Project Administration Instructions (PAI)

Institutional Document | November 2022

The Project Administration Instructions (PAIs) outline the policies and procedures to be followed by ADB staff involved in the administration of ADB-financed loan and technical assistance (TA) projects.

The Project Administration Instructions (PAIs) outline the policies and procedures to be followed by ADB staff involved in the administration of ADB-financed loan and technical assistance (TA) projects.

The PAIs are used in conjunction with operational documents including the Loan Regulations, Operations Manual (OM), Guidelines for Procurement Under Asian Development Bank Loans (Guidelines for Procurement), Guidelines on the Use of Consultants by the Asian Development Bank and its Borrowers (Guidelines for Use of Consultants), and the Loan Disbursement Handbook.

Contents 

PAI No. Subject Date Issued Date Revised
Preparatory Actions
1.01 Scope and General Guidelines   14 Dec 2018
1.02 Initial Project Administration Activities   14 Dec 2018
1.03 Organizational Framework for Project Administration   14 Dec 2018
1.04 Signing of Loan and Technical Assistance Letter/Agreement   14 Dec 2018
1.05 Conditions and Declaration of Loan Effectiveness   9 Sep 2019
1.06 Project Administration Manual   14 Dec 2018
Recruiting Consultants
2.01 Definitions, Principles, and Responsibilities 18 Oct 2010 Apr 2022
2.02 Preparing the Consultant Recruitment 18 Oct 2010 Mar 2022
2.03 General Procedure for Selecting and Engaging Consultants 18 Oct 2010 Mar 2022
2.04 Specific Requirements for Recruiting Consultants by ADB 18 Oct 2010 Oct 2022
2.05 Specific Requirements for Recruiting Consultants by the EA 18 Oct 2010 Aug 2018
2.06 Consultant Contract Management 18 Oct 2010 Apr 2022
2.07 Consultant Performance Evaluation 18 Oct 2010 Mar 2022
Procurement
3.01 ADB Procurement System   Jun 2018
3.02 Preparatory Work for Procurement   Jun 2022
3.03 International Competitive Bidding   Jun 2022
3.04 Modified International Competitive Bidding   Jun 2018
3.05 National Competitive Bidding   Jun 2022
3.06 Other Methods of Procurement   Jun 2018
3.07 Procurement Methods in Special Circumstances and Other Procurement Arrangements   Jun 2018
3.08 Electronic Procurement   Jun 2018
3.09 Project Supervision During the Bidding Process   Jun 2018
3.10 Functions and Rules of the Procurement Committee   Jun 2022
3.11 Procurement Contract Monitoring, Supervision, and Review   Jun 2022
3.12 Creating and Updating Executing Agency-Administered Contract Record 2 Oct 2018 Jan 2022
Disbursements
4.01 Conditions for Withdrawal and Disbursement of Loan Proceeds   14 Dec 2018
4.02 Suspension and Cancellation of Loans   14 Dec 2018
4.03 Loan Closing Dates   Nov 2022
4.04 Controlling Adverse Effects of Foreign Exchange Fluctuations on Externally Financed or Cofinanced Grants 21 Dec 2001  
Project Administration Actions
5.01 Executing Agency’s Progress Report   17 Dec 2018
5.02 Change in Loan Projects   Nov 2022
5.03 Reallocation of Loan Proceeds, Change in Counterpart Funding and Change in Disbursement Percentage   2 Oct 2018
5.04 Utilizing Surplus Loan Proceeds   17 Dec 2018
5.05 Project Cost Overruns for Loan Projects   17 Dec 2018
5.06 Counterpart Financing for Loan Projects   17 Dec 2018
5.07 Financial Reporting and Auditing of Loan- and Grant-Financed Projects 21 Dec 2001 Apr 2022
5.08 Project Performance Monitoring   Nov 2022
5.09 Administering Grant-Financed Technical Assistance   Oct 2022
Internal Procedures and Reports
6.01 Project Administration Reviews   20 Dec 2018
6.02 Project Administration Missions   Nov 2022
6.03 Reports by Project Administration Missions   20 Dec 2018
6.04 Loan Milestone Events   20 Dec 2018
6.05 Project Performance Reports 21 Dec 2001 Jun 2018
6.06 Reports to the Board of Directors on Loan and Technical Assistance Portfolio Performance   20 Dec 2018
6.07 Project Completion Report and Extended Annual Review Report    
  A: Project Completion Report for Sovereign Operations 5 Jul 2019 Nov 2022
  B: Extended Annual Review Report for Nonsovereign Operations 21 Jul 2008 Jun 2018
6.08 Technical Assistance Completion Report   Oct 2022

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