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Chinese Government provides $26.5 million grant for Government Administrative Office Complex (AOC) Construction Project
| Funder | China Ministry of Commerce |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Government of Rwanda |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Start Date | Jan 01, 2014 |
| End Date | Jan 29, 2032 |
| Duration | 6,602 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 37473 |
Grant Description
Set implementing_agencies field to Top International Engineering Corporation, State-Owned Company; Shandong Construction Supervision Consulting Co., Ltd., State-Owned Company; Co., Ltd., State-Owned Company. On August 11, 2014, China's Ambassador to Rwanda H.E. Mr.
SHEN Yongxiang announced that his government would provide a grant worth $26,508,751.74 for the Government Administrative Office Complex (AOC) Construction Project.
The purpose of this project was to construct a Government Administrative Office Complex (AOC) in the capital city of Kigali (exact locational coordinates: -1.9562166028304055, 30.084386849071564.
The project involved the construction of a complex that would cover 20,000 square meters with a total floor space of about 16,377 square meters and an eight-story main office building.
The complex houses the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Justice and the Rwanda Law Reform Commission. It can accommodate 1,110 people. CITIC Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. was the contractor responsible for project design.
Top International Engineering Corporation (also known as Huashan International Engineering Company) was the contractor responsible for implementation. Shandong Construction Supervision Consulting Co., Ltd. was the contractor responsible for project supervision. A foundation-laying ceremony took place on March 23, 2016.
However, construction did not begin until July 15, 2016. Then, on August 29, 2018, Rwanda’s Prime Minister conducted an on-site project inspection. The project was completed on February 28, 2019. A formal handover and inauguration ceremony was held on April 22, 2019.
The new complex is expected to help the Rwandan Government cut office rent expenditures, Claver Gatete, Rwanda's Minister of Infrastructure, told journalists in 2019 that the Rwandan Government had spent more than $4.4 million to rent offices for about 30 public institutions over the prior 10-year period.
Staff Comments
1. This project is also known as the Administrative Office Complex Construction Project. The Chinese project title is 卢旺达综合办公楼项 or 援卢旺达政府综合办公楼项目.
Sources & References
- Speech by H.E. Ambassador Shen Yongxiang on Occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China
- Administrative Office Complex construction to be completed in 3 years
- Construction Works of the Administrative Office Complex flagged off
- CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINESE CONGRESS VISITS RWANDA
- Chairman Zhang Dejiang attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rwanda Comprehensive Office Building Project
- The official office building of the Rwandan government was officially handed over
- Chinese builders' untold contribution to largest China-aid project in Rwanda
- Administrative Office Complex
- 张德江委员长出席援卢旺达综合办公楼项目奠基仪式
- Rwanda: Country
- China Sign Co-operation Agreements
- Ministry of Infrastructure has relocated its premises to the new Administrative Office Complex, https://www.ktpress.rw/2019/04/china-hands-over-27-m-administrative-office-complex-to-rwanda/
- China Hands over $27 M Administrative Office Complex to Rwanda
- CHINA hands over the administrative office complex to Rwanda
- 饶宏伟大使走访慰问华山国际员工
- Rwanda inaugurates Chinese-built administrative office complex
- Ambassador RAO Hongwei Visited the Staff of TIEC
- 艾音方副局长会见卢旺达驻华大使
- 援卢旺达政府综合办公楼项目举行政府间移交仪式
- Feature: Chinese builders' untold contribution to largest China-aid project in Rwanda
- PM Ngirente attends the inauguration ceremony of the new Administrative Office Complex for the Office of the Prime Minister
- 中国驻卢旺达大使沈永祥接受《东非人报》专访
- 陕西建工援卢旺达政府综合办公楼项目获鲁班奖
- 通讯：打造精品援外项目 增进中卢两国友谊
- 援卢旺达政府综合办公楼项目举行政府间移交仪式
- 卢旺达总理视察援卢旺达政府综合办公楼项目
- China’s Investments in Rwanda Raise Familiar Questions About Debt
- 援卢旺达政府综合办公楼
- 海外陕建
- 项目遍布27个国家和地区 陕建集团打造“海外陕西”领跑者
- 陕西建工援卢旺达政府综合办公楼项目获鲁班奖（境外工程）
- VIDEO & PHOTOS: New govt complex to cut rental expenses, https://www.mininfra.gov.rw/updates/news-details/ministry-of-infrastructure-has-relocated-its-premises-to-the-new-administrative-office-complex
- Republic of Rwanda - Prime Minister Of fi ce: Construction W orks of the Administrative Of fi ce Complex fl agged off Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.
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