Date de publication: 25 octobre 2011
Promoteur – Intermédiaire Financier
Uganda National Road Authority (UNRA)
Lieu
Description
Road improvements on three selected sections (58 km) of the Northern Road Corridor, including two bypasses for the cities of Kampala and M’barara, connecting the port of Mombasa in Kenya to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Eastern DRC.
Objectifs
The project alleviates transport bottlenecks and as such is expected to generate travel time savings, reduce accident levels and lower vehicle operating costs; the modernization of this transport infrastructure is crucial for economic growth in the area, trade expansion and investment, elements which are key to regional integration, the creation of wealth and poverty reduction.
Secteur(s)
Montant BEI envisagé (montant approximatif)
Up to EUR 55 million
Coût total (montant approximatif)
Indicative amount EUR 130 million
Aspects environnementaux
The M’barara bypass is a green-field development which is expected to have minor environmental and social (resettlement) impacts. This has been confirmed by its ESIA, which is proposed to the competent Ugandan environmental Authority for approval to be expected shortly.
The Kampala Northern bypass is operational as dual carriageway since 2009 and will be upgraded to a dual two-lane road. Almost all land has been acquired already by the Government of Uganda; apart from the impacts during construction, for which appropriate mitigating measures will be foreseen, environmental impacts are expected to be minor; some involuntary resettlement might be requested which is to be addressed in a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) compliant with national and EU policy. The quantum of resettlement and measures to manage the process are to be reviewed.
Passation des marchés
The promoter, the Ugandan Road Authority, is a public authority and, if operating as a contracting entity in the EU, would be subject to the provisions of the public procurement Directive 2004/18. The promoter will therefore be required to undertake procurement in accordance with the EIB Guide to Procurement which imposes the main mechanisms of the EC Directives. The promoter will adopt the EC General Regulations and Practical Guide (PRAG) applicable to EDF financed contracts. The PRAG is considered as being compliant with the Bank’s Guide to Procurement.
Statut
Signé - 21/12/2012
Clause de non-responsabilité
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