The Ministry of Industry of Ethiopia (MoI) had concluded a contract for the consultancy work of the Bole Lemi phase two and phase one industrial parks, which is worth 139 million Birr with DOHWA Engineering Co. Ltd as a lead firm on Wednesday, April 1, 2015.

The consultancy work will be jointly carried out by DOHWA and Junglim Architecture Co. Ltd, both South Korean firms, as well as IPE Global Private Limited, an Indian firm and Metaferia Consulting Engineers, from Ethiopia.

DOHWA offers planning, feasibility studies, design, supervision and commissioning services in all areas of engineering, according to Addis Forune.

The consultancy includes preparing topographic maps of the sites and detailed infrastructure designs, cost estimates, specifications, drawings, bid documents and contract documents. It will also involve on-site and off-site infrastructure work at the implementation stage.

The industrial parks are located in Addis Ababa. The Bole Lemi phase two site covers 186ha of land mainly reserved for textile and leather sectors. The Kilinto site covers 308ha of land and focuses on agro-processing, beverages, food and pharmaceuticals industries.

The World Bank had pledged a 250 million dollar loan for these two industrial zones and it will be acquired through a six year competitiveness and job creation project (CJC).

Source: Addis Fortune