Early Warning System

Countries

Bahamas

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Financial Institutions

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Active

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Dec 1, 2015

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Government of Bahamas

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Infrastructure
Water and Sanitation

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 41.83 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Bank Documents

Procurement Notice

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ CDB website

Updated in EWS Oct 11, 2023

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the CDB, the project will improve climate-resilient water supply systems and operational performance of the Water and Sewerage Corporation on the project islands, as well as enhanced capacity for climate change adaptation and mitigation planning.

According to the procurement notice: It is expected that these will be procured during the period August 2023 to December 2023 The following works and goods will be procured under the project:

Construction of Water Treatment Plants at the following areas:

Maria’s Delight, Region 2 – Lot 1
Leguan and Wakenaam, Region 3 – Lot 2
Bath Settlement, Region 5 and Adventure, Region 6 – Lot 3

Installation of transmission mains at the following areas:

Maria’s Delight, Region 2 – Lot 1
Bath Settlement, Region 5 – Lot 2
Adventure, Region 6 – Lot 3

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

Private Actors Description

A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

As stated on the company's website, the Bahamas Water and Sewerage Corporation is under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Works & Urban Development. The Corporation is a wholly owned Government organization, entrusted with managing, maintaining, distributing and developing the water resources of The Bahamas.

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	Water and Sewerage Corporation (The Bahamas)	Client	Water and Sanitation

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Executing Agency - Water and Sewerage Corporation (The Bahamas):

Address: 38 University Drive E. George Moss Bldg., Box N-3905 Nassau, Bahamas
Phone: +2423025500
Website: https://wsc.com.bs/

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE CDB

Complaints about suspected fraud and/or corruption may be submitted to the Office of Integrity, Compliance and Accountability. Allegations may be made by a variety of sources including staff, consultants, contractors, and other persons who may consider themselves participants in, witness to or victims of wrongdoing.

To make a complaint, access the following webpage: https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/55678/index.html.