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Malawi Govt. seeks bids for construction of irrigation canals
July 29, 2020 / Tawina Maluwa
The Malawi Government is inviting sealed bids from eligible bidders for the construction of irrigation canals in lower Shire Valley area.
The construction of Main Canal 1 and Main Canal 2 is part the Shire Valley Irrigation Scheme under the auspices of the US$563-million Shire Valley Transformation Program, which is financed by the World Bank and the African Development Bank.
“The works under contract covers the construction of Main Canal 1 (MC1) from Station 6+000 up to 32+788 (Bifurcation point), and part of Main Canal 2 (MC2) from Station 0+000 (Bifurcation point) up to Station 18+024, (Lengwe national park),” says the Ministry of Agriculture in a Press Release.
It says the works will include construction of two inverted siphons on MC1, three inverted siphons on MC2, bridges, box culverts, canal crossing structures, concrete lined canal, and wire fencing around populated areas. The works are located in Chikwawa District.
“Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, works and non-consulting services,” states the Ministry.
The deadline for submission of bids is September 21, 2020 and interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Shire Valley Transformation Program -1.
The project development objective for Shire Valley Development Programme – 1 is to provide access to reliable gravity fed irrigation and drainage services, secure land tenure for smallholder farmers and strengthened management of wetlands and protected areas.
SVTP is a program of three sequential but partially overlapping phases (with different financiers entering at different times and in parallel financing arrangements).
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