Contracts on Yerevan Jur and Armenian water and sewerage company management prolonged
19.02.2016,
10:49
At its regular session held Thursday, the Armenian government prolonged terms of the leasing contracts on management of Yerevan Jur and Armenian Water and Sewerage Company until January 1, 2017.
YEREVAN, February 19. /ARKA/. At its regular session held Thursday, the Armenian government prolonged terms of the leasing contracts on management of Yerevan Jur and Armenian Water and Sewerage Company until January 1, 2017.
Hovik Abrahamyan, the Armenian prime minister, said that the decision was prompted by a tender that was announced in January to choose a single operator to the country’s water economy.
Armenian government has already embarked on second-generation reforms in drinking water economy and has already taken some steps to make ties between public and private sectors closer in the territories serviced by Yerevan Jur, Armenian Water and Sewerage Company, Lori Water and Sewerage, Shirak Water and Sewerage Company and Nor Akunk.
The aim of the reforms is to improve the quality of water supply services and management of water resources and to enhance financial sustainability of the water economy.
In accordance with the government’s decision, one operator will be chosen in the tender and all the mentioned companies will be handed over to the tender winner for a 15-year management.
Prices for water supply and sewerage will be single in the entire territory of the country.
Fichtner (Germany), Ramboll (Denmark) and Accounting & Audit Reform Consultants (AARC Ltd) (Ireland) consulting companies will provide assistance in organization of the tender.
The deadline for supplying pre-qualification applications is January 21, 2016.
At the pre-qualification round, a short list of the companies eligible to compete in the tender will be composed. The tender will be conducted in March 2016. --0---
Hovik Abrahamyan, the Armenian prime minister, said that the decision was prompted by a tender that was announced in January to choose a single operator to the country’s water economy.
Armenian government has already embarked on second-generation reforms in drinking water economy and has already taken some steps to make ties between public and private sectors closer in the territories serviced by Yerevan Jur, Armenian Water and Sewerage Company, Lori Water and Sewerage, Shirak Water and Sewerage Company and Nor Akunk.
The aim of the reforms is to improve the quality of water supply services and management of water resources and to enhance financial sustainability of the water economy.
In accordance with the government’s decision, one operator will be chosen in the tender and all the mentioned companies will be handed over to the tender winner for a 15-year management.
Prices for water supply and sewerage will be single in the entire territory of the country.
Fichtner (Germany), Ramboll (Denmark) and Accounting & Audit Reform Consultants (AARC Ltd) (Ireland) consulting companies will provide assistance in organization of the tender.
The deadline for supplying pre-qualification applications is January 21, 2016.
At the pre-qualification round, a short list of the companies eligible to compete in the tender will be composed. The tender will be conducted in March 2016. --0---
