MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT ARMENIA, GERMAN GITEC CONSULT GMBH SIGN $998,000 CONTRACT
ARKA
Feb 20, 2009
YEREVAN, February 20. /ARKA/. The Millennium Challenge Account –
Armenia SNCO announced the award of a consulting contract to the joint
venture consortium of GITEC Consult GmbH (Germany) in association
with HGSN Ltd (Armenia). MCA-Armenia reports.
The consortium will provide consulting services for the design
solutions for rehabilitation of Ararat Valley Drainage System under
the MCA-Armenia Irrigated Agriculture Project Infrastructure Activity.
The contract was signed at the MCA-Armenia office on February 20, 2009
by Mr. Ara Hovsepyan, MCA-Armenia CEO and Mr. Wolfgang Jendrischewski,
Director of Water Resources and Sanitary Engineering Department of
GITEC Consult.
The contract includes analysis of the ecological situation, hydrology,
surface and subsurface horizontal drainage systems and wells in the
Ararat Valley, social and health assessment, as well as designer’s
field supervision.
The contract value is $998,243, and will last 31 months, including
17 months for design activities and 14 months for field supervision.
Established by the RA Government, MCA-Armenia is a state non-profit
organization. The fund is responsible for transparent implementation
of the agreement signed between the U.S. Millennium Challenge and
Armenian Government.