Improving Transport Project Appraisals
In the Islamic Countries
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Figure ES.00.1: Conceptual framework with seven project appraisal aspects
Source: CSIL
A coherent set of project appraisal aspects
The seven project appraisal aspects, consisting of institutional and technical aspects, together
form a coherent set of interlinked aspects. The seven aspects are summarised i
Table ES.0.2: Description of the seven project appraisal aspects
Appraisal
aspect
Description
Legal basis  Legal requirement: which type of requirement is in place, if any? Is there
a legal requirement to carry out transport project appraisal or it is it simply
a recommended practice? Does the obligation define appraisal objectives,
features and methodology to be used?
 Scope of application: is the requirement for project appraisals common
to all public investments (above a specific cost threshold) or is it specific
for the transport sector? Is the project appraisal system diversified
depending on the scale and typology of the project? is the appraisal
performed on individual projects or on strategies?
 Timing: during the project preparation phase when is project appraisal
usually prepared? is the project appraisal development performed ‘early’
enough in the process when project alternatives are still to be selected?
Governance  Roles: who is responsible for transport capital expenditure decisions? Is
there a coordinating entity at central level or are project appraisal
practices largely delegated to sectoral/local procurement agencies? Which
activities are delegated at sectoral/local level? Who performs transport
project appraisals? is project appraisal performed by a technical unit
7. Follow up and
learning
• Requirement
• Scope
• Timing
• Roles
• Qualityreview
• Publicity
• Capacity
• Standards
• Tools
• Role in decision-making
• Selection criteria
• Methodology
• Items
• Risk assessment
• Forecasting techniques
• Monitoring
• Ex-post evaluation
6. Results of
project appraisal
1. Legal basis
2. Governance
3. Capacityand
tools
4. Content
5. Demand
analysis