LARAP Study Report for Package No.04 : Ipuh – Bantal

Western I ndonesia National Roads I mprovement Project 39 the type of land asset affected by project, to carry out interview with PAPs, to get information related land acquisition process and to check the current status of the Appraisal Team readiness for payment of the land acquisition.

6.7 Management Information Systems

The Information Management Specialist has not yet been mobilized. The activity for management information system will be reported soon after his mobilization.

6.8 Quality Assurance

The Quality Assurance Engineer has not yet been mobilized. The activity for project quality assurance will be reported soon after his mobilization. 6.9 Project Risks and Mitigation Measures 6.9.1 Risks Related to Delays Since the detailed engineering design DED is under responsibility of the Design and Supervision Consultant DSC, delay on DSC establishment affected to the procurement of AWP-2 and AWP-3 sub-projects. As discussed previously above, the DED of several subprojects of WP-2 and WP-3 were prepared and completed by respective P2JN. The CTC has then been instructed by DGH to review the DEDs of some packages completed by the P2JNs and the Senior Highway Engineer has implemented Technical Design Review with the Highway Engineer for Package No.5 : Simpang Rampa – Poriaha.

6.9.2 Financial Risks

The following factors will be monitored during implementation of the loan project. • Loan Amount • Actual Tender Prices • Price Adjustment • Currency Fluctuation • Current Estimated Situation No risk was detected until preparation of this report since the main program of the loan civil works implementation has not yet been started with contract sign.

6.9.3 Risks Related to Quality

The quality of work is inherently tied to the competence of the Contractors and the diligence of the Supervision Teams. The competence or otherwise of contractors shall be considered at the time of bid evaluation and prior to the award of any contract. The quality of supervision however is influenced by the following factors: • Ensuring that supervision staff levels are fully manned with competent, honest, qualified and experienced personnel. • The provision of properly equipped laboratories with properly trained operators for each package. Western I ndonesia National Roads I mprovement Project 40 Package supervision comes under the responsibilities of the immediate supervision teams and the relevant DSC but the Quality Assurance Engineer from CTC, when mobilized, will periodically monitor their performance.