Loan No. 2227: Western Basins Water Resources Management Project

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has applied for a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the Western Basins Water Resources Management Project. The loan was approved 21 December 2005.

The Project will support infrastructure development, strengthening of institutional frameworks, and capacity development for water resources management and irrigated agriculture in the western basins of Afghanistan (Badghis, Ghowr, and Herat provinces), mainly comprising the Hari Rud River Basin, which includes Herat, and the Murghab River Basin.

Procurement
Procurement financed from ADB loan will be in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for Procurement.

Through International Competitive Bidding:
  1. Civil Works - irrigations systems rehabilitation and upgrading
  2. Goods - vehicles, motorcycles and machinery at Herat Office
  3. Equipment - machinery for irrigation schemes

Through Local Competitive Bidding:
  1. Civil Works -
    1. Component 1: groundwater investigations
    2. Component 2: irrigations systems rehabilitation and upgrading, water resources, regional survey contract, regional design contact
    3. Component 3: Project Offices (Herat and Obe)
  2. Goods: Equipment- Geographic Information System, Groundwater Monitoring, Environmental Monitoring, Engineering, Machinery for Irrigation Schemes, Project Management

Consulting Services
The Project will require an estimated 892 person-months of consulting services: 468 international and 424 domestic. Consultants will be selected in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB for selecting domestic consultants.

Interested bidders from ADB's member countries who wish obtain additional information may contact:
Ministry of Finance
Contact : Mr. Wahidullah Shahrani
Deputy Finance Minister
Fax. No. : +93(20)2103258
E-mail : wahdullah.shahrani@mof.gov.af
Tel. No. : +93(20) 2102838
Address : Pashtunistan Watt, Kabul



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