The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Third Regional Development Project (P150696) Third Regional Development Project (P150696) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Georgia | Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2016 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 03-Sep-2019 | ISR37956 | Implementing Agencies: Georgia Municipal Development Fund, Ministry of Finance Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 01-Jul-2015 Effectiveness Date: 15-Oct-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 12-Sep-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 25-Sep-2017 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2019 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2019 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to improve infrastructure services and institutional capacity to support increased contribution of tourism in the local economy of the Samtskhe-Javakheti and Mtskheta-Mtianeti regions. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Infrastructure Investment:(Cost $53.00 M) Institutional Development:(Cost $7.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Third Regional Development Project (RDP3) was approved on July 1, 2015 in the amount of USD 60 million. Following the signing of the Loan Agreement on August 7, 2015, the Project became effective on October 15, 2015, with an original closing date of December 31, 2019. The Project’s Development Objectives (PDO) continues to be relevant, however, due to delays in the progress of implementation caused by the complexity of some of the subprojects mostly dealing with cultural heritage, the RDP3 will undergo a restructuring to allow extended time for completion of ongoing projects. 9/3/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Third Regional Development Project (P150696) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Moderate Low Low Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve infrastructure services and institutional capacity to support increased contribution of tour IN00725981 ►Number of regional destination management offices established and operational to ensure sustainability. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00725982 ►Increased annual number of visitors at Project sites (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 895,428.00 206,575.00 230,747.00 1,142,815.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 The actual includes only the visitors to rehabilitated sites, while the baseline includes all sites to be covered by the project, therefore the actual is lower than the baseline. Monitored trends in the Comments: rehabilitated project sites show a steady growth of visitors after completion of works (from 181,300 visitors in 2017 to 206,575 in 2018). IN00725983 ►Number of jobs created by activities linked to support tourism industry (gender disaggregated) (Number, Custom) 9/3/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Third Regional Development Project (P150696) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 63,787.00 63,787.00 63,787.00 81,410.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 The upcoming consultancy to monitor progress against M&E indicators will provide an update of these Comments: numbers by mid 2019. IN00725984 ►Increased volume of private sector investments in targeted areas. (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00725985 ►Number of people in urban areas provided with access to all-season roads within a 500 meter range under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 1,744.00 1,280.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00725986 ►Increased number of hours per day of piped water services in project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8.00 8.00 8.00 18.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Infrastructure Investment IN00725987 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11,832.00 11,832.00 333,000.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00725990 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,180.00 136.00 180,000.00 IN00725991 ►Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits addressed (Percentage, Custom) 9/3/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Third Regional Development Project (P150696) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00725993 ►Grievances responded to and/or resolved within one month of being filed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00725995 ►Number of museums refurbished (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00725997 ►Number of tourism facilities constructed at cultural heritage sites along the tourist circuit (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.00 4.00 11.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00725998 ►Piped household water connections that are benefiting from rehabilitation works undertaken by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 58.00 58.00 820.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00725999 ►Improved access roads to selected tourism attraction sites (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 27.40 27.40 28.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00726000 ►Number of houses restored (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 140.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 21-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00726001 9/3/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Third Regional Development Project (P150696) ►Number of street lighting posts and bulbs replaced (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 164.00 164.00 760.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 21-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00726002 ►Number of Parks upgraded (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 Institutional Development IN00725988 ►Production and distribution of new maps based on geo-tourism database (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,000.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00725989 ►Percentage of households in Project areas with home-based economic activities (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 16.50 17.00 17.00 19.80 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00725992 ►Number of beneficiaries of skills development training provided by the Project, disaggregated by gender (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 300.00 450.00 300.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 20-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00725994 ►Increased number of tourism related enterprises (e.g., souvenir and handcraft shops, family and guest houses, restaurants, museums,etc.). (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 189.00 190.00 190.00 240.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00725996 ►Increased hotel beds in circuit areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/3/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Third Regional Development Project (P150696) Value 10,939.00 15,625.00 15,625.00 15,277.00 Date 11-Apr-2015 20-Dec-2018 29-Mar-2019 30-Jun-2019 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P150696 IBRD-84940 Effective USD 60.00 60.00 0.00 18.52 41.48 31% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P150696 IBRD-84940 Effective 01-Jul-2015 07-Aug-2015 15-Oct-2015 31-Dec-2019 31-Dec-2019 Cumulative Disbursements 9/3/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Third Regional Development Project (P150696) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/3/2019 Page 7 of 7