President approves over USD 203 million for Huambo city facelift

Angolan head of State João Lourenço has authorised USD 203.7 grant for the requalification of the main districts of capital city of the central Huambo province.

The amount will also be earmarked for the construction of structural roads, covering in a total of 148 kilometres, according to Presidential Order No. 149/23, dated 26 June.

The president also formalised the opening of the simplified contract procedure based on the material criteria, for external financing reasons, for the work contract award and for the inspection in the amount of 2.9 billion Kwanzas (USD 3.5 million equivalent), including Value Added Tax (VAT).

The Minister of Public Works, Urbanism and Housing is delegated the competence, with the power to sub-delegate, to practice all the acts of approval of the parts linked to the procedure, as well as the verification of their validity and legality, including the celebration and signature of the respective contracts.

Source: Angola Press News Agency