MCA-ARMENIA AND "HAYJRNAKHAGITS INSTITUTE" CJSC SIGN CONTRACT
ARMENPRESS
Sep 14, 2007
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS: Millennium Challenge Account –
Armenia (MCAA) has announced the award of a consulting contract to
"Hayjrnakhagits Institute" CJSC for the design and construction
supervision of a project that will rehabilitate six main irrigation
canals (Artashat, Low Hrazdan, Armavir, Talin, Arzni-Shamiram, Shirak)
of the MCA-Armenia Irrigated Agriculture Project Infrastructure
Activity.
The contract was signed by MCA-Armenia CEO Ara Hovsepyan and
"Hayjrnakhagits Institute" Director Yuri Javadyan. According to the
contract, "Hayjrnakhagits Institute" should: develop preliminary
designs for the six main canals and final designs for ancillary
structures; prepare two-phase bidding documents for the construction
firm that will carry out the rehabilitation work; collect baseline
data for an environmental and social impact assessment; supervise
construction activity during the canals’ rehabilitation stage.
In total, these six main canals serve around 120.000 hectares
of farmland which is more than half of area served by Water User
Associations.
The contract value is USD 1,500.000. The duration of work will be
46 months.
After the Soviet era, due to the lack of maintenance, irrigation
canals deteriorated. Water losses increased, which led to a worsening
of irrigation of thousands of hectares of land.
MCA-Armenia’s program will rehabilitate around 200 km of main canals
which will reduce water losses by up to 50%.
Millennium Challenge Account-Armenia (MCA-Armenia), a State Non
Commercial Organization established by the Government of Armenia,
is responsible for overseeing the transparent implementation of the
Compact signed between the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the
Government of Armenia.