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Municipal and Finance Management

ADB North Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Project (2005)

India / Philippines
The Project was intended to complement an existing feasibility study to prepare and condition the infrastructure investment program for ADB financing. The technical assistance focused mainly on revisiting the proposed performance-based payments schemes, examining the tariff frameworks to ensure the sustainability of operations and maintenance if the investments, and performing a thorough financial management review of the Project lead proponents. The Project effectively used a financial model as a benchmark for performance-based payment schemes, and used this model to amend tariff and connection charges, and identity the most financially-viable average tariff under the proposed capital expenditure subsidy arrangement. Repeated tests and monitoring were conducted to ensure consistency with the defined deliverables.

ADB TA Private Sector Participation Development Facility for Urban Infrastructure (2002 - 2003)

Indonesia
The Project proposed to formulate, design, and prepare a technical assistance loan for local governments to finance consultancy services that would promote the solicitation of private sector participation (PSP) among urban infrastructure projects in Indonesia. The facility aimed to increase PSP through the introduction of infrastructure investments and services, the practice of good governance, transparent and strategic selection processes for project sponsors, and the development of a local government credit market. The Project accordingly conducted an extensive study of the local government finance system, evaluated the existing credit or loan schemes among LGUs and for private infrastructure projects to propose intermediary resolutions or action recommendations.

Danida Mission: Screening of Water Projects in the Philippines Proposed for Danish Mixed Credit Financing (1999)

Philippines
The Project was aimed at assessing the viability and suitability of the Danish Mixed Credit Facility for financing about 19 water supply projects proposed by the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA). The Project’s primary tasks were preparations or feasibility assessments and reviews of the local water sector for donor screening. Subsequent analyses of the organizational setup, on-lending mechanisms and rates applied by the LWUA, including the formulation of action plans and alternative financing schemes for projects, were also developed.

Management and Financial Advisory to Public Utilities Board (2002)

Tarawa, Kiribati
The technical assistance aimed to enhance the institutional base required for sustainable management of water and sanitation services through PUB restructuring, management consultancy and advisory support, operations management and financial advise, and capacity-building initiatives. Financial management was rendered through thorough reviews of past accounts, computer accounting and financial reporting techniques, tariff determination, and debt recovery modules. Data inventory was also reinstated to prepare better financial projections and to update existing action plans. The Program also included a resource human development segment to train local management and staff.

Philippine Regional Municipal Development Project (1998 - 2005)

Nationwide, Philippines
The PRMDP, an urban management project across various emerging cities supported by the ADB, AUSAid and the Dept. of Interior and Local Government, engaged in several developmental components such as land inventory system, solid waste management, planning and development, administration and project management. The Project more importantly rendered municipal finance and community development professional services in order to accelerate the privatization of economic enterprises, and to rehabilitate the management capacities of targeted LGUs. Public enterprise management was also exercised, including the design of a conceptual framework that facilitates smoother financial administration and better action plans and investment options. Cost recovery studies and methodologies for improving revenue streams for the identified economic enterprises were also rendered.