Sao Paulo Feeder Roads Project

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The objective of the Sao Paulo Feeder Roads Project in Brazil is to improve the efficiency of the paved municipal road network. There are two components to the project. The first component of the project is feeder road rehabilitation. This component will provide financing for eligible civil works contracts under phase three of the pro-vicinais program, as well as possibly, depending on borrower's requests, the timing of loan effectiveness and conclusion of civil works under phases one and phase two, for a few eligible civil works contracts under these phases. The second component of the project is institutional strengthening. The project will support, through provision of equipment, training and consulting services, and the Secretariat's objective to improve its capacity to provide incentives for accelerating the undertaking of investments defined as priority by the state in its 2008-2011 pluri-annual expenditure program. Activities to be financed include, inter alia: (i) the structuring and initial operation of a monitoring and evaluation system of investments of the State Investments Program; (ii) the definition of a methodology to identify and prioritize projects potentially attractive to the private sector; (iii) the preparation and structuring of projects with private sector participation; (iv) improvements to the Secretariat's capacity in obtaining external financing; and (v) the elaboration of a strategy for communication with key stakeholders under the State Investment Program.