Turkey - Municipal Services Project : Land acquisition framework document

Page 1 1 MUNICIPAL SERVICES PROJECT LAND ACQUISITION FRAMEWORK BACKGROUND The objective of the above project is to support municipal development in a sustainable manner. To this end, the project will a) support the development of municipal infrastructure to provide quality local services; and b) support the institutional strengthening in Iller Bank (IB) which is a source of financing for municipalities. The investments under the project will include: (a) rehabilitation and construction of water and sewerage networks; (b) rehabilitation and construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities; and (c) construction of landfill. For these investments, it may be necessary for municipalities or municipal utilities to acquire land. IB will be the Borrower of the Bank loan and. as a Financial Intermediary (FI) of the project, it will be responsible for satisfactory implementation of the project. The Bank loan proceeds will be utilized by IB to on-lend to the municipalities or municipal utilities. Specifically;