The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project (P159397) Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project (P159397) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Vietnam | Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 12 | ARCHIVED on 18-Oct-2023 | ISR57567 | Implementing Agencies: Construction-investment Project Management Unit of Bac Lieu city, Construction-investment Project Management Unit of Tan An city, Construction-investment Project Management Unit of Vi Thanh city, Investment Projects Management Unit of Ben Tre city, ODA Project Management Unit of Vinh Long province, Soc Trang Department of Construction, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Urban Upgrading Project Management Unit of Long Xuyen city Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 30-May-2017 Effectiveness Date: 24-Dec-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 12-Jul-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 24-Sep-2021 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2023 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve access to infrastructure in priority city areas and improve urban planning in the participating cities Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Tertiary Infrastructure Upgrading in Low Income Areas:(Cost $49.65 M) Priority Primary and Secondary Infrastructure:(Cost $178.20 M) Resettlement Sites:(Cost $6.68 M) Project Management Support:(Cost $24.28 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project Development Objective is to improve access to infrastructure in priority areas and improve urban planning in the participating cities. Implementation has made good progress in the past months, and presently, 341,428 people are provided with improved living conditions and 62,319 people have access to improved basic urban infrastructure facilities and services thanks to investments in tertiary infrastructure upgrading in low income areas and priority and secondary infrastructure in the targeted cities of Bac Lieu, Ben Tre, Long Xuyen, Soc Trang, Tan An, Vi Thanh, and Vinh Long. This includes 32.9 km of new and improved lanes and 11.7 km of rehabilitated drainage canals in low income areas; 11,974 households with new or improved connection to sewer lines; 30.1 km of constructed/improved secondary road; and there are 30.6 km of 10/18/2023 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project (P159397) rehabilitated or newly constructed drainage, among other results. In addition, 3 cities, Vinh Long, Long Xuyen and Vi Thanh, have approved updated city construction master plans approved by the provincial authorities. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Low Low Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Low Low Low Other -- Low Low Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve access to infrastructure in priority city areas IN01333090 ►People Provided with Improved Living Conditions (of which female, of which bottom 40 percent) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 125,000.00 341,428.00 450,000.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 Current result is below the revised target of 450,000. Living conditions are mostly affected by interventions on road and canal improvement under component 1 which are expected to me completed by end- December 2023. 11 CW contracts under component 2 which are being delayed are not impacting this indicator, therefore, despite delays the target is almost achieved. Comments: The result reflects the cumulative number of people living in urban areas that have been provided with access to improved infrastructure services, neighborhoods, public spaces, parks, resilience, and/or urban environmental conditions, through the direct interventions of this operation. Information source: PMUs. Calculations exclude double-counting. 10/18/2023 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project (P159397) If people benefit from several project activities (e.g. population of LIAs under component 1 living near the large bridge, only one activity counts. IN01333202 ►Number of people with access to improved basic urban infrastructure facilities and services in targeted low income areas (of which female, of which bottom 40 percent) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15,000.00 62,319.00 75,000.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 This result (actual value of 62,319) is below the revised target of 75,000. It will reflect an estimate of direct beneficiaries of Component 1, men/women based on estimates of gender ratio from the 2009 Comments: census. IN01333204 ►Increased user satisfaction with the quality of basic infrastructure constructed under the project (of which female, of which bottom 40 percent) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 70.00 80.00 80.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 Improve urban planning in the participating cities IN01333201 ►Number of Low Income Areas with Community Upgrading Plans prepared and implemented in accordance with the participatory process (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 17.00 28.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 YR6 result (17) is below the end target of 28 LIAs. Community Upgrading Plans (CUPs) of 17 communities have been designed with active communities participation. These CUPs have taken into account the lessons learnt from past projects Up to date there are no LIAs with completed construction Comments: works. IN01333203 ►Number of cities with revised master plans (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 YR6 result (3) has reached end target (3). The cities with the revised master plans are Vinh Long and Long Xuyen and Vi Thanh. They have drafted document in line with the project’s key principles of Comments: integrated urban planning and citizen participation. Plans were approved by the relevant Provincial People's Committee. Information souce: PMUs. 10/18/2023 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project (P159397) Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Tertiary Infrastructure Upgrading in Low Income Areas IN01333205 ►Length of new or improved lanes in LIAs (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9.80 32.90 42.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 YR6 target (32.9km) is below the end target (42 km). The result reflects improved lanes in additional locations Comments: IN01333209 ►Length of new or rehabilitated drainage canals in LIAs (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 11.70 10.50 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 The YR 6 result (11.7km) exceeded the end target of 10.5 km. Drainage canals were rehabilitated in Comments: additional locations. Information source: PMUs. IN01333213 ►Households with new or improved household connections to sewer lines (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,200.00 11,974.00 11,000.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 YR6 result (11974 households) exceeded the end target (11,000 households). The improved connections Comments: were established in additional locations. Information source: PMUs. IN01333216 ►Number of direct beneficiaries in LIAs with enhanced protection from rainfall flooding (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9,000.00 73,159.00 75,000.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 YR6 result (73,159) is below end target (75,000) . This indicator measures the number of people that directly benefit from investments in embankments and drainage systems that reduce rainfall flood risk. Comments: Information source: PMU 10/18/2023 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project (P159397) Priority Primary and Secondary Infrastructure IN01333206 ►Length of new or improved primary or secondary roads (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 30.10 38.90 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 YR6 result (30.1km) is below the end target (38.9km). 6 km of roads were built in additional locations. Information source: PMUs. Comments: IN01333210 ►Length of rehabilitated or newly constructed drainage (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 18.00 30.60 27.16 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 YR6 result (30.6km) exceeded the end target (27.16 km). Drainage was[rehabilitated/constructed in Comments: additional locations. Information souce: PMUs. IN01333214 ►Length of new or rehabilitated canal embankment (of which designed and installed with ‘green infrastructure principles”) (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.50 15.30 16.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 YR6 result (15.30 km) is below the end target (16km). Canal embankments were built/rehabilitated in additional locations. Green infrastructure principles included soft-embankments. Information source: Comments: PMUs. Resettlement Sites IN01333207 ►New serviced plots constructed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 338.00 338.00 338.00 Date 10-May-2019 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 YR6 and end targets achieved. The services plots were constructed in additional locations. Information source: PMUs. Comments: IN01333211 ►Serviced plots provided to relocated households (Number, Custom) 10/18/2023 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project (P159397) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 338.00 338.00 338.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 The YR6 target of 338 plots is achieved. Serviced plots were provided to relocated households in Comments: additional locations. Source: PMUs. Project Management Support IN01333208 ►Number of O&M strategy and action plan developed and submitted (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 7.00 7.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 09-Mar-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 The Year 6 target of 7 is achieved. O&M strategy and action plans have been submitted by each project city with explicit institutional arrangements for each project component and investment type. O&M responsibilities of tertiary infrastructure under Component 1 will be agreed upon between the LGs and communities under the Community Upgrading Plans (CUP). Within the CUP, the LGs and the community Comments: will have to confirm how the community donations will be spent, how maintenance will be carried out as well as clarify the future financial sustainability arrangements . Information source: PMUs IN01333212 ►Number of workshops/trainings provided for participating cities to utilize hydraulic models (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 This result meets the YR6 and end targets. The trainings took place in all seven project cities in October Comments: 2018, and in Vinh Long in April 2020. Information souce: PMUs and WB. IN01333215 ►Number of workshops/trainings provided for participating cities to enhance integrated planning (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 This result meets the YR6 and end targets. The first workshop took place in Vi Thanh on October 11, 2018 and the second workshop took place in Vinh Long on May 10, 2019. Information souce: PMUs and Comments: WB. IN01333217 ►Number of national workshops organized to disseminate lessons learned (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 10/18/2023 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project (P159397) Value 0.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 Date 30-Dec-2016 24-Sep-2021 10-Aug-2023 29-Dec-2023 This result exceeds the YR6 target of 1 workshop/training. The workshop took place on March 9, 2021 to disseminate the design guidelines on universal accessible and green infrastructure. Information source: Comments: PMUs and WB. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P159397 IDA-60550 Effective USD 140.00 128.55 11.45 75.63 51.84 59% P159397 IDA-60560 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 25.88 74.12 26% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P159397 IDA-60550 Effective 30-May-2017 29-Jun-2018 24-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 P159397 IDA-60560 Effective 30-May-2017 29-Jun-2018 24-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 Cumulative Disbursements 10/18/2023 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project (P159397) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 28-May-2023 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 10/18/2023 Page 8 of 8