ROAD MAINTENANCE II

DERIVED FROM PROJECTS 5210063 AND 5210072, PROJECT UPGRADES SEPRRN PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, MGMT AND TECH SYSTEMS. MGMT SYSTEM IS DESIGNED, IMPLEMENTED TO DEFINE RESPONSIBILITIES, STANDARDS. BUDGETING, REPORTING, EVALUATION SYSTEM IS ESTABLISHED. COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, BASED ON PROJECT 5210074, INVOLVES 40 VILLAGES IN LABOR INTENSIVE MAINTENANCE OF 720 KM OF LOW-VOLUME LOCAL ROADS. ADVISORS, OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS UPGRADE MGMT, TECH, ADMIN SKILLS OF SEPRRN PERSONNEL BY PROVIDING TECH ADVISORY ASSIST, ON-JOB TRNG. GOH FUNDS OPERATING COSTS OF SEPRRN, WHICH WILL IMPLEMENT PROJECT. GOH, USAID SHARE EXPENSES ON COM ACTION PROG. PROJECT PAPER REVISION DATED 7/27/79 PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO EXPAND THE PROJECT TRAINING COMPONENT. THE EXPANDED PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE: (1) EXPANSION OF THE PERMANENT SEPRRN TRAINING UNIT, ENABLING IT TO SUPERVISE AND IMPLEMENT ALL LEVELS OF TRAINING IN THE PROJECT; (2) AN INDEPENDENT TRAINING BRIGADE TO PROVIDE THE MEANS FOR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING; (3) MID-MANAGEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL AND ENGINEERS; AND (4) EXPANSION OF THE TECHNICAL WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM. Project paper amendment of 7/30/80 requests a 9-month project extension and additional grant funds to: (1) purchase 20 dump trucks and 5 vibro rollers to adequately equip SEPRRN"s road construction brigade; (2) complete the construction of SEPRRN"s field offices by building a modified district facility at Jeremie and two sub-district facilities at Mirebalais and Petit Goave; and (3) finance additional costs associated with the provision of required technical assistance services. A reduction from eight to five sub-districts will be effected by eliminating the Ouanaminthe sub-district and substituting a district facility at Gonaives and the modified district facility at Jeremie.