Calls for tenders to award by municipalities public contracts to design offices to conduct architectural, technical studies, monitoring and supervision of works in the framework of the Programme for the Regeneration of Old Centres (PRCA), were launched, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing said on Friday.
The programme provides for new interventions in ten selected municipalities: Sousse, Nefta, Kairouan, Nabeul, Monastir, Rades, Médenine, Kelibia, Ras Jebel and Oussja.
The goal is to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of these municipalities, promote the country's rich urban heritage and preserve its historical and architectural value by the regeneration of the old centers, the ministry added
The cost of this programme, which is part of the Economic and Social Development Plan 2016-2020, is estimated at 50 million dinars. It is co-funded by the Tunisian State, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB).
These interventions will be entrusted to the ten municipalities selected. They will be in charge of ensuring, within the framework of decentralization, their monitoring and proper execution by adopting a principle of partnership and strengthening the role of citizens and the civil society.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse