📋 Tender Overview
The project has an investment of more than S/3 million to benefit the Quechua-speaking community.The Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS) began the execution of the project to improve and expand drinking water services and sanitary disposal of excreta in the peasant community of Cotataqui, in Pisac (Calca). With an investment of S/3,101,301.42, the project will benefit 230 Quechua-speaking inhabitants who live almost 4,000 meters above sea level. n. m., closing historical gaps and guaranteeing access to safe basic services.
The intervention will allow families to have clean water in their homes and adequate sanitary services, reducing diseases and improving health, especially of girls, boys and older adults. The project marks a change in the daily life of the community, where access to water has been limited for years.
The work includes the implementation of a drinking water system that includes spring intakes, conduction lines, two reservoirs of 10 m3 and 6 m3, distribution networks and home connections. In addition, 65 hydraulically driven Basic Sanitation Units (UBS) will be installed for homes and institutions, ensuring decent health conditions for the entire community.
This is a decisive step to close historical gaps in rural areas of the country. We are bringing safe water and sanitation to families who urgently need it, improving their health and quality of life. That is the commitment of our management, said Housing Minister Wilder Sifuentes Quilcate.
The project will be executed under the Executing Nucleus modality, within the framework of the Comprehensive Rural Water and Sanitation Program (PIASAR) of the National Rural Sanitation Program (PNSR), with financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and a period of 180 calendar days. This intervention will also generate local employment and strengthen community participation.
In this way, the Ministry of Housing reaffirms its commitment to promoting projects that bring quality water and sanitation to more rural communities, contributing to the well-being and development of thousands of Peruvian families.
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