Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) AFRICA | Africa | Transport & Digital Development Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 12-Jun-2018 | ISR32684 | Implementing Agencies: THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI, Roads Authority, Ministry of Transport and Public Works Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:29-Apr-2015 Effectiveness Date:29-Mar-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date:30-Oct-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:-- Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2021 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2021 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - Phase 2 is to facilitate the movement of goods and people along the North-South Corridor and at the key border crossings in Malawi, whilst supporting improvements in road safety and health services along the corridor. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component 1: Improving Road Infrastructure:(Cost $28.00 M) Component 2: Improving Social Infrastructure:(Cost $5.50 M) Component 3: Improving Trade Facilitation:(Cost $26.80 M) Component 4: Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Assistance:(Cost $8.70 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Substantial  Substantial 6/12/2018 Page 1 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) Implementation Status and Key Decisions The overall implementation progress is moderately satisfactory. While the works at Karonga-Songwe have been advancing well, the disbursements have been low due to slow pace of trade facilitation component. Hence, the attainment of project development objective has been downgraded to MS, though it still remains on track. Component 1 (Improving the Road Infrastructure): The implementation progress on the Karonga-Songwe contract is advancing well. All the safeguards requirements have been fulfilled and the contractor has submitted and complied with the necessary ESHS requirements as per contract clauses. The supervision consultant’s contract has also been amended to include full time social safeguards specialists and part time environmental safeguards specialist in the team. The Client has also requested amending the works contract to increase the scope to include a road section that has recently deteriorated since the completion of design last year. This amendment would increase the contract amount from US$20 million to US$26 million. The amendment to increase the contract size for additional scope of works is contingent to technical evaluation, procurement clearance, and safeguards compliance for additional works. Component 2 (Improving Social Infrastructure): The implementation of the road safety sub-component is progressing well. The Directorate of Road Safety and Traffic Services as revised the Road Safety Implementation Plan and the specifications for procurement of road safety equipment, which have all been approved by the Bank and are currently in procurement stage. Notable progress has also been made in the development of an emergency medical services (EMS) and post-crash trauma care pilot for implementation along the 300km Lilongwe-Blantyre section of M1 road corridor. In particular, the following activities are underway for implementation of the EMS pilot: (i) training for 443 community first responders has been completed, delivered by the Red Cross; (ii) 45 drivers of ambulances have been hired and trained; (iii) first cohort of 35 EMS provider out of 95 total (including clinician and nurses) has been recruited and trained by Malawi College of Medicine; and (iv) the procurement of vehicles and equipment is in the process through the UN agencies, with delivery expected in July 2018. The key pending actions for the completing the EMS pilot remain: (i) the refurbishment of the selected 6 health facilities for trauma care; (ii) setting up of trauma registries; (iii) development of EMS communication system, including securing a 115 toll free number from MACRA; and (iv) establishment of a well-functioning dispatching center. The EMS pilot was also approved by DIME to receive seed funding to develop a comprehensive impact evaluation of the EMS. Component 3 (Improving Trade Facilitation): The procurement and implementation of Trade Facilitation component has been advancing but at slow pace. A number of activities have been completed. These include: (i) the coordination issues have been resolved between the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism (MITT), Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) and Roads Authority (RA) on technical level; (ii) the procurement for National Single Window study has been finalized with the contract negotiations completed and currently in contract signing stage; (iii) the procurement of services for the preparation of technical studies and safeguards documents for construction of One Stop Broder Post at the Songwe-Kasumulu border crossing is nearly complete, currently in contract negotiations stage; (iv) the pre-qualification for the border crossing works at Dedza has been initiated; and (v) the ARAPs for the two border crossings have been submitted to the Bank and found satisfactory by the team. The pending actions still remaining are the revision of the designs for the border improvements at three border posts (Dedza, Mwanza and Muloza) as per Bank comments, completion of remaining safeguards instruments for border crossing civil works, and launch of tender for the remaining border crossings. The team continues closely following up on the progress of this component. Component 4 (Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Assistance): • The preparation of the National Transport Masterplan (NTMP) has been completed, including the Climate Change Adaptation Strategic Action Plan. Final Report was received by the Bank on September 15, 2017. • The Institutional Strengthening and Training Plan for the RA, RFA, and the MoTPW have been prepared for the next 12 months and cleared by the Bank. • As part of the RA’s capacity building, the Safeguard Institutional Strengthening Plan (SISP) has been prepared by the RA’s Environmental and Social Management Unit (ESMU) and cleared by the Bank. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating 6/12/2018 Page 2 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) Political and Governance  High  High  High Macroeconomic  Substantial  Substantial  Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies  Substantial  Substantial  Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  Substantial  Substantial  Substantial Fiduciary  Substantial  Moderate  Moderate Environment and Social  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Stakeholders  Moderate  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  --  -- Overall  Substantial  Substantial  Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Reduction in average journey time for an imported container (TEU) from the Songwe/Kasumulu border with Tanzania to Lilongwe in Malawi on the corridor (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6.00 -- 6.00 5.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 PHINDPDOTBL  Reduction in average time required for trucks to cross the borders from/to Malawi to Tanzania at Songwe, and to Mozambique at Dedza, Muloza and Mwanza (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 24.00 -- 24.00 12.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 PHINDPDOTBL  Reduction in total vehicle operating costs (VOC) on Karonga – Songwe road section (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 15.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 6/12/2018 Page 3 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) PHINDPDOTBL  Number of users benefitting from new/improved health centers on Lilongwe – Blantyre section, percentage of which female* (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1,500.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 PHINDPDOTBL  Reduction in the number of fatal accidents on the M1 corridor per year (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 859.00 859.00 859.00 500.00 Date 01-May-2015 21-Dec-2016 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 Overall Comments There have been no changes in the PDO indicators as these outcomes will be in effect after completion of the road rehabilitation works, construction of border crossings, implementation of the Single Window, and once the road safety blackspots have been alleviated and EMS pilot is fully. operating. Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Roads rehabilitated, Non-rural (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 46.00 Date 01-May-2015 21-Dec-2016 30-May-2018 30-Jun-2021 6/12/2018 Page 4 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) PHINDIRITBL  Reduction in the number of accident black spots on the corridor in Malawi (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 70.00 70.00 70.00 63.00 Date 01-May-2015 21-Dec-2016 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Roads in good and fair condition as a share of total classified roads (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 83.00 -- 83.00 87.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Size of the total classified network (Kilometers, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2,809.00 2,809.00 2,809.00 2,809.00 PHINDIRITBL  Health facilities constructed, renovated, and/or equipped (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 01-May-2015 21-Dec-2016 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 6/12/2018 Page 5 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) PHINDIRITBL  Number of Emergency Vehicles provided (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 10.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 PHINDIRITBL  The modernization of the physical infrastructure at key border crossings - Songwe, Dedza, Muloza, and Mwanza (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 4.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Reduction of number of border agencies (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 14.00 -- 7.00 5.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Establishment of National Single Window (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N N Y Date 01-May-2015 21-Dec-2016 21-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2021 6/12/2018 Page 6 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) PHINDIRITBL  National Transport Master Plan adopted (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N Y Y Date 01-May-2015 21-Dec-2016 01-Mar-2018 30-Jun-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Integrated accounting and contract management software installed and operationalized in the RA (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N -- N Y Date 01-May-2015 -- 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Establishment of Road Asset Management System in the RA (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N -- N Y Date 01-May-2015 -- 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 PHINDIRITBL  Number of RA and MoTPW staff trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 39.00 10.00 Date 01-May-2015 21-Dec-2016 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 Overall Comments 6/12/2018 Page 7 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P145566 IDA-56220 Effective USD 69.00 69.00 0.00 21.06 48.40 30% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P145566 IDA-56220 Effective 29-Apr-2015 25-Nov-2015 29-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) 6/12/2018 Page 8 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) There are no related projects. 6/12/2018 Page 9 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy