The World Bank Report No: ISR15079 Implementation Status & Results Yemen, Republic of MNXTA: Yemen Enhancing Governance through Procurement (P144607) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: MNXTA: Yemen Enhancing Governance through Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 2 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 02-Jul-2014 Procurement (P144607) Country: Yemen, Republic of Approval FY: 2013 Product Line: Recipient Executed Activities Region: MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Lending Instrument: Technical Assistance Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 11-Jun-2013 Original Closing Date 11-Jun-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date 30-Aug-2014 Last Archived ISR Date 13-Jan-2014 Effectiveness Date 11-Jun-2013 Revised Closing Date 11-Jun-2015 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) he principal objective of the proposed MDTF is to support the GoY in implementing its economic governance reforms by providing institutional capacity building to selected national agencies at the centralized and decentralized levels. The program's scope will focus on improving Yemen's national procurement practices by enforcing the use of the new standard bidding documents (SBDs) and the obligation that all public sector entities have to advertise bidding opportunities and bid evaluation results with the aim to achieve i)better management of public recourses ii) greater government accountability iii) enhanced private sector participation in bidding opportunities, and iv) promote civil society to play its monitoring role (“social auditing”) in the bidding processes and during contract execution. The program would enable Yemen to improve its national procurement practice, by creating awareness and developing the capacity of the Government officials in the targeted implementing agencies , the service providers, and civil society at centralized and decentralized levels. Active participation of civil society is key to ensuring demand for food governance and social accountability of government expenditures. Yemen's current situation of volatility and instability, the extremely high levels of malnutrition, scarce water resources, unfulfilled basic needs and civil society's high expectations for improvement makes the proposed intervention of the utmost urgency. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Public Disclosure Copy Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status Overview Page 1 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR15079 Since the major contract that constitutes 85% of MDTF grant was signed, Ministry of PW and HTB are following up the progress on the implementation plan agreed upon with the consultant. The activities under this contract are expected to be completed by the end of October,2014. The Ministry of Public Works will finalize the list of trainees in each training area and submit them to the HTB by the end of March; 2014.It was also agreed that COCA will do the same as per the outcome of the meeting with COCA team in charge of training that was held in the WB office.The training program has already started on Jun15,2014 and there are around 75 participants have joined the training program including staff from Public Disclosure Copy other remote goverenorats .Two training courses are ongoing in parallel. As mentioned above, it is expected that all activities under this project would be completed before the closing date. Locations No Location data has been entered Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Reducing the delay in contract implementation Percentage Value Date Comments Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Number of staff trained Number Value 0.00 60.00 Date Comments Institutional capacity building program in Number Value 3.00 procurement reform Date Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 30-Oct-2013) Public Disclosure Copy Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P144607 TF-14501 Effective 21-May-2013 11-Jun-2013 11-Jun-2013 11-Jun-2015 11-Jun-2015 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P144607 TF-14501 Effective USD 0.30 0.30 0.00 0.06 0.24 20.00 Disbursement Graph Page 2 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR15079 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The HTB will take an immediate action on hiring local consultant for delivering the training programs related to building the capacity of the private sector and the civil society organizations at the central and governorates level after receiving the necessary Bank's approvals. This activities are expected to be completed before the closing date. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 3