Construction works for the upgrading and improvement of Water and
sanitation infrastructure in Lusaka under the Lusaka Water Supply Sanitation
and Drainage (LWSSD) projects has been deferred to 2016.
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| Topsy Sikalinda |
Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) Public Relations Officer Topsy
Sikalinda revealed in an interview in Lusaka today that the project has been
rescheduled to the first quarter of 2016 and are expected to be completed in
2017.
Construction works were scheduled to
start in October this year but have since been postponed to April 2016.
Mr. Sikalinda explained that the development has been caused by delays
from the tender process meant to select contractors to undertake the Lusaka
Water Supply Sanitation and Drainage (LWSSD) projects.
He said the water utility firm was to ensure that qualified contractors
are selected who will ensure that works on the LWSSD projects are executed
according to contract specifications and of good quality.
Mr. Sikalinda said once the process of selecting contractors is done,
actual construction works will not take longer than the planning and design
phase.
Over US$351 million has been injected into the project by Millennium
Challenge Account funded by the United States government to improve water,
sanitation and drainage system in Lusaka District.
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