TITLE II COMMODITY WAREHOUSING GRANT (LESOTHO)

THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THE GRANT IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000 SQUARE FEET OF STORAGE SPACE IN 6 LOCATIONS IN LESOTHO. THE SPACE IS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NOT DISRUPTIONS OF TITLE II PROGRAMS AND THAT THERE ARE SUFFICIENT COMMODITIES ON HAND TO COPE WITH ANY EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WHICH MAY ARISE. TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE OBJECTIVE, CRS WILL CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF WAREHOUSES IN MASERU, LERIBE, BUTHA-BUTHA, THABA-TSEKA, QUTHING, AND QACHA"S NEK; MAKE DIRECT PURCHASES OF SCALES, DUNNAGE AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT; AND CONDUCT FREQUENT VISITS TO PROJECT SITES TO MONITOR THE RATE OF PROGRESS AND QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION.