Municipal Infrastructure Development

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The objectives of the Municipal Infrastructure Development Project for Bulgaria are to: (a) improve the reliability and quality of water provision to the communities in selected settlements in the project area; and (b) assist municipalities to improve investment-planning capacity. There are three components to the project: (1) project implementation support to carry out activities under component three of the project and consultant services associated with project implementation. These will include preparation of feasibility studies, updates of design and environmental management plans, preparation of bidding documents, construction supervision and other consulting assignments needed for project support, including audit, development and implementation of the communication plan to help ensure people are aware of the status of project-related land issues, training of Project Implementation Unit (PIU) and Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (MRDPW) staff; (2) preparation of forty eight (48) regional master plans for water supply and sewerage systems (ViK systems), including forty (40) master plans for urban settlements, within the six (6) economic development regions, as described in the operational manual, in order to support the Borrower, through MRDPW, to: (i) identify investment needs for rehabilitation of water supply networks and construction of sewerage networks and wastewater treatment plants; and (ii) meet the applicable European Union (EU) water and wastewater directives commitments. The master plans will also include corporate development plans and any other related documents and activities promoting improved service delivery and greater efficiency; and (3) completion and rehabilitation of water supply dams will include completion of Luda Yana, Neikovtsi, and Plovdivtsi dams and rehabilitation of the Studena dam that is currently operational and supplies water to the town of Pernik. This component will also support the completion of water treatment plants preparation work included in the dam investments.