Intermediate Outcome, 22,000,000.00, 91%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2021 Value No Yes Yes Yes Date -- 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 -- Comments ►DLI 3 DLI 2: Local urban infrastructure investments delivered as per each Participating City’s approved Enhanced Annual City Plan (Output, 155,000,000.00, 55%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2021 Value No Yes Yes Yes Date -- 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 -- Comments ►DLI 4 DLI 3.1: Asset management plan adopted and local urban infrastructure sub-projects in full service after completion (Outcome, 10,000,000.00, 74%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2021 Value No Yes Yes -- Date -- 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 -- Comments ►DLI 5 DLI 3.2: Increased annual own-sources revenue in Participating Cities (Intermediate Outcome, 10,000,000.00, 33%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2021 Value 0.00 203,000.00 203,000.00 -- Date -- 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 -- 2/18/2022 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report RESULTS-BASED NATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS (P143596) Comments ►DLI 6 DLI 4.1: Implementation Strategy for National Urban Development Program adopted with annual milestones (Outcome, 7,000,000.00, 67%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2021 Value No Yes Yes -- Date -- 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 -- Comments ►DLI 7 DLI 4.2: Professionally-staffed unit in place in MOC, preparation of Annual Capacity Development Plans, and capacity building support provided to cities in accordance with such plans (Output, 10,000,000.00, 84%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2021 Value No Yes Yes -- Date -- 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 -- Comments ►DLI 8 DLI 4.3: Completed Program Report (Output, 3,000,000.00, 78%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2021 Value No Yes Yes -- Date 01-May-2014 30-Jun-2021 19-Jan-2022 -- Comments 2/18/2022 Page 10 of 10