AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN MCA-ARMENIA AND ARMENIAN ROAD DIRECTORATE SNCO
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15.01.2007 17:11
Millennium Challenge Account – Armenia (MCA-Armenia) and the Armenian
Road Directorate (ARD) SNCO signed an Implementing Entity Agreement,
according to which the MCA-Armenia is going to implement Rural Roads
Rehabilitation Project (RRRP) through ARD. The Agreement has been
signed by MCA-Armenia CEO Ara Hovsepyan and ARD Director General
Karen Gevorgyan.
According to the Agreement ARD shall implement all activities necessary
for timely and effective implementation of RRRP.
The Agreement stipulates the following key responsibilities for
ARD: preparation of bidding documents and RFP’s; preparation of the
project implementation schedule; oversight of the works, carried
out by construction contractors, consultants and goods suppliers;
monitoring and evaluation; consulting construction contractors;
inform MCA-Armenia on the inconsistency of the quality and quantity
of goods, civil works, and services with the technical standards as
foreseen by the respective contracts.
The Agreement with ARD is signed for 5 years with the total amount
of USD 1.087 million.
MCA-Armenia Program (USD 236 million) aims to reduce rural poverty
through a sustainable increase in the economic performance of the
agricultural sector.
The Program includes a USD 67.1 million project to rehabilitate up to
943 kilometers of rural roads, more than a third of Armenia’s proposed
"Lifeline Road Network."
