📋 Tender Overview
Scope :
Construction of Farkwa dam and access roads project in the Chemba District.
The dam will have a capacity of 470 million cubic metres. It will provide a reliable source of water for Dodoma city and is proposed to be constructed immediately downstream of the confluence of the Bubu and Mkinki rivers, in the Mombose and Bubutole villages in the Chemba District.
The dam is expected to take about three years to construct and will have a life span of more than 30 years.
The Farkwa dam project is part of the first phase of the Dodoma Resilient and Sustainable Water Development and Sanitation Programme (DRSWDSP), which aims improve and expand the water supply for Dodoma, as well as the towns of Bahi, Chemba and Chamwino.
The first phase also includes the construction of a water treatment plant with a capacity of 128,000 cubic metres a day. It will treat raw water from the Farkwa dam for distribution to consumers. The consultancy services contract for the plant was tendered in late January.
The first phase of the programme is planned to be implemented over 58 months, with work expected to commence during the first quarter of 2024 and completion slated for December 2026.
The total cost of the first phase of the DRSWDSP is estimated at US$132.9 million.
