Local Infrastructure Development Project

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The Local Infrastructure Development Project for Gabon has two main objectives: (i) to increase access of the population living in low-income settlements to basic services; and (ii) to sustaine access of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to civil works and construction contracts with the public sector. The project has the following components: Component 1) will increase the physical access of low-income urban settlements to basic urban services. Component 2) is targeted to officials from the municipalities covered by the project, the Ministry of Cities, and the Ministry of Interior, Direction des Collectivitds Locales, the line ministries, and the beneficiary communities. Activities targeted to the public entities will include training, technical assistance, and limited contribution to equipment and operating costs; they will focus on infrastructure programming, public procurement, and management and maintenance of public works. Component 3) aims to support the development of local SMEs in the construction industry through better management of public procurement and improved financial conditions for their development. Component 4) will strengthen Gabon's administrative and technical capacities (at the level of the Central Government, the local governments, and public and semi-public agencies) in carrying out transparent and efficient procurement of public works.

FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services,FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Transportation,FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

World Bank Group

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Road, Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Government