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12-8 COMPETENCY FACTORS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

personnel worked closely with the Iraqi Minister of Education to identify which school
projects would be funded. Final selection of projects to be implemented was left to the
Iraqi ministers. Eventually, 2500 projects estimated to cost $12.4 billion were selected.
Table 12.4 shows the number of funded projects and the project values by sector
and subsector.

Baghdad-centric
All the Iraqi ministers were located in Baghdad, as were all the SPMOCs, whose func-
tion it was to document and guide implementation of the selected projects. Thus the
system to identify and select projects for implementation was Baghdad-centric,

TABLE 12.4 Funded Projects and Project Values
Sector/Subsector No. of Projects Value (Millions)

Electrical
Generation 20 $1760
Transmission 77 1500
Distribution 300 957
Control 15 150
Oil 109 $1701
Public works and water
Potable water 84 $2,735
Sewers 10 678
Water resources 31 441
Irrigation and drainage 8 279
Buildings, health, and education
Ministry buildings 4 $12
Hospitals 18 308
Primary health care centers 150 182
School rehabs 1200 118
Security and justice
Military installations 24 $580
Border forts 178 78
Police training 8 109
Facilities protection 14 8
Rebuild court system 90 105
Fire and police stations 203 101
Detention facilities 3 180
Transportation and communications
Village roads 15 $42
Carriageways and major roads 6 143
Railroad station rehabs 108 40
Bridges 8 65
Aviation 6 115
Communications 4 57
Ports 3 11
Totals 2587 $12,431