Project ID: 55342

China Grants XCD $3,8,94,758.42 for Construction of the New Melville Hall Fire Station

Commitment amount

$ 2009012.948130817

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 2009012.95

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Dominica

Sector

Government and civil society (Code: 150)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2010-01-01

Planned start

2010-09-17

Actual start

2010-09-17

Planned complete

2011-11-16

Actual complete

2012-08-03

NOTE: Red circles denote delays between planned and actual dates

Description

In 2010, the People's Republic of China offered a grant of a total amount of EC$3,894,785.42 to Dominica in order to help the construction of the New Melville Hall Fire Station. The project was expected to be completed in 60 weeks - from 17th September 2010 to 16th November 2011. The actual project completion date was August 3, 2012. The project was estimated to cost EC $4.4 million and includes a ten thousand gallon water tank, forensic laboratory, conference room, library, gym, living quarters for both male and female fire officers plus two bays for the airport’s fire appliances. The two-floor building will also have a watch tower for fire officers to stay in constant contact with airport officials and emergency personnel as well as a fireman’s pole to allow for quick response to emergency situations.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

Government of Dominica [Government Agency]