Fabens, Texas, July 15, 2002 -- El Paso County Water and Control Improvement District No. 4 has requested US$6.1 million in assistance from the North American Development Bank (NADB), through its EPA-funded Border Environmental Infrastructure Fund (BEIF).
These funds will be used to finance part of the costs associated with Improvements to the Water and Wastewater Systems for El Paso County Water and Control Improvement District No. 4 in Fabens, Texas, which involves the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant, installation of a water treatment system at the well, and rehabilitation of the water distribution and sewer collection systems.
The $9.7 million project will also receive a loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA-RD). The Town of Fabens is an unincorporated community in the County of El Paso, Texas located approximately 28 miles southeast of the county seat, the City of El Paso, and four miles north of the Rio Grande River.
More than 7,000 local residents will benefit from the project, which will greatly improve water quality by removing contaminants and help prevent raw sewage discharges.
For works financed with NADB funds, the District will carry out international competitive bidding consistent with NADB Procurement Policies and Procedures. Participation in these bidding processes will be open to firms from any country.
Firms that currently do not have the breadth of experience necessary to perform the work as specified will be allowed to associate with other firms and to contract experts for purposes of meeting the experience requirements of the project. Construction of these works is scheduled to begin during the forth quarter of 2002.
For more information about this project or to express interest in receiving the invitations to bid, contact the address below: Steve Rodriguez, General Manager El Paso Co. Water Control and Improvements District #4 P.O. Box 3880 Fabens, Texas 79838 915-764-2212
