HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT

THE MIN OF PUBLIC WORKS WILL IMPLEMENT THE PROJ. PROJ COMPONENTS WILL INCLUDE: MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS TRNG, PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND THE REHABILITATION & CONSTRUCTION OF WORKSHOP FACILITIES. THE USAID LOAN WILL FINANCE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES,SPARE PARTS FOR NEW EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS US EQUIPMENT ALREADY IN USE,RADIO COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT,TRAFFIC COUNTING DEVICES,AND EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT SERVICES. USAID WILL ALSO PROVIDE 50% OF THE LOCAL COSTS OF REHABILITATING EXISTING EQUIPMENT. THE REMAINING PROJ COMPONENTS ARE FINANCED BY THE WORLD BANK AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. THE WORLD BANK WILL PROVIDE A NINE-MAN MGMT ASSISTANCE TEAM TO THE MIN OF PUBLIC WORKS(MPW). BESIDES AN OVERALL PROJ ADVISOR,THREE ADVISORS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE NEWLY CREATED MAINTENANCE DIV TO ASSIST IN THE PLNNG & SUPERVISION OF MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS. ANOTHER GROUP OF THREE ADVISORS WILL ASSIST THE MOBILE EQUIPMNT DIV TO ORGANIZE CENTRAL & DISTRICT WORKSHOPS. AN ACCTG & DATA PROCESSING SPECIALIST WILL BE ASSIGNED TO MPW"S BUREAU OF ADMIN SERVICES AND A TRANSPORT ECOONOMIST WILL ASSIST THE PLNNG & PROGRAMMING DIV TO PREPARE A COMPREHENSIVE HIGHWAY DEVEL PLAN FOR THE COMING DECADE. GOL WILL ASSIGN COUNTERPARTS TO EACH MGMT ADVISOR. IN ADDITION,THE WORLD BANK WILL FINANCE RECONSTRUCTION,EQUIP & TOOLS FOR FOUR OF THE SIX MPW ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKSHOPS. THE GOVT OF GERMANY WILL PROVIDE REFRESHER TRNG FOR INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SUPERVISORS(FOREMEN & MASTER MECHANICS) IN THE PROPER USE & MAINTENANCE OF EQUIP,PERSONNEL ADMIN & JOB RECORDS. THREE TRAINING EXPERTS (IN ADDITION TO FIVE ALREADY IN THE FIELD) WILL PROVIDE BASIC TRNG TO APPROX 300 MPW EQUIP OPERATORS,MECHANICS & DRIVERS. THE GOL WILL PROVIDE CLASSROOMS & DORMITORIES. A WORLD BANK PROJ COORDINATOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING THE ACTIVITIES OF DONORS AND THE HOST-COUNTRY. HOST-COUNTRY WILL PROVIDE PERSONNEL & INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT.