China assists in construction of Presidential Guest House of Laos
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Sector
Government and civil society (Code: 150)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Concessional
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On Dec 1, 2008, the Chinese government and Laos signed letters of exchange for the President's Government Officials Reception Building (or 老挝国家元首接待楼项目 or President's Guest House of Laos) (see '贾主席访问老挝期间签订中老合作六个文件'). As part of the Presidential palace in Vientiane, the Guest House consists of presidential suite, prime minister suite and ministerial suites, as well as suites for accompanying officials, kitchen and dining room with a total area of 3,495.5 square meters. The Guest House will become the major place where Lao government holds foreign affairs activities and reception works. ('布建国大使出席援老挝国家元首接待楼项目开工仪式', '吴志武临时代办出席援老挝国家元首接待楼项目交接仪式').Construction began on March 24, 2013 and ended on April 25, 2014. China Railway Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd, Jiangsu Jiangdu Construction Group Co., Ltd., and Shenyang Engineering Supervision & Consultation Co., Ltd. are the contractors. The total cost of this project is unclear.
Number of official sources
6
Number of unofficial sources
0
Details
Cofinanced
No
Implementing agencies [Type]
China Railway Engineering Corporation (CRECG) [State-owned Company]; Government of Laos [Government Agency]; Jiangsu Jiangdu Construction Group Co., Ltd. [State-owned Company]