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Managing construction and rehabilitation projects (commercial contractors)

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Key points
  • Set clear project goals, and define the project's size, value, and timeline. Map out possible constraints and make explicit the technical complexity of the works involved.
  • Demonstrate how the proposed activities align with UNHCR's goals and objectives in the specific emergency operation.
  • Examine Government regulations and complete a stakeholder analysis.
  • Examine and take into account Government policies.
  • Estimate the costs and assess sources of funding.
  • Evaluate climatic conditions and environmental factors.
  • Assess the local market and available capacity and expertise.
  • Study UNHCR's management and control procedures.
  • Develop a Quality Control and Quality Assurance Plan.
  • Evaluate the socio-economic context (territorial issues, demography, socio-cultural factors, economic and institutional issues).
  • Complete a risk analysis and consider how risks may be mitigated.
  • Develop an operation and maintenance plan for the lifetime of the project.
  • Establish the project's timetable.
  • Identify and consider other parameters identified by the feasibility study.

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