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Updated on April 14th, 2016:
The Project Development Objective is to improve access to urban infrastructure and services in selected underserviced neighborhoods and to build basic capacities for municipal management in target cities. Approval completed on 10 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151077. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. GABONESE REPUBLIC Tel: 2427158931, E-mail: ibouili@outlook.com, Contact: Joseph Paul Ibouli Maganga, Special Advisor to the Minister; National Commission for Public Infras. Works and Promotion of Small-Scale Enterprises (CN-TIPPEE) Tel: 24105190409, E-mail: tippeegabon@cntippee.org, Contact: Richard Damas, Permanent Secretary.
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Update on December 21st, 2015:
The Project Development Objective is to improve access to urban infrastructure and services in selected underserviced neighborhoods and to build basic capacities for municipal management in target cities. Negotiations authorized on 5 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151077. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. National Commission for Public Infras. Works and Promotion of Small-Scale Enterprises (CN-TIPPEE) Tel: 24105190409, E-mail: tippeegabon@cntippee.org, Contact: Richard Damas, Permanent Secretary.
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Updated on April 1st 2015:
The project development objective is to provide access to services for the population living in targeted low-income settlements andstrengthen municipalities’ capacity to maintain these services. Concept completed on 1 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151077. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. CNTIPPEE Tel: 24105190409, E-mail: tippeegabon@cntippee.org, Contact: Richard Damas, Permanent Secretary.
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Updated on February 24th, 2015:
The proposed project is a follow-up of the Local Infrastructure Development Project (IBRD Loan 73730) which closed in December 2011. The objective of the proposed project remains close to the original ones, i.e. to (i) improve sustainable access to basic urban services in selected urban areas, and (ii) sustain access of SMEs to civil works and construction contracts with the public sector. The 4 components will be (i) urban infrastructure and services in poor neighborhoods of targeted cities, (ii) institutional support and capacity building for Municipal agents, sectorial Ministries involved in urban development and beneficiary communities in targeted cities, (iii) capacity building of SMEs in the construction industry, and (iv) M&E and project management. Identification completed on 13 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.
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The objective is to improve access of the population living in targeted low-income settlements to basic urban services. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

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