SINAI PLANNING STUDIES

PROJECT COMPONENTS INCLUDE THE PREPARATION OF PLANNING AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES, AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED STUDIES. THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF PROJECTS NUMBER AMONG THOSE EXPECTED TO BE SELECTED FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES: AGRICULTURAL; AQUACULTURAL; LAND RECLAMATION; INDUSTRIAL; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE; POTABLE WATER AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS; AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. US AND EGYPTIAN ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRMS WILL PERFORM THESE STUDIES AND WILL ANALYZE THE TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ACTIVITIES. SPECIALIZED, SMALL-SCALE STUDIES WILL ADDRESS HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, AND COTTAGE INDUSTRIES ISSUES. THESE STUDIES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY US PVO"S AND EGYPTIAN INSTITUTIONS AND WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE GOVERNORS OF THE SINAI. THE STUDIES WILL SERVE THE GOE, AID, AND OTHER BILATERAL FINANCING ORGANIZATIONS AS TOOLS IN MAKING INVESTMENT DECISIONS. BECAUSE AID AND GOE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE PRESERVATION OF THE SINAI"S ARID ECOSYSTEM AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES, SEPARATE ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION REPORTS WILL BE COMPLETED FOR EACH PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECT. SPECIAL EFFORTS WILL BE MADE BY THE GOE AND AID TO DEVELOP PROCEDURES TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION BY PVO"S, EGYPTIAN AGENCIES, FIRMS, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THIS PLANNING PROCESS. REQUESTS FOR STUDIES OR SERVICES WILL ORIGINATE WITHIN A GOE MINISTRY AND WILL BE FORWARDED TO AID THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION, WHICH WILL ADMINISTER THE PROJECT. AFTER AID AGREES TO FUND THE REQUESTED STUDY, A DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK WILL BE PREPARED BY AID AND THE ORIGINATING MINISTRY. CONTRACTS WITH US OR EGYPTIAN FIRMS WILL THEN BE OBTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AID OR GOE REGULATIONS, WHICHEVER IS THE FUNDING SOURCE.