MICI-BO-2014-079
Bolivia - Bolivia - La Paz Storm Drainage Program II
Country: Bolivia
Reception date: March, 27 2014
Current Status: Closed
Requesters:
Confidentiality was requested
Summary of the Request
The Request states that the Requester has suffered economic damages directly related to the street blockages required to repair the vault on the Jancakollo River as part of the La Paz Storm Drainage Program II. Among the allegations, the Requester indicates that the information given to local residents about the operation was limited and vague in terms of the duration of the work, which had a negative impact on businesses in the area.
MICI actions
Recent Actions
On October 2018, Management presented to the Board of Directors the document "Final Report on IDB Management’s Actions to address MICI Compliance Review Report Recommendations on La Paz Storm Drainage Program II."
Given that for this case the Executive Board did not request MICI to follow up on Management’s actions, with the Case Closure Report presented by the latter, MICI closes the management of the case.
The Final Report presented by Bank Management and the Closure Report are available in the case chronology below.
Past Actions
Following a period of time during which the eligibility process was suspended to allow the Requester and Bank Management to establish contact to address the issues contained in the Request, it was declared ineligible by the Eligibility Committee of the Consultation Phase on July 15, 2014, because it failed to meet the requirement set forth in paragraph 40(g) of the Policy, as one of the Parties declined to participate in the Consultation Phase process.
As sought by the Requester, the Request was transferred to the Compliance Review Phase, where it was declared eligible.
On 19 January 2016 MICI distributed the the draft version of the Recommendation for a Compliance Review and its Terms of Reference to the Requester and Management for comments. Both parties sent their comments to the MICI within the prescribed period. The final document was distributed to the Board of Executive Directors for consideration under short procedure on November 29, 2016. On December 6, 2016, the Board of Executive Directors approved the Recommendation and Terms of Reference for a Compliance Review.
On February 1st, 2017, the independent specialists Ione Novoa (Brazil) and Helen Russell (UK) were hired to conduct the investigation of the case led by the MICI Compliance Review Phase Coordinator.
On May 31, 2017, as requested by MICI, the Board of Executive Directors approved a thirty business-day extension to the investigation stage. The new issue date for the Draft Compliance Review Report of this case will be July 14th, 2017.
On July 14, 2017, MICI concluded the investigation. The Draft Compliance Review Report was distributed to the Parties for their review and comments, which were sent to MICI before the due date on August 14, 2017. MICI finalized the Compliance Review Report and then submitted it to the Board of Directors for their consideration under standard procedure.
On February of 2018, MICI published its Compliance Review Report (MICI-BO-2014-079) for “La Paz Storm Drainage Program II”. On the Report, MICI’s found:
- That the Project environmental and social assessments did not identify potential impacts to businesses in the Project’s area, and thus lacked mitigation measures for those impacts, as required by Directive B.6 of OP-703 of the Bank;
- That the Project did not carry out adequate consultations, in accordance with requirements of Directive B.6 of OP-703 of the Bank.
Based on its findings, MICI proposed three recommendations to improve Bank practices, which were approved by the Board of Executive Directors on February 14, 2018.
The three recommendations are:
1. That the Bank explain what actions may be taken in cases where it finds that the breach of its operational policies has caused damage.
2. That the Bank report how its work on strengthening public consultations is impacting specific projects.
3. That the Bank informs about the existence of the MICI at the Project level.
Project Number:
Environmental Category:
B
Project Name:
Drainage in the Municipios of La Paz and El Alto
Sector:
WATER AND SANITATION
Project Type:
Loan Operation
IDB Invest Financing:
USD 29,872,487.59

Steps and milestones | Date | Remarks | Documents |
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INTAKE | |||
Filing of Request | |||
Request received by Executive Secretariat
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March 27, 2014 | The Request is available in the original language in which it was received |
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Registration | |||
Notice of registration of Request and transfer to the Consultation Phase
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May 16, 2014 |
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CONSULTATION PHASE | |||
Eligibility for the Consultation Phase | |||
Eligibility due date
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June 9, 2014 | (15 business days from date of transfer to the Consultation Phase) |
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Eligibility revised due date
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July 15, 2014 | First extension: June 17, 2014. 45-day pause of the process for conversations between Requester and Management. Second extension: July 7, 2014 |
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Issuance of Eligibility Memorandum
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July 21, 2014 | The Eligibility Memorandum is published after it is distributed to the Board of Executive Directors. |
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Eligibility memorandum distributed to the Board of Executive Directors
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August 7, 2014 |
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COMPLIANCE REVIEW PHASE | |||
Compliance Review Intake | |||
Notification received by Executive Secretariat indicating/ratifying Requester(s) desire to have a Compliance review by the Panel
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May 16, 2014 |
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Transfer Notice | |||
Notice of transfer
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July 21, 2014 | This document is available only in Spanish. |
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Eligibility for the Compliance Review Phase | |||
Eligibility due date
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August 11, 2014 | (15 business days from date of transfer to the Compliance Review Phase). |
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Eligibility revised due date
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September 4, 2014 | First extension: August 21, 2014. Second extension: September 4, 2014. The documents are available only in Spanish. |
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Issuance of Eligibility Memorandum
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September 8, 2014 | The Eligibility Memorandum is published after it is distributed to the Board of Executive Directors. |
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Eligibility Memorandum distributed to the Board of Executive Directors
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September 15, 2014 |
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Terms of Reference (TORs) | |||
Issuance of draft recommendation and TORs
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November 29, 2015 |
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Due date for Management and Requester’s comments to draft recommendation
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February 18, 2016 |
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Submission of the final document to the Board of Executive Directors for consideration
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November 29, 2016 |
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Determination of the Board of Executive Directors to conduct a Compliance Review
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December 6, 2016 | Approved |
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Investigation | |||
Expected end date of review by the Panel
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May 5, 2017 |
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Revised end date of review by the Panel
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July 14, 2017 | First extension: May 31, 2017. Second extension: July 14, 2017. |
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Issuance of Draft Panel Report
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July 14, 2017 |
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Due date for Management and Requester comments to Draft Panel Report
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August 14, 2017 |
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Distribution of Panel Report to the Board of Executive Directors
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November 6, 2017 |
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Final decision of the Board of Executive Directors
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February 14, 2018 |
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Action Plan by Management received at ICIM
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October 1, 2018 | Final Report from September 2018, on IDB Management’s Actions to address MICI's Compliance Review Report Recommendations on Drainage In the Municipios Of La Paz And El Alto. |
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Closing of the Compliance Review Phase | |||
File transferred to the Executive Secretariat |
November 5, 2018 |
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