Urban Services Improvement Investment Program - Tranche 3

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Project 3 will improve the water supply and sanitation (WSS) services in Ureki, Kutaisi, Gudauri, Telavi, and Abasha. Civil works under Project 3 will complement those under Project 1 and 2. Component 1: Infrastructure ImprovementThe first component will support infrastructure investments to rehabilitate, improve, and expand WSS facilities in Ureki, Kutaisi, Gudauri, Telavi, and Abasha and benefit approximately 10,000 people by the end of the project period. For Ureki, Project 3 covers the works on sewerage system and wastewater treatment plant, while the works on the water intake and water transmission distribution system are covered by other tranches. For Kutaisi, Project 3 covers the works on the strengthening of water supply system and includes the construction of three reservoirs, two pumping stations and the corresponding transmission mains and water distribution network. Specific investment include the following:- rehabilitation of the Kvitiri and Mukhnari pumping stations,- construction of two small collector reservoirs at Partskhanakanebi and Mukhnari pumping stations,- extension of TV Tower reservoir by 1,000 m,- construction of the New East reservoir with a volume of 2 x 4,000 m,- reconstruction of existing Kldiashvili reservoir (Volume 600 m), - rehabilitation of the part of the network that was not included in Project 1:- construction of 11 km transmission mains connecting the reservoirs to the pumping stations and the distribution network, and - laying of about 158 km distribution lines.Project 3 covers also the works for sewerage system and wastewater treatment plant in Gudauri, and the works for the water supply system in Telavi and Abasha.Component 2: Institutional EffectivenessThe second component will include: (i) strengthening human resource development and skills and institutional capacity for retraining of water sector professionals; (ii) rolling out of a geospatial water supply and sewerage management system in cities operated by UWSCG; and (iii) Project implementation support for project implementation and management through consultants to support the Investment Program Management Office (IPMO), and capacity development and training.