QUESTION 1 This case part has only one question. Read the following case study and answer the question that follows. THE KAZUNGULA BRIDGE PROJECT [KBP] PROJECT SUMMARY APPROVAL DATE 07- Dec 2011 PROJECT OWNER[S] Botswana Government; Zambia Government SIGNATURE DATE 10 Feb 2012 PLANNED COMPLETION DATE 30- Dec 2020 SOVEREIGNTY STATUS [SOVEREIGN OR NON SOVEREIGN] SOVEREIGN ECONOMIC DEV SECTOR TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORY 01 STATUS IMPLEMENTATION NEAR COMPLETION ESTIMATED COMMITMENT COST USD 259.3 PROJECT GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Kazungula Bridge Project [KBP] is a multi-national project on the North-South Corridor (NSC) within the SADEC region and part of a corridor-long infrastructure improvement programme. The project scope includes a bridge linking Botswana and Zambia over the Zambezi River to replace the existing ferry and juxtaposed one-stop border facility at Kazungula. The estimated total project cost is approximately USD 259.3 million, funded through a co-financing arrangement with JICA. The project implementation period is five years. The European Union (EU) and the African Development Bank are the lead financiers. Other financiers are AfricaInfrastructure Trust Fund (AITF) PROJECT OBJECTIVES The projects development objective is to improve the efficiency of transit traffic through the Kazungula border to facilitate and increase trade activities and global competiveness of Zambia and Botswana; improve regional connectivity of the North South Corridor; and contribute to economic regional integration within the SADC region. The expected outcomes include: (i) Executive Masters Sessional Structured Timed Assignment July December PM321 Project Management BOU 2020 Page 3 of 6 reduced border transit time; (ii) improved procedures on trade facilitation; (iii) improved border management operations, and consequently (iv) increased traffic throughput and (v) reduced time-based transport and trade cost SUMMARY OF BENEFICIARIES The direct beneficiaries are sections of population and businesses engaged in the mining, agricultural and service sectors contributing to 60-80% of the regions GDP. Expected benefits are increased opportunities for intra and extra regional trade activities, regional economic integration along the corridor and job creation. African Development Fund has greatly participated in the project where the governments of both Botswana and Zambia have greatly filled the shortage, in terms of supervision and funding. Road Development Agency of Botswana has been at the center of implementation on daily basis. Required: a. Briefly state any three challenges of cross-border, inter-governmental shared projects like the Kazungula Bridge Project. (6 marks) b. The role of Private Public Partnership (PPP) in project implementation is very conspicuous in multi-national projects. With sufficient examples from the Kazungula Bridge Project (KBP) case, justify the statement. (8 marks) c. Discuss any four possible risks which might have delayed the project hence it was not implemented in the envisaged five year period. (16 marks) d. You are a project manager and the head of project monitoring and evaluation in the Kazungula Bridge Project. Using the information provided in the case, write your summary report on project monitoring and evaluation which you should give to all stake holders (10 marks)