MUN SERVICES DEVT

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The Municipal Services Development Project aims to support the extensive decentralization and intergovernmental fiscal reforms already instituted by the government by providing access to investment financing and technical assistance needed for rehabilitation and improved management of municipal services. The project has the following specific objectives: 1) improve efficiency and quality of public transport services in Riga, improve the financial condition and promote further corporatization in the three Riga public transport companies; 2) improve the quality of drinking water in Daugavpils, reduce discharge of untreated and partially treated wastewaters to the Daugave River and Baltic Sea, improve the financial management and promote further corporatization of the Daugavpils water utility; and 3) pursue similar objectives in other communities through financing of the Municipal Development Fund. This project consists of three main components: 1) Riga urban transport, which includes the following sub-components: (a) new buses; (b) new trolleybuses; (c) tram electrical equipment; (d) capital repair programs; (e) spare parts; (f) relocation of Imanta workshop; (g) workshop plant and equipment; and (h) training and technical assistance; 2) Daugavpils water and wastewater treatment including: (a) development of Ziemelu Wellfield; (b) rehabilitation of the existing wastewater treatment plant; (c) rehabilitation of pumping stations; (d) metering; (e) monitoring; (f) institutional strengthening and twinning; and (g) technical assistance for project management; and 3) Municipal Fund Development.

FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Transportation,FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management,Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

World Bank Group

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Mass Transit, Water Supply and Storage, Power Transmission, Waste Processing and Treatment, Cable car, Power Generation (CCGT), Government, Automotive