Urban Development and Sanitation
BOLIVIA
SECTOR: Sanitation
PROJECT NAME: Global Credit Program for Urban Development and
Sanitation (PRODURSA II)
(777/OC-BO; 914/SF-BO)
TOTAL COST: $80.0 million
FINANCING:
IDB $64.0 million
LOCAL $16.0 million
DATE OF APPROVAL: October 27, 1993
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The objective of this project is to support municipal and
regional development in Bolivia by consolidating the
national mechanism for financing urban projects and con-
tributing to the improvement of the local government's
capital base and management capacity. Specifically, the
operation is designed to: (a) improve physical infra-
structure and increase the coverage of services in the
country's urban centers; (b) strengthen the financial and
management capacity of the municipalities and local pub-
lic service entities; and (c) strengthen and consolidate
the institutional and financial intermediation mechanisms
to facilitate the decentralization of government.
This project, which is the second part of a program
started in 1990, includes two components: (a) a credit
line for execution of basic sanitation, infrastructure
and urban public service projects submitted by municip-
alities, regional development corporations, and public
service entities; and (b) institutional strengthening of
the central program's executing agency (the National
Regional Development Fund - FNDR), the regional financial
credit units, and the local governments and public
service entities responsible for the execution of the
projects. The subloans that will be granted with the
funds from this project will be used for projects in
the following sectors or for works and services of the
types noted: basic sanitation (water supply and sewerage);
channeling and drainage; solid waste; urban roads; surface
transportation terminals; public lighting; public markets;
slaughterhouses; electric energy; property records; and
preinvestment studies.
CIVIL WORKS: Civil works will be financed through subloans. The FNDR
will hire specialized agencies for the implementation and
administration of the prequalification and bidding for
construction contractors under the program.
CONSULTANTS: Consulting services will be contracted for the following
activities: (a) financial and commercial area: financial
and accounting systems, billing and collection systems,
control practices and property registration budget;
(b) operational area: inventories of service networks,
operating and maintenance practices; and (c) organiza-
tional aspects and external contracting of operation and
maintenance services. In addition, the strengthening of
the public service companies will also be carried out by
consultants.
GOODS AND EQUIPMENT: The suppliers of goods and equipment will be registered
with the FNDR and eventually invited to submit bids for
supply of specific items, which will be identified during
the execution of the program.
EXECUTING AGENCY: National Regional Development Fund [Fondo Nacional de
Desarrollo Regional] (FNDR)
ADDRESS: Edificio FONCOMIN, Piso 8
Avenida 20 de Octubre No. 2038, Casilla No. 12613
La Paz, Bolivia
Telephones: (591-2) 378-942/3/5/6
Fax: (591-2) 392-123
Telex: 3247
Contact: Sr. Arturo Castaño, Director
