Tunisia - National Rural Water Supply Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. P-3258-TUN REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED LOAN TO THE SOCIETE NATIONALE D)EXPLOITATION ET DE DISTRIBUTION DES EAUX (SONEDE) WITH THE GUARANTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA FOR A SIXTH WATER SUPPLY PROJECT April 5, 1982 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their offdial duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Tunisian Dinar (DT) The exchange rate of the Tunisian Dinar is floating. The rate which is used in the Staff Appraisal Report approximates the current rate. It is: 1 US$ DTO.500 1 DT US$2.00 SONEDE's Fiscal Year January 1 - December 31 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS BDET - Economic Development Bank of Tunisia (Banque de Developpement Economique de Tunisie) GDP - Gross Domestic Product ICB - International Competitive Bidding LCB - Local Competitive Bidding ODA - Official Development Assistance PPAR - Project Performance Audit Report SONEDE - National Water Supply and Distribution Company (Societe Nationale d'Exploitation et de, Distribution des Eaux)  REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY SIXTH WATER SUPPLY PROJECT Loan and Project Summary Borrower: Soci4te Nationale d'Exploitation et de Distribution des Eaux (SONEDE) Guarantor: Republic of Tunisia Amount: US$30.5 million equivalent, including a capitalized front- end fee Terms: 17 years including 4 years of grace; interest would be at 11.6 percent per year. Project Description: The proposed project would support SONEDE's investment program in rural areas, and its house connection program during 1982 to 1984, thus expanding and improving access to piped water for the population in rural and urban areas. It would consist of: (i) constructing new, and expanding and improving existing, water supply systems in about 150 rural and semi-urban centers; (ii) providing credit facilities to low-income groups to help finance water pipe connections from main pipes to dwellings; and (iii) installing about 80,000 water meters in dwellings newly connected to the supply system. Benefits of the project would accrue mostly to low-income groups, namely about 480,000 inhabitants who would be provided in their dwellings with running water, and about 150,000 rural dwellers who would get access to safe water from public stand-pipes. The project presents no special risks. Estimated Cost; Local Foreign Total ------- US $ Millions------- Rural and semi-urban centers 11.1 12.2 23.3 House connections 14.0 14.0 28.0 Water meters 1.1 1.8 2.9 Subtotal 26.2 28.0 54.2 Engineering 1.4 - 1.4 Physical contingencies 1.7 1.8 3.5 Price contingencies 2.2 2.2 4.4 Total project cost 31.5 /1 32.0 63.5 Front-end fee - 0.5 0.5 Total financing required 31.5 32.5 64.0 /1 Including about $12.7 million in taxes and duties. This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization,  - ii - Financing Plan (US$ millions): Local Foreign Total -----------Cost