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Iraq to implement 95 municipal and service projects in 2013
2012-12-14 By Khalid al-Taie in Baghdad
Iraqi municipality workers install pipes in Al-Quds sewage station in Baghdad. [Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP]
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The Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works is planning to undertake 95 municipality and service projects across the country as part of its 2013 investment plan, officials told Mawtani on Wednesday (December 12th).
These projects will target municipal and service sectors and include water, sewage and urban planning projects, with a budget of about 1.7 trillion Iraqi dinars ($1.5 billion), he said.
The ministry undertook a comprehensive scientific study so it could allocate these projects according to the state of services in each province, taking population density and the need for such projects into consideration, al-Wazeer said.
The cabinet authorised Minister of Municipalities and Public Works Adel Mhowder to invite foreign companies to compete for projects and bid for contracts, he said.
So far this year, the ministry has signed infrastructure project contracts with well-established companies from Turkey, Germany, China, India and the United Arab Emirates, al-Wazeer said, and under the new plan the ministry seeks to expand the scope of competition to create greater momentum and support national development efforts.
INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS
Dhia al-Baghdadi, general director of municipalities at the ministry, told Mawtani the ministry "seeks through its directorates to develop municipal and urban services".
"Next year's ministerial plan focuses on infrastructure projects, particularly in the fields of drinking water and sewage so citizens have better services," he added.
The ministry plans to award projects to leading companies specialised in the municipal work sector, he said.
Ihsan al-Awadi, a member of the parliamentary committee on reconstruction and services, said the ministry's new investment plan "is an extension of this year's plan, which focused on executing large and strategic projects".
In addition to building water treatment plants and sewage networks in all provinces, the plan will tackle other service works such as cleaning, planting trees and building bridges, he said.
The ministry was allocated 1.8 trillion Iraqi dinars under the 2013 draft national budget, most of which will finance these infrastructure projects, according to al-Awadi.
"Providing drinking water for citizens, especially in districts and sub-districts that are far from urban areas, is one of the ministry's most important goals in the upcoming phase," he said.
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2012-12-14 By Khalid al-Taie in Baghdad
Iraqi municipality workers install pipes in Al-Quds sewage station in Baghdad. [Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP]
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The Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works is planning to undertake 95 municipality and service projects across the country as part of its 2013 investment plan, officials told Mawtani on Wednesday (December 12th).
These projects will target municipal and service sectors and include water, sewage and urban planning projects, with a budget of about 1.7 trillion Iraqi dinars ($1.5 billion), he said.
The ministry undertook a comprehensive scientific study so it could allocate these projects according to the state of services in each province, taking population density and the need for such projects into consideration, al-Wazeer said.
The cabinet authorised Minister of Municipalities and Public Works Adel Mhowder to invite foreign companies to compete for projects and bid for contracts, he said.
So far this year, the ministry has signed infrastructure project contracts with well-established companies from Turkey, Germany, China, India and the United Arab Emirates, al-Wazeer said, and under the new plan the ministry seeks to expand the scope of competition to create greater momentum and support national development efforts.
INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS
Dhia al-Baghdadi, general director of municipalities at the ministry, told Mawtani the ministry "seeks through its directorates to develop municipal and urban services".
"Next year's ministerial plan focuses on infrastructure projects, particularly in the fields of drinking water and sewage so citizens have better services," he added.
The ministry plans to award projects to leading companies specialised in the municipal work sector, he said.
Ihsan al-Awadi, a member of the parliamentary committee on reconstruction and services, said the ministry's new investment plan "is an extension of this year's plan, which focused on executing large and strategic projects".
In addition to building water treatment plants and sewage networks in all provinces, the plan will tackle other service works such as cleaning, planting trees and building bridges, he said.
The ministry was allocated 1.8 trillion Iraqi dinars under the 2013 draft national budget, most of which will finance these infrastructure projects, according to al-Awadi.
"Providing drinking water for citizens, especially in districts and sub-districts that are far from urban areas, is one of the ministry's most important goals in the upcoming phase," he said.
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