Chinese Government provides $9.3 million grant for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office Building Construction Project (Linked to Project ID#38192)
Commitment amount
$ 22695863.404766954
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 22695863.4
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Timor-Leste
Sector
Government and civil society (Code: 150)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On April 1, 2003, China’s Ministry of Commerce and the Government of Timor-Leste signed a grant agreement worth $6,033,430.03 for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office Building Construction Project. The purpose of the project was to construct a 6700 square meter office building in the capital city of Dili for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste (exact locational coordinates: -8.54842, 125.55639). Shandong International Economic & Technical Cooperation Corporation and the Yanjian Group were the contractors responsible for implementation. Project implementation commenced in August 2006. The project was officially completed and handed over to the local authorities on March 24, 2008. According to the Government of Timor-Leste’s Aid Transparency Portal (ATP), the Chinese Government ultimately disbursed $9,316,613.12 of grant funding for the project. The ATP Project Identification Number is 87292531894.
Additional details
This project is also known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office Building (2) Project. The Chinese project title is 援东帝汶外交部大楼项目.
Number of official sources
7
Number of total sources
14
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Timor-Leste [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Yanjian Group Co., Ltd. [Private Sector]
China Shandong International Economic and Technical Cooperation Corporation (SIETC) [State-owned Company]