📋 Tender Overview
JICA Funding (Million yen) : 45,605
Objective and Summary
The objective of the project is to improve the quality of medical services for the residents of the target areas in the state of Assam. This will be done by comprehensively promoting the development of public medical institutions, mainly secondary and tertiary medical facilities that will serve as core medical centers. There will also be capacity development of medical personnel, and improvement of the management of medical services. These measures will contribute to achieving UHC in the state.
Planned Implementation Schedule
1. Completion of project: April 2027 – when the medical facilities are put into service.
2. Issuing of letters of invitation for consulting services (including project supervision): April 2022
3. Tender announcement of initial procurement package for international competitive bidding on project construction: March 2023.
On March 2023, Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) along with a joint venture (JV) partner has secured a project management consultancy (PMC) contract under the Assam Health System Strengthening Project (AHSSP) which aims to provide quality medical services in the state.
RITES will be the lead partner in the JV. The estimated cost of work for the consultancy project is approx. Rs 122 crore. RITES’ fees in the work order is around Rs 77 crore.
