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Chinese Government provides RMB 73 million grant for Cotonou Congress Center Rehabilitation Project (Linked to Record ID#72541, #72542)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$11,495,648
Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•BeninDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BeninSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2017
Start (planned)
Dec 1, 2017
Start (actual)
Dec 19, 2017
End (planned)
Feb 28, 2019
End (actual)
Jun 19, 2019

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the rehabilitation of a conference center — known as the Cotonou Congress Center or the Palais des congrès de Cotonou — in the capital city of Cotonou on Marina Boulevard. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11289109#map=19/6.34800/2.40508.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Benin

Implementing agencies

Private Sector

  • Guangdong Guangxin Construction Engineering Supervision Co., Ltd.

State-owned companies

  • Beijing Urban Construction Group Co., Ltd.
  • China Railway Engineering Corporation (CRECG)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides RMB 73 million grant for Cotonou Congress Center Rehabilitation Project (Linked to Record ID#72541, #72542)

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2017, China’s Ministry of Commerce provided an RMB 73 million grant to the Government of Benin for the Cotonou Congress Center Rehabilitation Project. This project involved a set of renovations to the Cotonou Congress Center, which was originally constructed with interest-free loans from the Chinese Government (as captured via Record ID#72542 and #72541). More specifically, it involved bathroom renovations, improvements to lighting, sound, and HD project systems, renovations of the red and blue halls, and wall decorations. Beijing Urban Construction Group Co., Ltd., China Railway Engineering Design Consulting Group Co., Ltd., and the Guangdong Guangxin Construction Engineering Supervision Co., Ltd. were the contractors responsible for project design and implementation. This project was implemented between December 19, 2017 and June 19, 2019. It was originally expected to reach completion in February 2019. An official project handover ceremony took place on January 14, 2020.

Staff comments

1. The Chinese project title is 贝宁会议大厦维修项目. The French project title is La Rénovation du Palais des Congrès or La Réhabilitation du Palais des Congrès.