Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.14 /Trend N.Ismayilova/
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a tender for the construction of water supply and sewerage networks at Agdash, funded through the second tranche of a multitranche investment programme to improve water supply and sewerage services in Azerbaijan, the bank said on Tuesday.
The tender covers the construction of two artesian wells, two reservoirs, a water distribution network (134,000 metres), reconstruction of roads (107,000 square metres), connecting homes including the supply and installation of water metres (7,600 sets), the construction of sewage networks (121,000 metres) manholes (1416 sets), restoration of roads (110 000 square metres and connections (5250 sets).
The expected period it will take to carry out these works is 548 days. The cost of taking part in the tender is 100 manat or $130.
For more information, please contact the Director of Project Management Office Azersu Azad Sharifov (tel: (99412) 5615976 (extension 111, 103), Fax: (+99412) 5615976 (extension 100), e-mail: [email protected] .
Papers should be submitted to the State Committee no later than 16:00 March 30, 2012.
The Bank had previously approved a second tranche of $300 million to improve water and sanitation services in Azerbaijan in January 2012. The loan will be used to complete the work within the system to improve water supply and sanitation in Agdash, Goychay, Nakhchivan and Beylagan.
The Asian Development Bank has financed two projects to improve water and sanitation services in Azerbaijan. The first loan of $30 million was allocated in 2004 to restore the water supply system in Goychay and Nakhchivan at a total cost of $39.9 million. Terms of disbursement of the credit expired on June 30, 2011.
Due to the rising costs of the project approved five years ago and for the full scope of work in these areas the bank allocated $75 million (first tranche) as part of the multitranche financing (MFF) and the Government of Azerbaijan allocated $25 million.
The MFF was approved by the board of directors at the Asian Development Bank in September 2009 to the sum of $600 million. The bank plans to approve the third tranche of $175 million on December 31, 2012.