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Viewing cable 06TELAVIV125, GOI ISSUES TENDERS TO BUILD IN BEITAR ILLIT,

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06TELAVIV125 2006-01-09 15:39 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Tel Aviv
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

091539Z Jan 06
UNCLAS TEL AVIV 000125 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
SUBJECT: GOI ISSUES TENDERS TO BUILD IN BEITAR ILLIT, 
EFRAT, HAR ADAR, AND MA'ALE ADUMIM 
 
 
This cable has been cleared by Consulate General Jerusalem. 
 
1.  (U) Press reported December 26 that the Ministry of 
Construction and Housing (MOCH) issued a tender for 150 
housing units in Beitar Illit settlement, southwest of 
Jerusalem in the Gush Etzion bloc.  According to the tender, 
which was published in Ha'aretz, the units are divided into 
one apartment bloc of 62 units, and another apartment bloc of 
88 units.  The plots of land are 8,680 and 12,320 square 
meters, respectively, and can be leased for 98 years, with an 
option to extend for an additional 98 years.  The minimum 
cost for the 62-unit bloc is NIS 339,000, approximately 
$75,000, and the expenditure for development is NIS 
3,544,000, approximately $790,000.  The minimum cost for the 
apartment bloc of 88 units is NIS 1,273,000, or $290,000, and 
the expenditure for development is NIS 5,189,000, or $1.2 
million.  Construction companies are to submit their bids by 
February 16, and have been invited to make recommendations 
for allocating the land to sell "directly to the religious 
population." 
 
2.  (U) Press also on December 26 reported that the MOCH and 
the Israel Lands Authority issued a tender for 78 units in 
the Givat Hazait neighborhood of Efrat settlement in the Gush 
Etzion bloc.  According to the tender, which was published in 
Ha'aretz, the units are divided into one apartment bloc of 30 
units, and another apartment bloc of 48 units.  The plots of 
land are 3,300 and 5,280 square meters, respectively, and can 
be leased for 98 years, with an option to extend for an 
additional 98 years.  The minimum cost for the 30-unit bloc 
is NIS 240,000, approximately $53,000, and the expenditure 
for development is NIS 3,948,000, approximately $877,000. 
The minimum cost for the 48-unit bloc is NIS 430,000, 
approximately $96,000, and the expenditure for development is 
NIS 5,810,000, approximately $1.3 million.  Construction 
companies must take a tour on January 26, and must submit 
their bids by February 16. 
 
3.  (U) The following day, December 27, Yediot Aharanot 
published a tender by the Israel Lands Authority for 53 plots 
for privately financed single-family homes in Har Adar 
settlement, northwest of Jerusalem.  The tender provided no 
other details other than the bid due date, February 12. 
 
4.  (U) On January 5, Ha'aretz published a tender issued by 
the Israel Lands Authority for a 49-year lease, with an 
option to extend for 49 years, on a commercial plot of land 
in Ma'ale Adumim settlement.  The expenditure for development 
was NIS 3.6 million, or $800,000. 
 
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Visit Embassy Tel Aviv's Classified Website: 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/telaviv 
 
You can also access this site through the State Department's 
Classified SIPRNET website. 
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JONES