Chinese Government provides BBD$19 million grant for Garfield Sobers Gymnasium Refurbishment Project
Commitment amount
$ 11217642.829405438
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 11217642.83
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Barbados
Sector
Industry, mining, construction (Code: 320)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On March 1, 2016, China signed a BBD$19 million grant contract with Barbados to help refurbish the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium (加菲尔德∙索伯斯体育馆) in Bridgetown. The project included solar power installation and general maintenance. Shanxi Construction Engineering Group implemented the project and was contracted on March 1, 2016. The design contract was signed on May 19, 2015 by the design inspection team and the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Youth. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on March 21, 2016, and construction work primarily occurred from April 2016 to July 2017, with a fire on June 1, 2017, setting the schedule back. The completion and handover ceremony took place on August 28, 2017. The Garfield Sobers Gymnasium was initially built in 1992 using Chinese funds and refurbished in 2005, again with Chinese financial assistance.
Additional details
Barbados is not ODA-eligible from 2011 onwards. The construction dates April 2016 to July 2017 were found in a photo in the MOFCOM source "我援巴巴多斯加菲尔德·索伯斯体育馆维修改造项目举行竣工移交仪式."
Number of official sources
8
Number of total sources
11
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Barbados [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Shanxi Construction Engineering (Group) Corporation [State-owned Company]
Barbados Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth [Government Agency]