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LILONGWE WATER AND SANITATION PROJECT (LWSP)

The project scope consists of four components: 1-water distribution network rehabilitation and expansion and Non-Revenue Water reduction; 2-Priority sanitation improvements; 3-Technical assistance; 4-Institutional capacity strengthening.

The project is to increase access to improved water services and safely managed sanitation. It is expected the project will benefit half a million residents in Lilongwe city.

Start date: 2018-03-26 Due date: 2024-12-30 Approval date: 2017-12-20
147,500,000.00   USD
Total Funding
2021-09-30
Date Created
2023-05-17
Last updated
Construction
Project Type
Implementation
Project Status
Absence of a clear feasibility study Unrealistic budgets Limited assessment of environmental impacts Limited assessment of social impacts Limited assessment of economic impacts Weak stakeholder engagement Change of scope Cost overruns and budget inflation Lack of transparency in procurement processes Limited competition Favoritism in bidding processes Political interference Weak accountability mechanisms Frequent project delays (time overruns) Environmental violations Social violations Lack of maintenance plans Under-utilization of project Abandonment of project

Locations

Description Project is being implemented in various areas of Lilongwe City
District Lilongwe
Region Central
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Parties

Description Lilongwe Water Board
Locality Lilongwe
Region
Street address Off Likuni Road, Madzi House
Postal code P.O. Box 96
Country Malawi
Telephone 253
Fax Number
URL www.lwb.mw
Description Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) is a Statutory Corporation established in 1947 and reconstituted by the Act of Parliament ‘Water Works Act’ No. 17 of 1995. As utility service provider, LWB is responsible for the provision of water supply services to the City of Lilongwe and surrounding areas designated as its supply area. LWB customers include domestic, institutional, industrial as well as commercial.
Description World Bank
Locality Washington, DC
Region District of Columbia
Street address 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA
Postal code 20433
Country United States of America (the)
Telephone +1 (202) 473-1000
Fax Number
URL www.worldbank.org
Description The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. It comprises two institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and the International Development Association (IDA). The World Bank is a component of the World Bank Group.
Description Ministry of Water and Sanitation
Locality Lilongwe
Region Central Region
Street address 0000
Postal code 0000
Country Malawi
Email 0000
Telephone 0000
Fax Number
URL www.malawi.gov.mw
Description
Description Lilongwe City Council
Locality Lilongwe
Region Central
Street address City Center
Postal code 30396
Country Malawi
Telephone 09000000000
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Description LCC Vision is to become a clean, green, and prosperous City.
Description SINOHYDRO CORPORATION LTD
Locality Lilongwe
Region Central Region
Street address Box 1256, Lilongwe
Postal code 0000
Country Malawi
Telephone 0997 675 053
Fax Number
URL www.sinohydro.com
Description Founded in the early 1950s, SINOHYDRO is originally well known as China’s first brand in hydropower construction, responsible for 65% of the large- and medium-scale hydropower stations in the country. However, after 60 years of expansion and development, SINOHYDRO has become a global enterprise, running diversified businesses from water conservancy and hydropower construction to project financing, design, implementation and operation in almost all kinds of infrastructures such as power, transportation, civil work, mining and real estate. SINOHYDRO is today a key brand of POWERCHINA — ranked No 253 among the Fortune Global 500. ENR ranks POWERCHINA No 11 in the Top International Contractors (2015) SINOHYDRO Corporation limited the international flagship of POWERCHINA has, 5 regional offices abroad in Asia/Pacific, Africa, America, Eurasia and West Asia/North Africa to supervise the market development of 116 overseas offices in over 87 countries. The dynamic system ensures that SINOHYDRO can provide clients with best-quality one-stop service from project consultancy, financing, survey, design and engineering to construction, fabrication, installation and operation. The recent decade has witnessed SINOHYDRO' s rapid growth in business revenue, asset volume and asset structure diversification. Currently, SINOHYDRO has 524 international projects in more than 74 countries, with total contract value of nearly USD 42.50 billion. SINOHYDRO has a strong corporate cultural identity based on harmony, cohesion and trust, with particular emphases on the global values of good governance, quality, safety, environment protection and social responsibility. Their projects promote local economies and improve people’s lives.
Description Mota - Engil
Locality Lilongwe
Region Central Region
Street address P.O Box 31379, Lilongwe 3
Postal code 0000
Country Malawi
Telephone +265999971480
Fax Number 01 758 910
URL https://www.mota-engil.com/
Description Mota-Engil is a registered civil construction company registered with the National Construction Industry Council (NCIC) under the unlimited contract amount category.
Description Sawa Group Limited
Locality Lilongwe
Region Central Region
Street address Sawa Group Sawa Park Mchinji Road Lilongwe
Postal code 0000
Country Malawi
Telephone +265 888 999 007
Fax Number
URL https://groupsawa.com/
Description Sawa Group Limited is a multi-technical design, engineering and construction capabilities, a large inventory of construction plant, machinery and vehicles, and physical presence in a growing number of the sub-Saharan countries, are only some of the reasons you should consider us first.
Description Unik Construction Engineering Ltd
Locality Lilongwe
Region Central Region
Street address House No. 108, Area 43, Lilongwe, Malawi
Postal code 0000
Country Malawi
Telephone +265997412680
Fax Number
URL http://www.unikconst.com/
Description Unik Construction Engineering Ltd is a registered construction firm with National Construction Industry Council of Malawi (NCIC) as a civil construction company under the unlimited category.
Description Malawi Government
Locality Lilongwe
Region Central Region
Street address Capital Hill
Postal code 0000
Country Malawi
Telephone 0000
Fax Number 0000
URL www.malawi.gov.mw
Description The Government of Malawi

Contracts

OCID MW-LWSP-31332-CW-RFB
External Reference
Title Priority Water Transmission Network Rehabilitation and Associated Facilities in Lilongwe City.
Description This component involves investments in priority network rehabilitation to remove bottlenecks, increase hydraulic capacity of the existing network and reduce losses.
Status Active
Contract Value USD 12,694,549.22
Cost Estimate USD 11,000,000.00
Final Value 0.00
Start Date 2019-08-22
End Date 2021-02-20
Max Extent Date 2022-01-25
Duration In Days 887
Procurement Method Open
Method Details Rated criteria
Procuring Entity Lilongwe Water Board-Lilongwe-MW
Administrative Government of Malawi-Lilongwe-MW

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Title Priority Water Transmission Network Rehabilitation and Associated Facilities in Lilongwe City
Description Bidding Document-Priority Water Transmission Network Rehabilitation and Associated Facilities in Lilongwe City
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Title Priority Water Transmission Network Rehabilitation and Associated Facilities in Lilongwe City
Description Award Letter-Priority Water Transmission Network Rehabilitation and Associated Facilities in Lilongwe City
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OCID MW-LWSP-26083-CW-RFB
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Title Priority Water Distribution Network Rehabilitation in Lilongwe City
Description This project component is aimed at enhancing capacity of a Water Distribution Network to ensure improved efficiency in Water Supply Services.
Status Active
Contract Value USD 27,099,049.15
Cost Estimate USD 25,000,000.00
Final Value 0.00
Start Date 2019-08-22
End Date 2021-02-22
Max Extent Date 2022-01-26
Duration In Days 888
Procurement Method Open
Method Details Rated criteria
Procuring Entity Lilongwe Water Board-Lilongwe-MW
Administrative Government of Malawi-Lilongwe-MW

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Title Priority Water Distribution Network Rehabilitation in Lilongwe City
Description Bidding Documents- Priority Water Distribution Network Rehabilitation in Lilongwe City
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Title Priority Water Distribution Network Rehabilitation in Lilongwe City
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Title Priority Water Distribution Network Rehabilitation in Lilongwe City
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OCID MW-LWSP-134980-CW-RFB
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Title Priority Lilongwe City Sewerage Network Rehabilitation and Expansion and Upgrading of Kauma Wastewater Treatment Plant
Description This component will finance various investments to increase access to safely managed household and public sanitation services in Lilongwe. These investments include: rehabilitation and expansion of the sewerage network (107 km); installation of 5,000 new sewer connections; rehabilitation and upgrading of the existing Kauma sewage treatment plant; support to construction of 8,000 improved sanitation facilities targeting the poor and vulnerable households; sanitation marketing campaigns; and construction of improved sanitation facilities in 10 markets and 10 schools.
Status Active
Contract Value USD 10,262,980.65
Cost Estimate USD 12,000,000.00
Final Value 0.00
Start Date 2020-04-17
End Date 2021-10-17
Max Extent Date
Duration In Days 548
Procurement Method Open
Method Details Rated criteria
Procuring Entity Lilongwe City Council-Lilongwe-MW
Administrative Government of Malawi-Lilongwe-MW

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Title Priority Lilongwe City Sewerage Network Rehabilitation and Expansion and Upgrading of Kauma Wastewater Treatment Plant
Description Bidding Documents-Priority Lilongwe City Sewerage Network Rehabilitation and Expansion and Upgrading of Kauma Wastewater Treatment Plant
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Title Priority Lilongwe City Sewerage Network Rehabilitation and Expansion and Upgrading of Kauma Wastewater Treatment Plant
Description Award Notice-Priority Lilongwe City Sewerage Network Rehabilitation and Expansion and Upgrading of Kauma Wastewater Treatment Plant
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Title Priority Lilongwe City Sewerage Network Rehabilitation and Expansion and Upgrading of Kauma Wastewater Treatment Plant
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OCID MW-LWSP-104953-CW-RFB
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Title Water Distribution Network Expansion Investments in Lilongwe City
Description This project component aims at increasing the Supply Area by expanding the Water Distribution Network to areas which are currently not covered, i.e., Nalikule, Dzenza, Mpingu, Western Bypass and Nanjiri
Status Active
Contract Value USD 14,966,113.19
Cost Estimate USD 17,000,000.00
Final Value 0.00
Start Date 2020-09-09
End Date 2021-11-30
Max Extent Date
Duration In Days 447
Procurement Method Open
Method Details Rated criteria
Procuring Entity Lilongwe Water Board-Lilongwe-MW
Administrative Government of Malawi-Lilongwe-MW

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Title Water Distribution Network Expansion Investments in Lilongwe City
Description Award Notice- Water Distribution Network Expansion Investments in Lilongwe City
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Title Water Distribution Network Expansion Investments in Lilongwe City
Description Bidding Documents- Water Distribution Network Expansion Investments in Lilongwe City
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Title Water Distribution Network Expansion Investments in Lilongwe City
Description Bidding Document- Water Distribution Network Expansion Investments in Lilongwe City
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OCID MW-LWSP-26088-CS-QCBS
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Title Consultancy Services for Detailed Design And Construction Supervision For Water Distribution Network Rehabilitation And Expansion in Lilongwe City - Phase I
Description Consultancy services for the detailed Design and Supervision of Construction works for the water distribution network rehabilitation and expansion in Lilongwe City
Status Active
Contract Value EUR 706,648.12
Cost Estimate 0.00
Final Value 0.00
Start Date 2018-08-20
End Date 2019-04-21
Max Extent Date
Duration In Days 244
Procurement Method Open
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Procuring Entity Lilongwe Water Board-Lilongwe-MW
Administrative Lilongwe Water Board-Lilongwe-MW

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OCID MW-LWSP-154874-CW-RFB
External Reference
Title Civil Works for Modernizing of Hydrological Monitoring Systems in the Lilongwe River Basin
Description Drainage system construction service
Status Active
Contract Value USD 252,095.43
Cost Estimate MWK 252,095.23
Final Value 0.00
Start Date 2020-02-06
End Date 2021-05-25
Max Extent Date
Duration In Days 474
Procurement Method Open
Method Details Rated criteria
Procuring Entity Lilongwe Water Board-Lilongwe-MW
Administrative Lilongwe Water Board-Lilongwe-MW

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Title Civil Works for Modernizing of Hydrological Monitoring Systems in the Lilongwe River Basin
Description Award Notice Civil Works for Modernizing of Hydrological Monitoring Systems in the Lilongwe River Basin
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Title Civil Works for Modernizing of Hydrological Monitoring Systems in the Lilongwe River Basin
Description Bidding Documents Civil Works for Modernizing of Hydrological Monitoring Systems in the Lilongwe River Basin
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Title Civil Works for Modernizing of Hydrological Monitoring Systems in the Lilongwe River Basin
Description SIGNED CONTRACT-Civil Works for Modernizing of Hydrological Monitoring Systems in the Lilongwe River Basin
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OCID LWB/W/SR/21
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Title Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Water Distribution Network for State Residences
Description It was observed that water distribution network for Statehouse Residence is characterized by substantial leakages due to aged pipes and fittings. In addition to that, there have been reported low water pressure situations in some part of the network covering staff houses. With this background, it was then required to revamp the water supply system for the residences
Status Active
Contract Value MWK 912,282,375.50
Cost Estimate MWK 766,572,182.65
Final Value 0.00
Start Date 2022-09-26
End Date 2023-02-26
Max Extent Date
Duration In Days 153
Procurement Method Open
Method Details Rated criteria
Procuring Entity Lilongwe Water Board-Lilongwe-MW
Administrative Ministry of Water and Sanitation-Lilongwe-MW

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OCID MW-LWSP-279135-CW-RFB
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Title Construction of a Customer Service Centre at Area 23
Description Construction of an Office block, Guard House, Septic Tank, Fence and Carpark
Status Active
Contract Value MWK 214,721,258.80
Cost Estimate USD 300,000.00
Final Value 0.00
Start Date 2022-11-16
End Date 2023-05-15
Max Extent Date
Duration In Days 180
Procurement Method Open
Method Details Rated criteria
Procuring Entity Lilongwe Water Board-Lilongwe-MW
Administrative Ministry of Water and Sanitation-Lilongwe-MW

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Title Construction of a Customer Service Centre at Area 23
Description Bidding Documents-Construction of a Customer Service Centre at Area 23
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Title Construction of a Customer Service Centre at Area 23
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Title Construction of a Customer Service Centre at Area 23
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