Eastern Indonesia Road Improvement Program EINRIP

AusAID, the Australian Agency for International Development, in partnership with the Government of Indonesia (GOI), administers the Australia Indonesia Partnership (AIP). The primary objective of the AIP is to support Indonesia’s reconstruction and development efforts, both in and beyond tsunami-affected areas, through sustained cooperation focused on the Indonesian Government’s programs of reform, with an emphasis on economic and social development. The Governments of Australia and Indonesia intend to commit AIP loan funds to the Eastern Indonesia National Road Improvement Project (EINRIP).

The major focus of EINRIP is those roads which have recently been reclassified as National roads, and which were previously Provincial or non-status roads, of which there are some 4,300 km in Eastern Indonesia. Other National roads and bridges are also candidates for inclusion in the program. 

The Project will include:

Betterment treatments including minor widening

Bridge replacement or major repair as required for bridges on links for which betterment treatments have been identified

A capacity expansion (‘capex’) project in Bali

A separate steel truss bridge replacement program, with existing selected deteriorated bridges to be replaced by steel truss bridges, and associated works.

Project preparation, including all feasibility studies and final engineering design of identified works, is directly funded by Grant Funds from the AIPRD financing facility, and Project Preparation Consultants (PPC) are undertaking final engineering design of all road and bridge sub-projects. These Services are expected to conclude in late 2008.

The EINRIP Loan will provide for all civil works, and the procurement of steel truss bridges included in the project. It will also provide for Project Management Support Consultants (PMSC), Regional Supervision Consultants (RSC), and Procurement Advisory Services (PAS) during project implementation.