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LILONGWE DROUGHT RESILIENCE PROGRAMME


The project seeks to expand the Water Treatment Facilities by providing an additional 50 000m3/day.

At the end of the project, it is expected that there will be increased access to potable water as the additional water production capacity shall meet the demand of Lilongwe City and Surrounding Areas.

Start date: 2020-12-23 Due date: 2024-03-31 Approval date: 2020-12-23 Orange Category (8 Red Flags)
Absence of a clear feasibility study Limited assessment of environmental impacts Limited assessment of social impacts Limited assessment of economic impacts Weak stakeholder engagement Limited competition Frequent project delays (time overruns) Lack of maintenance plans
15,000,000.00   EUR
Total Budget
2023-05-16
Date Created
2023-05-16
Last updated
Expansion
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Implementation
Project Status

Locations

Description Lilongwe Water Board's Water Works
District Lilongwe
Region Central
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Description Lilongwe Water Board
Locality Lilongwe
Region
Street address Off Likuni Road, Madzi House
Postal code P.O. Box 96
Country Malawi
Telephone 253
Fax Number
URL www.lwb.mw
Roles Procuring entity
Description Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) is a Statutory Corporation established in 1947 and reconstituted by the Act of Parliament ‘Water Works Act’ No. 17 of 1995. As utility service provider, LWB is responsible for the provision of water supply services to the City of Lilongwe and surrounding areas designated as its supply area. LWB customers include domestic, institutional, industrial as well as commercial.
Description Ministry of Water and Sanitation
Locality Lilongwe
Region Central Region
Street address 0000
Postal code 0000
Country Malawi
Email 0000
Telephone 0000
Fax Number
URL www.malawi.gov.mw
Roles Administrative Entity
Description
Description Sawa Group Limited
Locality Lilongwe
Region Central Region
Street address Sawa Group Sawa Park Mchinji Road Lilongwe
Postal code 0000
Country Malawi
Telephone +265 888 999 007
Fax Number
URL https://groupsawa.com/
Roles Contractor
Description Sawa Group Limited is a multi-technical design, engineering and construction capabilities, a large inventory of construction plant, machinery and vehicles, and physical presence in a growing number of the sub-Saharan countries, are only some of the reasons you should consider us first.
Description European Investment Bank (EIB)
Locality Luxembourg
Region Luxembourg
Street address 98-100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer L-2950 Luxembourg
Postal code 0000
Country Luxembourg
Telephone +352 43 79 1
Fax Number +352 43 77 04
URL https://www.eib.org/en
Roles Funder
Description The European Investment Bank is the lending arm of the European Union. We are the biggest multilateral financial institution in the world and one of the largest providers of climate finance.
Description World Bank
Locality Washington, DC
Region District of Columbia
Street address 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA
Postal code 20433
Country United States of America (the)
Telephone +1 (202) 473-1000
Fax Number
URL www.worldbank.org
Roles Funder
Description The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. It comprises two institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and the International Development Association (IDA). The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group.

Contracts

OCID EIB-Gtp/MW-LDRP-01-CW-RFB
External Reference
Title Construction of Lilongwe Water Board Treatment Works III
Description Construction of a new water treatment plant for the city of Lilongwe. The overall objective of the project is to significantly increase the capacity to supply clean water to the city and suburbs of Lilongwe
Status Active
Contract Value MWK 17,885,032,628.31
Cost Estimate MWK 17,885,032,628.31
Final Value 0.00
Start Date 2023-06-12
End Date 2024-12-31
Max Extent Date
Duration In Days 568
Procurement Method Open
Method Details Rated criteria
Procuring Entity Lilongwe Water Board-Lilongwe-MW
Administrative Ministry of Water and Sanitation-Lilongwe-MW

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Title Contract Agreement
Description A contract agreement between Lilongwe Water Board and Sawa-Metito Joint Venture to execute Works for the Construction of Treatment Works III at Water Works.
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