1.      Requirement and current conditions

3.1. Requirement and current conditions

-                Requirement: guarantte to supply 100% need of clean water of HCMC people

-                Current conditions

+ to build new pipe systems

+ Difficult in building pipe systems through canals and connection

1.2. Masterplan:

-                Draft general plan of HCMC water supply until 2025 designed by VIWASE in May 2008 (the final report)         

1.3. Objective:

Guarantee to safe operation and supply clean water

1.4. Capacity, location, total area, construction items, land (based on draft design of Report on Construction investment and opening transfer system – HCMC level 1 network in period of 2010 – 2020 by VIWASE in June 2008).

-                Estimated capacity:

+ to build water transfer pipe system and level 1 network : 90 km

+ to build step-up substation and reserve tank in An Phu Tay (Binh Chanh Dist.) and Long Thoi (Nha Be Dist.)

+ to build connection points to restructure the network

-                Location: in Ho Chi Minh City.

1.5. Technology & condition

-                to clear land and residential resettlement for 2 areas to locate step-up substation and reserve tank.

-                to clear land to build pipe systems

1.6. Total investment capital, form of investment, time of investment

-                Total investment capital: VND2,820 billion (based on draft design of Report on Construction investment and opening transfer system – HCMClevel 1 network in period of 2010 – 2020 by VIWASE in June 2008).

-                Form of investment: ODA capital

-                Time of investment: 2010 – 2020.

2.      Procedures and contact

-                Procedures of the project investment: doing Investment Report for approval (Group A project)

-                 Contact:        Saigon Water Corporation