FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND SURVEYS II

THE GENERAL SURVEYS WILL IDENTIFY THE FIELDS IN WHICH THE STUDIES SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN. THE STUDIES WILL DETERMINE FEASIBILITY OF PARTICALAR PROJECTS AND DEVELOP ENGINEERING, ECONOMIC, AND FINANACIAL DATA TO SUPPORT FUNDING APPLICATIONS TO NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL LENDING AGENCIES. THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WILL ACT AS EXECUTING AGENCY. USAID WILL APPROVE ALL CONTRACTS. THE FOLLOWING IS AN ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF STUDIES WHICH MAY BE UNDERTAKEN: 1) INFRASTRUCTURE: NATIONAL POWER STUDY, GEOTHERMAL POWER, ROADS, OTHER TRANSPORTATION, IRRIGATION, EDUCATIONAL TV, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. 2) NATURAL RESOURCES: MINERALS, LOCAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, UP-DATING OF FOREST INVENTORY DATA AND CONSERVATION PLANS, AND TOURISM PROMOTION. 3) IMPROVEMENT, INCREASE, AND DIVERSIFICATION OF PRODUCTION CENTERED ON EXPORT POSSIBILITIES: HOG PRODUCTION, USE OF LOCAL RAW MATERIALS IN PRODUCTION OF ANIMAL FEED FOR EXPORT AND DOMESTIC USE, INDUSTRIAL PARK NEAR LAS MERCEDES AIRPORT FOR INSTALLATION OF SUBSTANTIAL EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIES, WOODWORKING AND FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, AGRI-BUSINESS (PEANUT OIL AND BY-PRODUCTS), AND NOVELTY ITEMS INCLUDING NATIVE CASUAL WEAR.