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Enhancing Rural Access - Rural roads rehabilitation and maintenance (RDP IV) - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

1723

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/1723

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Training

category:

Employment

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comments:

New and existing construction company owners and managers are the targeted users of this specialized capacity development. The company owners will be the main beneficiaries through improved profitability and client satisfaction during implementation. The road contract owners (largely GoTL) will also benefit from having contract managers who are capable of responding to guidance from works supervisors and can manage the contract resources more efficiently to meet the quality targets set.

challenges:

The major challenge is for contractor owners to be aware of their own limitations so that they are prepared to take on the advice provided. The experience to date highlights that most of the participating ERA trained contractors require further refresher and higher level training plus coaching support before the contractors can confidently tender for and implement rural road rehabilitation contracts.

success:

For ERA, the training engineers have had good success in demonstrating to participating contractors the benefits of improving their contract management processes to contribute to improved profits and for preparing future tender documents.

context:

The general business management training activities were an initial element of the capacity building for contractor directors. The pre-condition is that the construction company managers have the time to participate in the training and, more importantly, are open to follow-up coaching / mentoring to apply the learned skills while implementing a contract.

description:

Two of the three expected results from ERA were related to building the capacity of small road contractors to implement rural road rehabilitation and maintenance activities. The capacity building addressed both technical labour-based road construction and also business and contract management. The ERA training, trial contract and coaching activities have demonstrated that the entrepreneurs who establish and operate the small construction contracting businesses need to develop their skills in cash flow management, preparing tender quotations and managing contract implementation in addition to the expected general business management skill development.

administrative_issues:

The business and contract management coaching and training activities have been included in the project design and are partly funded by contractor contributions. The estimated cost of the training / coaching activities for a construction company is 1 % to 2 % of the contract value so the business improvement activities are a cost-effective activities. Making use of local training institutions and local training engineers greatly improves the cost effectiveness of this contractor director training.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/189516

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location:

country:

Asia and the Pacific - regional

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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country:

East Timor

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Enhancing Rural Access - Rural roads rehabilitation and maintenance (RDP IV) - Final Evaluation