| USAID Banda Aceh to Calang Road/Bridge Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Project Stakeholder Update |
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| Written by Administrator | |
| Tuesday, 26 January 2010 | |
 A minibus goes across the Lhok Buya Bridge (Km 147+585), which is open for the public in Calang The long awaited re-start of the construction of the Section 4 package, a 13 km segment between Lamno and Unga, became a reality as USAID posted a request for proposals for all interested and qualified bidders on their website 19 January, 2010. This partially completed section includes four bridges and 11 culverts. A pre-bid meeting and site visit will be conducted in February to explain to the bidders the terms of the contract and to demonstrate on site the scope of the work. Proposals are due in March with the award expected two to three months thereafter. This is good news for the western coast communities. The recommencement of Section 4, including the That is a reasonable
wish. The Prime Contractor continues to respond to this wish by making helpful
progress. One of the major challenges that must be addressed to accelerate the
completion of the road is obtaining a continuous supply of cement and raw
aggregate for concrete and production of aggregate base, which must be placed
in advance of the asphalt concrete. Although the Teunom Quarries are open,
there has been little stockpiling of raw aggregate for the production of Class
A and Class B base courses throughout the month due to frequent rains and
resulting high water levels that inhibited the extraction of material from the
river. Despite the hurdle,
the contractor achieved a pleasant milestone in Section F* - a 42 kilometer
long new construction section toward Calang - with the virtual completion of
all box culverts. These culverts have
been observed to perform well during the heavy rain. Their completion will
considerably reduce the risk of flooding in Section F caused by temporary
facilities and should be positively viewed by the local community.  Pinto Bridge (Km 138+412) and parts of the road in Section F that have been paved are open for public use. The contractor also
continued to make notable progress with bridge construction. Three concrete
bridges in Section F and two concrete bridges in Section C – a six kilometer
long widening section located 20 kilometers north of Lamno - are newly opened
for public traffic. Truss erections are
virtually complete at Caleh and  Mangroves were planted in Pulot River (Section 2B) by Priority Contractor as an ecological compensation. Meanwhile, the Priority Contract is expected to conclude by the end of this month. Prior to handover, the contractor shall have successfully fulfilled all environmental obligations such as compensating for borrow pits that were disrupted by the project and for wetlands and timberlands that were impacted by the new road construction. The restitution that is provided will be periodically reviewed during one-year warrantee period. The contractor is also to repair the shoulder pavement and mortared ditch that was damaged by a torrential downpour. The contractor is working hard to complete the construction of a concrete drainage ditch before the end of the month. Several punch list items that were identified during a site walk with the Provincial Public Works and USAID must also be completed. The joint inspection
between USAID, Construction Management Contractor (CMC), the construction
contractor and the provincial Public Works to review Section 2B – the last
section to be handed over in Priority Contract that approximately runs from Km
18 to Km 29, was conducted this month in anticipation of the planned acceptance
by the Provincial Public Works by month’s end. Section D1 of the
Prime Contract – an eight-kilometer long widening section in ##### *Maps showing the
different sections of the road covered by the Prime and Priority Contracts are
available at www.acehroad.org by
clicking ‘Building the Road’ under ‘Project Area’. This Stakeholder Update and other
information, photos and articles are available at www.acehroad.org. For
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