EC Manta Public Services Improvement Project

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The objective of the Manta Public Services Improvement Project for Ecuador is to support the Municipality of Manta in increasing the quality and sustainability of public services for water, sanitation, and urban mobility. The project has four components. The first component is investments in water supply and sewerage. This component will support: (i) the increase of water storage capacity and rehabilitation of the water network in selected districts through, inter alia, the rehabilitation of primary and secondary networks and the installation of household connections and meter; and (ii) the rehabilitation of the sewerage network in selected districts through, inter alia, the rehabilitation of networks, rehabilitation of a pumping station and the installation of household connections. The second component is investments in road improvement. This component will support the improvement of urban streets in selected districts through, inter alia: (a) the carrying out of urban street upgrading works; (b) the resurfacing of urban streets, including street paving; and (c) the construction and reconstruction of sidewalks with pedestrian facilities. The third component is institutional strengthening. This component will support the institutional strengthening of Empresa Publica Aguas de Manta (Manta Water Utility) (EPAM) through: (a) the development and implementation of a management improvement program, comprising operational and commercial efficiency activities; (b) the development and implementation of a medium-long term institutional strategic plan; (c) the development of a household connections program for both water and sewerage aimed at improving water usage and tariff collection, as well as promoting the health and environment benefits of connecting to the network; (d) the development of a water and sewerage quality control program including, the development of a monitoring plan, the construction of a small laboratory to measure water quality and the provision of technical assistance to improve the maintenance of the existing wastewater treatment plan; and (e) the preparation of a water resources integrated management plan. The fourth component is project management. This component will support project management thorough: (a) the provision of equipment and training for Project Management Unit (Unidad de Gerenciamiento del Proyecto) (UGP); (b) the provision of technical assistant to support: (i) monitoring and evaluation activities under the project; (ii) environmental and social management under the project; and (iii) the contract management under the project; and (c) the carrying out of communication campaigns related to project activities.