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that will cover the expected retention and existing projects such as the feasibility study of PPP options for the Dili water supply operation and maintenance.
However, the budget was revised to 13 million as the National Parliament approved to move 2 million from MoPWTC budget for study for construction of DAM for water retention.
4.2.3 Urban and Rural Development Program
This program aims to ensure good planning for space and economic activities based on maximizing regional and local resource potential and comparative advantage to prevent
inefficient resource utilization. In order to produce a comprehensive spatial planning for both rural and urban areas, the basic spatial information in the format of Geographical Information
System GIS would be required. With this pre-condition in mind, the Government has completed the geospatial data collection for the entire Timor Leste territory by using the
methodology of Light Detection and Ranging LiDAR. The products of the LiDAR is composed of very detailed topographic data and high resolution aerial imagery which are the
basic data needed to develop urban and regional planning such as land use zoning, future transportation planning, and other regional economic development plans.
For the fiscal year of 2016, the total allocated budget for the urban and rural development program amounts to 12. 2 million where 0.182 million is reserved to cover the retention
payment for existing government contracts on national urban planning and 12 million is allocated for the second phase of LiDAR data collection project to collect the information below
the ground for the entire Timor Leste territory which at this stage is under tender preparation.
4.2.4 Public Building
Program
Most of the existing government offices and public buildings were constructed during the Indonesian administration and a few were constructed during the Portuguese administration.
Many of these buildings were either damaged prior to the restoration of independence or do not meet the need of the Government employees to work effective and efficiently in providing the
services to its people. Therefore, the Public Office Building Program has the objective of supporting the provision of cost-effective services to the public. From an initial 11 public
building projects in the IF in 2011, the number of on-going projects increased annually to 25 in 2014 with another nine listed for funding as from 2015. In addition, proposals for a further 11
projects for commencement in 2015 were submitted. Of these projects that have been funded through the IF, a few of them are at the completion stages such as new Ministry of Finance
building, National Electoral Commission CNE, the Referral Hospital Baucau, Ministry of Justice new building and others are progressing.
There are 32 projects listed in the 2015 Infrastructure Fund budget with an initial approved budget of 13.7 million originally for their respected programs in December 2014. This figure
was later reduced to 8.5 million, as 5.0 million was taken out from various projects within the public building program during the budget rectification in March 2015. The achievement made
during the 2015 fiscal year has focused on the completion of several public building projects
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such as the Referral Hospital Baucau, the Ministry of Finance building, CNE, and various defense facilities. IF funds have also been used for design and other studies for public buildings
as described in the report on the Design and Supervision of New Projects.
As per the CAFI decision in June 17, 2015, there will not be any new IF funded public building projects, instead CAFI decided to implement and complete the existing on-going contract for the
fiscal year of 2016. This amount of budget was allocated to pay for the existing contract of the Government in the detail design and also civil works for various public buildings that the
Government already established prior to the CAFI decision on June 17, 2015. Therefore, the budget allocation for public buildings amounts to 2.3 million, which has been mainly allocated
to complete existing contracts.
During the National Parliament discussion, it was further aproved to allocate 0.129 million for covering remaining balance in the contract of CAC design new office building, 0.11
million for payment consultant supervision of Suai Prison building and 1 million for construction of the national archive building. Therefore, the budget allocated was revised 3.6
million.
4.2.5 Financial Systems and Supporting Infrastructure Program
This program of projects was newly defined for the Infrastructure Fund in 2014. It was separated from the Public Buildings program as the capital investment in equipment and
furnishings differs significantly from the investment in building structures. The projects are essential to the operation of public services and to ensure that the full values of the public
building investments are realized.
There are 14 projects currently in the IF program with a total budget allocation of 50.1 million in 2014 with the main project being the Ministry of Finance new office building. For 2015 the
budget allocation was reduced to 19.1 million, as the civil work for the office building was completed and this remaining amount was proposed to cover the interior furnishing, data center,
and information security systems within the new MOF building. By the end of 2015, a disbursement of 18.2 million is forecast.
In 2016, the total allocation for ongoing projects amounted to 19.1 million to cover retention payments, license payments for Freebalance and other financial support system such as
ASYCUDA, taxation ITAS, and the contract for the interior furnishing of new Ministry of Finance building.
4.2.6 Youth and Sports Program
Given that 50 percent of Timor Leste’s population is under 18 years of age, provision of facilities and activities for the development of youths and children outside the formal education
sector is vital for the future of the country. The program of IF projects was separated from the public building program in 2014 and focuses on the construction of national stadia for major
outdoor and indoor sporting events and the construction of eight regional outdoor stadia as a
