Ensure investment decisions are made based on reliable technical and cost data: Significant cost increases were experienced on a per kilometer basis in the Samtskhe-Javakheti (SJ) Road Rehabilitation project, notably from the periods between funding authorization and the final engineer’s estimate, and contract award and final cost after completion; this had a negative effect on the overall return of the investment. Such increases can be attributed to a number of factors, but are mainly due to timeline pressure that resulted in investment decisions being made without the benefit of fully developed feasibility studies and final design cost data. The need to establish and enforce an MCC standard for complete feasibility study content, quality and timing prior to project funding authorization is one of the critical lessons learned from the early road projects at MCC, including the SJ Road Rehabilitation project.
Lesson Learned