Microsoft Word pcr uzb public Finance Management Reform Project Final 7Sept2017. docx

B. 
Lessons 
44. 
PFM reform is complex and requires a longer resource allocation period. The PFM 
action plan was quite ambitious. Projects financed by different donors on a similar initiative are 
not easily transferable. For example, establishment of the Treasury was planned for January 
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No gender disaggregated data on trainees was provided to ADB.
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ADB. 2013. 
Guidelines for Preparing Performance Evaluation Reports for Public Sector Operations
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2007–January 2011 and GFMIS procurement was planned for February 2007–December 2011. 
The PMO was established to manage the procurement process with TA support, but central 
treasury staff were still being hired and had to carry out tasks for both major activities while still 
performing their day-to-day tasks. Priorities between their own jobs and project input 
requirements often clashed, causing conflict with the PMO and delays in dealing with project 
issues. Projects require additional planning to ensure that the requirements of day-to-day 
activities can be more adequately apportioned for the needs of the project activities. 
45. 
PMO and executing agency staff need to improve their understanding of the agreed 
timing, ADB’s procurement guidelines, and government laws and regulations on procurement to 
minimize any conflict between ADB guidelines and government requirements before starting 
procurement. This includes involving the executing agency’s bidding committee members early 
in the project to avoid any possible conflict during procurement. 
46. 
One of the more significant issues was managing borrower expectations, particularly (i) 
the time needed to complete the procurement process under ADB guidelines and (ii) the 
expected versus the actual bid prices. Both issues caused distress between the donor and the 
executing agency—expectations of the time needed to complete a transaction are often 
unrealistic and bid prices are higher than expected—especially when the executing agency has 
limited exposure to ADB procedures and to the prices of the goods and services proposed 
under the project. 
47. 
Gender action plan preparation is not required for projects classified as having no 
gender elements. Therefore, inclusion of this requirement in the loan agreement was not 
necessary.