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title: "Contents of project appraisal report"
subject: "Project Engineering"
chapter: 2
key: "semester_7/project_engineering:appraisal-report-contents"
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# Contents of project appraisal report

Project Engineering · Chapter 2: Project Appraisal and Project Formulation

- Asked in: 2081 Baisakh, 1+5 marks
- Video: [Project Appraisal in Project Management](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7M38tKDefY) — Management Mantra 
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
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## Question

Define project appraisal. State and explain the contents to be included in the project appraisal report.

## Short answer

Project appraisal is systematic pre-investment assessment of technical, financial, economic, environmental and social acceptability. The appraisal report contains executive summary, background, technical, market, management, financial, economic, environmental and social appraisals, risk analysis, implementation plan, conclusions and recommendations, and annexes with data, maps and calculations.

## Answer

**Project appraisal** is the critical, systematic assessment of a proposed project, before commitment of funds, to judge whether it is technically sound, economically and financially viable, environmentally and socially acceptable, and worth undertaking.

#### Contents of the project appraisal report

1. Executive summary and recommendation.
2. Project background, objectives and description.
3. Technical appraisal: design, technology, site, cost estimate.
4. Market and demand analysis.
5. Management and organisation appraisal.
6. Financial appraisal: investment, funding plan, cash flow, NPV, IRR, payback.
7. Economic appraisal: B/C ratio, EIRR, social benefit.
8. Environmental and social impact appraisal.
9. Risk and sensitivity analysis.
10. Implementation plan and schedule.
11. Conclusions, conditions and recommendations (approve, modify, reject).
12. Annexes: data, maps, calculations.

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. Which best describes project appraisal?
   A. A critical, systematic assessment of a proposed project before funds are committed, ending in a recommendation
   B. The preparation of the detailed design drawings after approval
   C. The final audit of a completed project to measure its outcomes
   D. The day-to-day monitoring of a project during construction
   Answer: A. Appraisal is done before commitment of funds to judge technical, economic, financial, environmental and social worth. (Key point: Definition of appraisal)

2. What comes first in a project appraisal report?
   A. Risk analysis
   B. Executive summary and recommendation
   C. Annexes
   D. Financial indicators
   Answer: B. The report opens with the executive summary and recommendation. (Key point: Report start)

3. Which indicators appear under the economic appraisal section of the report?
   A. Manpower plan
   B. Funding plan and payback
   C. B/C ratio, EIRR and social benefit
   D. Bid security
   Answer: C. Financial section has investment, funding plan, cash flow, NPV, IRR, payback; economic has B/C, EIRR, social benefit. (Key point: Economic vs financial content)

4. What should the conclusions and recommendations state?
   A. Only the contractor's name
   B. Only the cost
   C. Nothing about decision
   D. Approve, modify or reject, with conditions
   Answer: D. The report ends with the recommendation and conditions. (Key point: Conclusion)

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