BF-Ouaga Water Suply (FY01)

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The Ouagadougou Water Supply Project will increase access to adequate, and reliable potable water in the city, through expansion of the distribution, and tertiary water networks, and, through improvements in the urban water sub-sector management. Project components include: 1) construction of the Boudtenga storage facility, and ductile cast iron transmission main, which further includes the construction of distribution, and tertiary networks, and, the installation of connections, and stand-posts; 2) technical assistance (TA) provision, through the supervision of infrastructure project works; and, review, and approval of construction drawings, equipment supply, quality of materials, and works implementation progress; and, 3) capacity building, and institutional strengthening, through a capacity building program, and TA to support the National Office for Water and Sanitation's corporate, and technical development, as well as developing, and implementing management training programs in personnel, and financial/administrative management, including training programs for technical operators regarding water systems, and maintenance works. Moreover, commercial operations, and financial management will be improved, standardizing operating manuals, establishing a computerized financial management system, and databases for better customer services, and, operating investment resources will be available.