AGREEMENT BETWEEN MCA-ARMENIA AND ARMENIAN ROAD DIRECTORATE
Support A1+!Millennium Challenge Account – Armenia (MCA-Armenia) and the Armenian Road Directorate (ARD) SNCO signed an Implementing Entity Agreement, according to which the MCA-Armenia is going to implement Rural Roads Rehabilitation Project (RRRP) through ARD. The Agreement has been signed by MCA-Armenia CEO Ara Hovsepyan and ARD Director General Karen Gevorgyan.
According to the Agreement ARD shall implement all activities necessary for timely and effective implementation of RRRP.
The Agreement stipulates the following key responsibilities for ARD:
- preparation of bidding documents and RFP’s;
- preparation of the project implementation schedule;
- oversight of the works, carried out by construction contractors, consultants and goods suppliers;
- monitoring and evaluation;
- consulting construction contractors;
- inform MCA-Armenia on the inconsistency of the quality and quantity of goods, civil works, and services with the technical standards as foreseen by the respective contracts.
The Agreement with ARD is signed for 5 years with the total amount of USD 1.087 million.
MCA-Armenia Program (USD 236 million) aims to reduce rural poverty through a sustainable increase in the economic performance of the agricultural sector. The Program includes a USD 67.1 million project to rehabilitate up to 943 kilometers of rural roads, more than a third of Armenia's proposed "Lifeline Road Network."
