The Cabinets' most notable decisions to move forward with postponed and stalled service projects

INA-  Baghdad

As part of the government's priorities for rebuilding infrastructure and enhancing services, the Office of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani announced the most significant decisions voted by the council to move forward with the long-delayed and stalled service projects in Baghdad and the provinces.
 
Within the government's priorities for rebuilding infrastructure and enhancing services, the prime minister's media office stated in a statement obtained by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Wednesday that "the Cabinet voted on a set of decisions to proceed with the delayed and stalled service projects for years in Baghdad and the provinces, including:

Increased reserve funding for Al-Fadhiliya Hospital (200 beds) by 1.69%, amounting to 1,623,019,000 dinars, making the adjusted total cost 34.77% instead of 33.08%.
 
Increased reserve funding for Al Shaab Hospital (200 beds) by 3.75%, totaling 3,608,250,000 dinars, resulting in an adjusted total cost of 24.58% instead of 20.83%.
 
Increased reserve funding for the 400-bed Al-Hurriya Hospital by 2.68%, amounting to 4,627,139,600 dinars, adjusting the total cost to 22.549% from 19.86%.

Increased reserve funding for supervising the sewage project in Al-Shirqat, Baiji, and Al-Qadisiyah in Tikrit to 17.81%, up from zero.
 
Increased funding for the sewage project in the mentioned districts by 2,157,932,817 dinars, making the new total cost 14,641,932,817 dinars.
 
Increased the total funding for the sewage and rainwater sewer networks project, including lifting and pumping stations and treatment plants in Tooz, Baiji, Balad, Al-Sharqat, Tikrit, and Al-Qadisiyah. The study, designs, and implementation of treatment plants in Baiji and Al-Sharqat will cost an additional 2,157,932,817 dinars, bringing the total project cost to 562,348,401,248 dinars, reflecting a 12.61% increase over the total approved cost and a 0.39% increase on the total adjusted cost.

Increasing the reserve funding for the contract involving the construction of the Land Hajj Road/First Phase (50 km) within the project stages (Construction of the Land Hajj Road - 239 km) to 34.9% from the initial 10% of the contract amount and the total project cost.


Increasing the reserve funding for the Nineveh Passenger Transport Station project to 33.61% from the previous 22.08%.

Establishment of a component for supplementary works at the Balad sewage treatment plant in Salah al-Din Governorate. The total cost is 14,451,935,564 dinars, including reserve amounts (7%) and supervision and control.

An increase in reserve funding for the construction of the College of Nursing building in Fallujah, Anbar Governorate, a component of the broader project for the design and implementation of the College of Nursing building for the University of Fallujah. The total cost is 10 billion dinars, with a raised reserve percentage of 21.341%, making it 35.201% instead of the initial 13.86%. This adjustment is within the total cost of the main project, considering all change orders issued by Anbar Governorate.


Increasing the following components of the project for the development and rehabilitation of dilapidated pure water networks for residential neighborhoods, as listed in the investment budget of Baghdad Municipality for 2023. This adjustment is due to merging it with the project mentioned in Paragraph (1) above. Consequently, the total cost of the project is reduced to 38,368,988,592 dinars:

A. Installing ductile pipes to renew the water network in neighborhood 627.
B. Installing ductile pipes to renew the water network in neighborhood 639.
C. Installing ductile pipes to renew the water network in neighborhood 641.


Renaming the component "Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis Street that extend from Umm Al-Tubul to the terminals in both directions" to "Rehabilitation of Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis Street/First Phase."