Publication: Output-Based Aid in Chad : Using Performance-Based Contracts to Improve Roads
Date
2005-04
ISSN
Published
2005-04
Author(s)
Hartwig, Tim
Mumssen, Yogita
Schliessler, Andreas
Abstract
Despite Chad's recent debut as an
oil exporter, its people rank among the world's
poorest. Large parts of the country are left in extreme
isolation by the lack of a backbone road network that is
passable year-round. To tackle the poor internal
integration, the government formulated the National
Transport Program in 1999. And to address the need for
sustainable road maintenance, it started a pilot project
that moves from traditional input-based planning and
contracting of maintenance, to the more output-based
approach known as performance-based maintenance and
management of roads (PMMR). The International Development
Association (IDA) has provided funds for the project as part
of its efforts to support an efficient and sustainable
transport infrastructure - essential for promoting economic
growth and development, and for achieving the Millennium
Development Goals. A primate operator has been contracted to
provide road services. Results so far are encouraging, and
the Government plans to expand the share of the road network
covered by PMMR contracts. The PMMR arrangement is being
replicated in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Burkina Faso,
Cape Verde, Madagascar, and Tanzania.
Citation
“Hartwig, Tim; Mumssen, Yogita; Schliessler, Andreas. 2005. Output-Based Aid in Chad : Using Performance-Based Contracts to Improve Roads. OBApproaches; Note No. 6. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/af45c53e-72a8-5cb7-8ed5-914d9cd8c8ad License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”