The Minister of State for Infrastructure, Alexis Gisaro, did not fail to answer the oral question with debate from elected officials relating to road infrastructure in the Grand Kasaï area. According to him, the first contract signed with CREC-7 for the rehabilitation of this road is replaced by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works in order to give this project a national character.
For the second contract signed with TOHA INVESTMENT, the works of the first phase are scheduled to last 24 months, while those of the asphalting are scheduled for a period of 36 months. However, the preliminary works to open the axis to facilitate traffic are scheduled to be completed in August 2023.
The Minister reassured the elected officials as to the feasibility of this commitment to end the work at the end of August 2023. He underlined that the 50 km already carried out were carried out during the rainy season and that the continuation of the work will be carried out during the season coming dry. In addition, the mobilization of three workshops for the work, instead of just one which was used until now, as well as the nature of the soil of the remaining part, conducive to the smooth running of the work, will contribute to respecting the commitments .
BCECO has been appointed as the Delegated Contracting Authority to simplify the procedures for disbursing funds. And as for the financing of the ADB, it covers the construction of two bridges and the asphalting of the section of the RN1 Kabeya Kamuanga – Kananga, as well as the studies for the asphalting of the axis Kananga (Matamba) – Kalamba mbuji.
With regard to binding clauses, all works contracts signed have dispute resolution clauses, obliging the parties to respect their commitments under penalty of applying sanctions.
Finally, it is important to note that the work carried out in the DRC to improve road infrastructure is considerable work and the Minister of State for Infrastructure has taken the time to respond to the concerns of elected officials to reassure everyone of the smooth running of work to completion