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To facilitate local purchasing, a database was created of
local small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) eligible
for supply contracts. By the end of 2010, more than 2,000
SMMEs had been registered in this database. Local business
opportunities offered by Ambatovy involve various goods and
services, including:
3
Building materials and tools
3
Clothing
3
Computer services and communication
3
Food products
3
Hotels and restaurants
3
Landscaping
3
Packaging and containers
3
Purchase and rental of vehicles
3
Recycling and waste collection
3
Training and recruitment
3
Travel
3
Safety equipment
3
Welding supplies
Building Local Capacity
In addition to identifying the potential of local enterprises,
ALBI was designed to provide support to local businesses
and entrepreneurs and help create jobs. ALBI offers SMMEs
training and capacity-building aimed at improving the quality
of their products and services and making them more
competitive in their local markets.
Since 2008, local SMMEs have received more than
4,000 hours of mentoring and more than 5,700 hours of
technical training in various fields, such as accounting,
project management, leadership, quality control, contract
administration, tendering, environment, health and safety,
industrial relations and growth management.
In addition, in 2010, the Project provided more than
11,500 hours of training at Ambatovy’s Agricultural Training
Centre (ATC) in Toamasina to demobilized employees and
local stakeholders directly affected by Project activities.
C2.4 Indirect Economic Impacts
Infrastructure Investments
Prior to Ambatovy’s construction, Madagascar had little of the
infrastructure required by such a project. In fact, construction
activities at Ambatovy began with virtually no supporting roads
or utilities, making Ambatovy one of the largest greenfield
mining projects currently underway anywhere in the world.
Transportation Infrastructure
Roads
The Project built and/or enhanced 100 km of roads and
bridges. Some examples of the impacts of this investment are:
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Access to more markets and services for 11 rural
communities near Project sites.
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Two new bypass roads, one at the mine site (16 km)
and a second at the tailings (10 km), enhanced
safety, security and access for local populations to
transportation corridors and markets.
3
An 11 km road linking the port to the plant site helped
reduce traffic congestion in Madagascar’s most
important port city.
Port
Ambatovy provided extensive upgrades to the Port of
Toamasina, Madagascar’s largest seaport:
3
Over $70 million invested in port-related infrastructure.
3
Rehabilitation and extension of Pier B (now 234 m),
including a new fuel terminal.
3
Installation of state-of-the-art equipment to facilitate
the off-loading of raw materials.
Railway Line
To mitigate congestion along the port-to-plant corridor,
Ambatovy has invested in rail line infrastructure:
3
A 12 km railway line built in parallel to the existing
line between the plant site and the port.
3
A long-term contract with Madagascar’s railway
company, Madarail, to operate and maintain this
new line and associated rolling stock.
3
Establishment of appropriate safety measures
and railway crossing systems for pedestrian and
road traffic.
C2. Economic Performance
