In brief

  1. Hargeisa Water Agency says the Hargeisa Water Supply Project deadline moved from January 2024 to January 2025.
  2. The Agency and its German government partners terminated the previous contractor's contract in January 2025, according to the same account.
  3. The Agency reports it will implement the remaining construction directly, with CES overseeing quality control, work starting March 2025 and completion expected before October 2025.
Contents
  1. What the source records
  2. What it means on site
  3. What the source does not establish
  4. What to do next

Hargeisa Water Agency reported on 21 April 2025 that the deadline for the remaining work on the Hargeisa Water Supply Project moved from January 2024 to January 2025, and that the contract of the company previously responsible for that work was terminated in January 2025 by joint decision of the Agency and its German government partners.

What the source records

The Hargeisa Water Agency states that the project was originally scheduled for completion between January 2023 and January 2024, and was extended to January 2025. The Agency says it signed an agreement with the KFW Development Bank of Germany in February 2025 to complete the project, after delays led to termination of the previous contract despite the one-year extension. It says the Agency will implement the construction directly, with the German company CES overseeing quality control, that work is set to begin in March 2025, and that completion is expected before October 2025.

What it means on site

For a client or engineer reading this, the sequence matters more than the headline: an extension to a programme is a change to a date, not a change to the work. Where a contract carries milestone dates, the extension has to be recorded in the contract documents, with the revised dates and any revised scope, before crews are remobilised. Ask for the current programme and the document that sets the completion date, not the date quoted on site. The construction role here has moved to the Agency, with CES on quality control.

What the source does not establish

The source is an Agency account dated 21 April 2025, and that date is the as-of point. It does not reproduce the contract, the termination notice or any contractor response, and the reason for the delays is not established here. The March 2025 start and the expected completion before October 2025 are stated as plans, not achieved results. It does not describe the present condition of the works.

What to do next

Ask the Hargeisa Water Agency which office holds the revised programme and the February 2025 agreement, and request the current completion date in writing before you price or schedule any dependent work.

Sources

  1. HWA water contract recoveryHargeisa Water Agency, 2025-04-21, new-site.hargeisawateragency.org. Agency account; opening three paragraphs.

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