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Chinese Government provides $5.35 million grant for Presidential Guard Dormitory Rehabilitation Project (Linked to Record ID#57383)

$5.35M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Guinea-Bissau
Country	Guinea-Bissau
Start Date	May 26, 2004
End Date	Oct 01, 2032
Duration	10,355 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`57876`

Grant Description

On May 26, 2004, the Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau Tian Guangfeng and Guinea-Bissau’s Minister of Foreign Affairs signed letters of exchange regarding the Presidential Guard Dormitory Rehabilitation Project. The estimated monetary value of the grant commitment from China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) is $1.5 million.

The purpose of the project was to rehabilitate a housing complex for the Presidential Guard in Guinea-Bissau.

Hainan Provincial Construction Engineering Group was the contractor responsible for implementation MOFCOM issued a construction contract to Hainan Provincial Construction Engineering Group on February 26, 2006. Construction contracts were also signed in Bissau on April 7, 2006 and May 10, 2006.

Then, on July 4, 2007, the project was inspected by Guinea-Bissau’s Defense Minister and the Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, Yan Banghua. The project was officially completed and handed over to the Government of Guinea-Bissau on June 4, 2008.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 几内亚比绍总统卫队宿舍、军官住宅和军官俱乐部维修项目 or 几内亚比绍总统卫队营房.
MOFCOM reportedly issued two separate contracts (one worth $2.28 million and another worth $3.07 million) to Hainan Provincial Construction Engineering Group for the Presidential Guard Dormitory Rehabilitation Project. Therefore, AidData has estimated the total grant commitment as $5.35 million.
There are some indications that MOFCOM may have also financed the Military Officers’ Residence and Club Renovation Project (captured via Project ID#57383) through the same grant commitment or set of grant commitments. This issue requires further investigation.

📚 Sources & References

Notification No.3, 2006 of Foreign Assistance Project Bid Board of the Ministry of Commerce
Photo of Presidential Guardian Dormitory
Military Club and Military Residence in China
I am assisting the maintenance project of the Presidential Guardian Dormitory of Guinea-Bissau.
The Guinean Defense Minister inspected three maintenance projects such as the Guinea Bissau Guardian Dormitory
The Chinese government has assisted the Guinea-Bissau Presidential Guards dormitory and other three maintenance projects to be completed and handed over
驻几内亚比绍大使严邦华与几比总理卡比共同出席中国援建三项目竣工交接仪式
驻几内亚比绍大使田广凤视察我援几内亚比绍项目工程
海南建设工程股份有限公司是海南省本土唯一一家工程施工总承包特级企业，是海南省建筑行业龙头企业
商务部对外援助项目招标委员会通告2005年第35号
海南省建筑工程总公司
海南省建筑工程总公司 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.