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SOMALILAND: China Hono Group brings some equipment after a month for Egal Airport

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HARGEISA — A CHINESE-mining company awarded with a contract to upgrade Egal international airport displayed some equipment they said was for the works to press on Monday in Hargeisa.

The Chinese mineral explorer, China Hono Group (CHG), signed a controversial deal worth $4,436,000 four months ago with the Somaliland Ministry of Civil Aviation & Air Transportation in Hargeisa.

The deal almost derailed efforts to rehabilitate the facility when it was learned that CHG, an unqualified firm, was selected because of political and personal connections to the top leadership in the country.

A whistle blower, working for China Roads and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) said Abdi Rasaq Ismail “Omani”, representative of CHG, approached him for a secret deal worth $1 million. He claimed they offered to pay him if CRBC carried out the works on their behave.

Others raised similar concerns with many questioning how a mining company with no qualification or equipment was able to win the bidding.

The government and CHG both denied the allegations.

It has been more than a month since the minister of Aviation Mohamud Hashi Abdi closed the airport for the works. President Ahmed Silanyo laid the foundation stone at the end of May and the first equipment has just began arriving.

The country manager of CHG, Mr. Mohamed Yusuf Elmi on Monday briefed local press outside the deserted airport informing that work will commence immediately.

Engineer Samsam Qasim Mussa said all the equipment were now in their hands while pointing to loaded trucks making their way to the site.

The mineral explorer said they will complete the project in six months even though the tender was originally advertised for a time frame of 18 months.

The upgrade works includes building a new runway and installing a security fence according to the tender agreement signed by Mr. Wang Laifu, Mr. Abdi Razaq Ismail and Mr. Mahmoud Hashi Abdi, Minister of Civil Aviation and Transport.

The government of Kuwait donated $10 million for Egal international airport and Berbera airport. According to tender papers Somalilandpress has obtained, the government plans to spend $4,396,486 in Berbera for a new terminal, tower and a security fence while Egal airport will obtain $4,436,000, which means $1,167,514 is unknown where it will go or has gone.

The Somaliland public and the donors will closely monitor the project to see if work meets required standards and agreement including spending the full allocated money. They will as well wait to see if the Chayang-based mining company that lacks certification can deliver the job.

THE AGREEMENT:

This Agreement made the 3rd day of March of 2012, between project implementation Unit, Ministry of Civil Aviation & Air Transportation, Republic of Somaliland, Hargeisa Airport, Hargeisa, Somaliland (hereinafter called the “Employer”) of the one part, and M/s China Hono Group of Chayang, China in association with M/s Somaliland Hono Group (hereinafter called the “contractor”) of the other part.

Whereas the Employer is desirous that certain works be executed, viz strengthening of Runway and Provision of Security Fencing at Hargeisa Airport, Hargeisa Somaliland as such works are more fully described in the documents incorporated by reference herein (said works hereinafter referred to as “the Works”).

Whereas the Employer has accepted a tender by Contractor of the execution, and completion of the works and the remedying of any defects therein, said tender being in the sum of us $ 4,436000.00 (Us Dollars four million four hundred thirty six thousand only).

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto have agreed as follows:

• In this Agreement, and unless otherwise required by the context, words and expressions shall have the same meaning as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract.
• The following documents (hereafter referred to, together with this Agreement , as the “Contract Documents”) Shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement, viz:

I. The letter of Acceptance dated February 18,2012;
II. Bank Guarantee for the Advance payment (10%) of the contract amount which is Us $ 443,600);
III. Performance security (10% of the contract amount which is Us $ 443,600);
IV. Form of Tender and the Appendix to the Tender submitted by the contractor;
V. The conditions of contract ( part ii);
VI. The conditions of contract( part i);
VII. The Technical Specifications;
VIII. The Drawings;
IX. The Bills of Quantities;
X. Other document (s), if any, forming part of the Contract {‘contractors’ letter dated 1st, March, 2012 stating the extension of Apron up to 200m x 50m= 10,000m}.

3. In case of conflict between any provision of this Agreement and a provision in any other document forming part of the contractor Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. Subject to the foregoing, the contract Documents shall take precedence in the order in which they appear in the preceding clause 2 of this Agreement.

4. In consideration of the payments to be made by the Employer to the contractor as hereinafter mentioned , the contractor hereby covenants with the Employer to execute and complete the works and to remedy any defects therein in conformity in all aspects with the provisions of the contract.

5. The Employer hereby covenants to pay the contractor, in consideration of the execution and completion of the works and the remedying of any defects therein, the Contract price under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed the Contract.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto, acting through their representatives thereunto duly authorized, have caused this Agreement to be signed in their respective names and delivered in Hargeisa, in originals all to the same and one effect, on the day and year first above written.

Ministry of civil Aviation & Air Transport, M/s China Hono Group
Republic of Somaliland In association with
Hargeisa Airport, M/s Somaliland Hono Group
Hargeisa Somaliland 15th floor, Block A
Runfengdehsnang, 60, Anli Road,
Chaoyang District,
Beijing, China

BY: Signature of Authorized Representation of BY: Signature joint Authorized
The employer representative of the main and local Contractor

1). Mr. WANG LAIFU
2). Mr. Abdi Razaq Ismail

Hon. Mahmoud Hashi Abdi [Name and designation of joint
Minister of Civil Aviation and Representative of the main contractor & Minister of Transport local partner

1)…………………
2)…………………

In the present of the witness
Dr.Nabeel Abdulraheem NARCO, Kuwait

Mr. Ahmed Dalal Farah, Director General
MoCAAT. Hargeisa

Signature of witness Signature of witness
1………………… 2…………………

Somalilandpress

July 3, 2012

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