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In brief
- Hargeisa Water Agency says it and KFW agreed the Agency should directly implement the remaining Hargeisa Water Supply Project work after comparing cost and time.
- The Agency states it terminated the previous contractor's contract in January 2025 after delays, and that work was set to begin in March 2025 with completion expected before October 2025.
- The account is the Agency's own; the contractor's response and the underlying contract were not reviewed.
Contents
Hargeisa Water Agency reported on 21 April 2025 that it will directly implement the remaining construction work on the Hargeisa Water Supply Project. The Agency states that it and the KFW Development Bank of Germany signed an agreement in February 2025 to complete the project.
What the source records
The Agency says a joint decision in January 2025 by the Agency and its German government partners terminated the contract of the company previously responsible for the remaining work because of delays, despite a one-year extension beyond the original deadline. Completion was originally scheduled between January 2023 and January 2024, then extended to January 2025. The Agency says that after comparing cost and time, the preferred approach was for the Agency to implement the work directly, with the German company CES handling quality control. Work was set to begin in March 2025, with completion expected before October 2025, according to Hargeisa Water Agency.
What it means on site
A client or engineer reading this can see one mechanism: the party holding the budget and the design also holds the site. Direct implementation can shorten the chain between a decision and a work front, because instructions and payments sit with one organisation. It also moves the checking role to a separate firm, here named as CES for quality control. Where a project changes hands, ask for the handover file: the current drawing revision, the inspection records for buried work, and the list of open items the new team inherits. The source does not describe those documents.
What the source does not establish
This is an Agency account of a decision, not a completion record. The February 2025 agreement, the January 2025 termination, the March 2025 start and the October 2025 target are reported as plans and decisions, not as finished work. The source gives no cost comparison figures, no remaining scope, and no contractor response; the underlying contract was not reviewed. Nothing here supports an inference about the previous contractor's pricing. A current status report, the agreement text or the contract would show the present state.
What to do next
Ask Hargeisa Water Agency's project office for the current status report on the remaining scope, the handover inspection record and the name of the quality control lead. Ask KFW's country office for the agreement's scope annex. Read both against the October 2025 target.
Frequently asked questions
Who is carrying out the remaining Hargeisa Water Supply Project work?
Hargeisa Water Agency reports that it will implement the remaining construction work directly, with the German company CES overseeing quality control, under a February 2025 agreement with KFW Development Bank.
Why was the previous contract terminated?
The Agency says the contract of the company previously responsible for the remaining work was terminated in January 2025 because of delays, after a one-year extension beyond the original deadline. The contractor's response was not reviewed.
Sources
Local reporting: this article is written for building work in Hargeisa and Somaliland. Ground conditions, prices and rules differ between places; confirm the details for your own site.