PROJECT

Projects

Summary of Advisory Services Project Information

Project Number

605062

Primary Business Area

Infrastructure

Disclosure Date

Jul 26, 2020

Country

Morocco

Region

Africa

IFC Approval Date

May 13, 2020

Status

Active

Estimated Total Budget

$455,000.00
(Project budget includes all project-funded activities)

Last Updated Date

Sep 30, 2022

Project Estimated Start Date

May 1, 2020

Project Estimated End Date

Dec 31, 2021

Project Description

This advisory project is to provide support to the Region of Fes-Meknes and specifically to their Rural Roads Project, which aims at converting existing dirt roads into paved roads to improve rural population's access to critical social infrastructure services. IFC will accompany the proposed investment by a comprehensive advisory support program, supported through the MENA Cities Initiative. The advisory support will help the region of Fes-Meknes to address identified investment bottlenecks, facilitating the project's delivery according to international best practice and to build the Region's capacity. IFC's advisory support focuses on the following areas: (1) provide upstream project development support to help the Region address identified bankability constraints and to build environmental and social (E&S) management capacity and implement the rural roads component in compliance with E&S standards; (2) develop a road maintenance strategy to ensure that existing and newly constructed rural road assets are sustainably managed, while long-term road maintenance and rehabilitation cost are reduced and capacity among the Region and rural municipalities is developed to coordinate and finance maintenance activities, including through relevant procurement approaches; (3) provide additional advisory support, as needed.

Development Results

E&S Risks / Impacts and Mitigation