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PROJECT ALERTS
Procedural Conceptual
Consultancy Infrastructure – Roads
Lesotho Tanzania
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority
(the implementing Authority of the LHWP) intends to
commence procurement of the following: Pre-qualification
for Contract LHDA No. 4021: Construction of Polihali
Transfer Tunnel. The Lesotho Highlands Water Project
(LHWP) is a multi-billion Maloti/Rand bi-national project
which was established by the treaty of 1986 signed
between the governments of the Kingdom of Lesotho
and the Republic of South Africa. The LHWP includes
large scale civil engineering, socio-economic, public
health and environmental disciplines.
The Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC)
which consists of three delegates per country, is
accountable and responsible for the implementation of
the project. LHDA is the implementing authority of the
Project within Lesotho, whereas, the TCTA is mandated
to do the same in RSA. Phase II involves the water
delivery system to augment the Phase I delivery to a
total of 1  259-million m 3 a year comprising the Polihali
reservoir on the Senqu River. Tanzania’s 2 100MW hydroelectric dam at Stiegler’s
Gorge has been cleared for construction by the National
Environmental Management Council (NEMC), with
local reports that construction of the hydroelectric
dam will have no impact on the local ecology. The
Stiegler’s Gorge hydroelectric project is vital in building
a strong industrial economy, hence the need to develop
it without affecting all sources of the Rufiji River.
Project works involves the building of a major
concrete dam to store the water needed for generating
hydroelectric power from the power plant, as well
as constructing four more dams to store water and
increase the overall expected water reserves of the
African nation to 33 billion cubic metres. The scheme
includes the establishment of a hydroelectric power
plant with a total capacity of 2  115MW, a 400kV
substation power station, and 400kV power transmission
lines to the nearest public grid. Egyptian companies
won the Stiegler’s Gorge dam contract because Egypt
is one of the leading countries in establishing dams.
Design Tender
Infrastructure – Mine Infrastructure – Municipality
Ghana Uganda
Designs are requested for the construction of the
university, phase 2C of the mixed-use development
in Petronia City, located on 2  000 acres in the south-
western part of Ghana, about 260km west of Accra
and approximately 280km from the border with the
Ivory Coast. Petronia City is designed as a dedicated
business hub for West Africa’s oil and gas industry.
It comprises a themed, mixed-use development
including residential, commercial and office spaces;
hospitality; retail; health care; entertainment; recreation;
convention and civic facilities; green open spaces;
theme parks; and a golf course. The development
will symbolise the live, work, pray, and play concept
in one strategic location. Phase 1 of the development
is already under way and phase 2 is three separate
components: Energy City will be the main business
district and nerve centre of Petronia; Golf Village — a
golf community with an 18-hole, world-class golf course
and institutions, paving the way to further retail and
commercial opportunities, housing development and
luxury accommodation; and finally, phase 2 is an oil &
gas university. There is also a phase 3 planned and this
additional development will include civic developments,
mixed-income housing, a light and heavy industrial
zone, an auto-racing circuit, and polo grounds. The United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees has invited interested bidders for the
construction works at the refugee protection
village in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in Arua
District, Uganda. Rhino Camp, originally opened
in 1980, expanded in the wake of the South
Sudanese civil war to host the sudden influx of
refugees into northern Uganda. The settlement
currently hosts more than 116  000 refugees,
mostly South Sudanese, and continues to receive
new arrivals. In August 2017, the settlement
was expanded with the establishment of the
Omugo zone extension area. The needs in the
area include infertile farming land; overcrowded
classrooms and few teachers impede students’
learning in primary and secondary schools;
refugees often have to walk long distances to
reach health facilities, which puts people with
disabilities at a greater disadvantage to accessing
health care; worn-out shelters; inadequate sources
of water and environmental degradation; and
the destruction of some latrines by heavy rain.
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