Environmental Due Diligence Applicable to Various Types of Civil Works Sample Clauses

Environmental Due Diligence Applicable to Various Types of Civil Works. Construction of new schools in new locations will require an environmental assessment (EA) for each building. This will include provision of a subproject outline; physical description of the selected location and its surroundings; identification of the potential environmental and social impacts of construction and operation of a school in this location as well as potential impacts of the surrounding area on the operation of school; measures for mitigating identified environmental and social impacts of a subproject; and a standard Environmental Management Plan (EMP) containing a detailed schedule for applying the proposed mitigation measures and a monitoring plan (Annex 1). The MOE will be responsible for verifying findings of the EA and adequacy of the EMP, and for ensuring that a subproject meets environmental requirements of the national and local authorities of Tajikistan. The MOE will also ensure that all clearances from the environmental authorities, necessary for implementing a subproject, are obtained. After approval of the EA report and upon receipt of the required clearances, the MOE provides a formal environmental clearance of a subproject and ensures that the EMP is incorporated into tender documentation and is later attached to a contract concluded with the selected provider of civil works. Construction of new buildings and/or large scale reconstruction of buildings within location of the existing schools will require simplified overview of the environmental aspects of a subproject, which is done through completion of an environmental checklist developed by the World Bank specifically for small construction works (Annex 2). The MOE may complete such checklist using in-house expertise or contract out this task. The checklist allows to identify types of the potential environmental impacts of a subproject and to develop a set of mitigation measures in a more compressed format as compared to an EA report. The checklist carries templates for compiling mitigation and monitoring plans, which comprises an EMP. The MOE will be responsible for the accuracy and quality of information entered into the checklist and will ensure that a subproject is in compliance with the national environmental regulations. The EMP should become an integral part of tender documents and civil works contracts concluded under the subproject. Small scale rehabilitation of the existing buildings and provision/repair of communications of the existing buildings will require develop...