Announcement of Twenty-Three Million US Dollars Loan for Water Supply Project in Tunisia on May 30, 1974

TECHNICAL DATA May 30, 1974 • PROJECT: Water supply project COUNTRY: Republic of Tunisia TOTAL COST: $42. 6 million BANK FINANCING: $23 million, for 25 years, including 5 years of grace, with interest at 7-1/4 per cent per annum. OTHER FINANCING: Net internal cash generation IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATION: Societe Nationale d'Exploitation et de Distribution des Eaux (SONEDE) PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Water supply for Sfax including drilling •:- · -:~:.,.s, trans- mission pipeline, reservoirs and expansion of distribution system; improvement of supply to and distribution in adjacent villages of Agareb, Mahres and Menzel Chaker; national program of distribution network extensions; PROCUREMENT: supply to 62 rural centers; and study of economic costs of distributing potable water with different salinity levels. - international competitive bidding for supply of all pipe and for installation of Sfax transmission main. • - local advertising and competitive bidding for pipe installation in Sfax and adjacent villages. CONSULTANTS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: - for detailed design and preparation of tender documents for Sfax component (SOGREAH, France) - for salinity study ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: September 30, 1978 -0- •