Pacific Regional

Department Projects
Water and Municipal
Infrastructure Business
Opportunities

17 November 2009
Steve Blaik
Pacific Department
 Water and Municipal
Infrastructure
Opportunities - Overview
Water and municipal infrastructure sector projects with business
opportunities in:

à Fiji Islands
à Federated States of Micronesia
à Tonga
à Vanuatu
à Kiribati
à Palau
Opportunities - Fiji Islands

Loan: Suva-Nausori Water Supply & Sewerage Project

A. Construction Contracts
à Sewer networks in urban Suva (est. $18.3 million).
Bidding to commence early 2010.
à Backwash treatment and sludge disposal facilities at 2 water
treatment plants (est. $4.0 million).
Bidding to commence mid-2010.

B. Consultancies
à Leak detection training program including supply of specialist
leak detection equipment (est. $1 million).
EOIs to be invited early 2010.
 Opportunities – Federated
States of Micronesia
Omnibus Infrastructure Development Project

Construction Contracts
à Design, supply, install 3.8MLd wastewater treatment plant -
Pohnpei (est. $3million)
Procurement Q2 2010.
à Construction treated effluent ocean outfall – Pohnpei (est.
$2million)
Procurement Q1 2010.
à Construction of 10km water mains Kosrae and Yap (est.
$8.9million).
Procurement Q2 2010.
 Opportunities – Kingdom of
Tonga
Tonga Integrated Urban Development Sector Project Phase I

Construction Contracts

à Total project cost approximately $15 million

à Rehabilitation of 10 km road of primary roads
à Construction of 5km of secondary and access roads
à Rehabilitation of approximately 10km of stormwater drains
à Construction of 5km flood mitigation channel
à Procurement of various construction contracts throughout
2010.
 Opportunities – Kingdom of
Tonga
Tonga Integrated Urban Development Sector
Project Phase II

Consultancy (Project Preparatory TA).

à Components: Spatial Planning, Capacity building in urban

planning, preparation of urban services master plans, design
of an urban infrastructure investment project..
à TA Funding: $0.7 million
à Procurement. Q1 2010
 Opportunities - Vanuatu

Port Vila Urban Development Project

Consultancy (Project Preparatory TA).

à Components: Spatial Planning, Capacity building in urban
planning, preparation of urban services master plans, design
and implementation of community education and awareness
programs on hygiene and sanitation, design of a drainage
and sanitation investment project.
à TA Funding: $1.35 million
à Procurement. Q1 2010
 Opportunities - Kiribati

Tarawa Sanitation Improvement Project (PPTA)

Consultancy (Project Preparatory TA).

à Components: Capacity building in water supply and
sewerage management and operations, design and
implementation of community education and awareness
programs on hygiene and sanitation, design of sanitation
investment project.
à TA Funding: $0.85 million
à Procurement. Q1 2010
 Opportunities - Palau

Sanitation Sector Development Project (PPTA)

Consultancy.
à Components: Preparation of sewerage master plans for
Koror and Airai and development of a sewerage investment
project.
à TA Funding: $0.74 million
à Procurement. Q2 2010
 For More Information

Contact

Steve Blaik, Pacific Department

Email: sblaik@adb.org
Tel: +63 2 632 6127