Central African Republic Tender

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved Monday October 5 in Abidjan a donation of 9.50 million euros 8 million units of account for the financing of the second phase of the Project. support for the modernization of Bangui Mpoko international airport in the Central African Republic PAMAB-II.The Banks contribution to the financing of this phase of the project structured around airport security facilitation and security activities represents 80.81 of the total cost of this project against a national contribution of 2.25 million euros UA 1.90 million or 19.19.The first phase of the project PAMAB-I the implementation of which is underway was approved in November 2019. It is 100 financed by the Bank from the resources of the African Development Fund the concessional window of the Bank and the Transition Support Facility TAF Pillar 1 for a total amount of approximately 1.42 million UA 1.20 million.In the document presented to the Board of Directors the Banks senior management indicates that the bulk of air traffic in the Central African Republic CAR passes through Bangui Mpoko airport the only international airport in the country. service in 1967. However this platform which shows significant shortcomings in terms of safety and security has moreover shortcomings in terms of availability of surfaces particularly at the level of the terminal and tarmac reception and processing equipment for passenger and baggage flows.The Banks intervention through PAMAB aims to contribute following a programmatic approach to the development and modernization of aeronautical infrastructure in the CAR mainly through the upgrading of air transport facilities and services at Bangui Mpoko International Airport. In addition to bringing airport infrastructure up to standard priority actions will focus on training a sufficient number of qualified inspectors drawing up technical regulations and appropriate procedures and setting up a quality assurance system or equivalent internal audit.PAMAB will be deployed between 2020 and 2022 to substantially improve the performance of the air transport sub-sector in CAR as well as the countrys image in civil aviation. The construction of infrastructure and the supply of security equipment in the freight zone in addition to those planned under this project should restart a freight transport activity at Bangui international airport. The Bank also provides for the development of high added value production sectors that create jobs particularly food products fishing and livestock.This operation finds a link of synergy and complementarity with the Support Project for the National Civil Aviation Authority PANAC in the Central African Republic financed through a FAT grant Pillar III of 1.19 million. euros one million Units of Account and which aims mainly to strengthen the technical and administrative capacities of the National Civil Aviation Agency ANAC-RCA and to improve the quality and capacity of service delivery airports in the fields of passenger registration police and customs control and health control.In total the Bank made a contribution of approximately 12.10 million UA 10.20 million to raise the CARs relatively low level of compliance with aviation safety and security standards. International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO as well as for the modernization of the infrastructure of Bangui international airport within the framework of the two phases of PAMAB and PANAC.