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Jaber Bridge tender opens for bids today |
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Monday, 04 January 2010 07:06 |
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KUWAIT: The Ministry of Public Works has reached agreement on the Jaber Bridge Project, with bidding on the project, which is set to cost between KD 650 million and KD 750 million
, set to open today and remain open for a six-month period.
Several senior government officials attended a recent MPW meeting, headed by the Minister of Public Works and Municipality Affairs Dr. Fadhil Safar, Deputy Minister Abdulaziz Al-Kulaib, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and State Minister for Housing and Development Affairs Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah and the head of the Central Tenders Committee (CTC) Ahmad Al-Kulaib, among others.
The public works ministry has reiterated its earlier position on rejecting any potential tender for the project from the United Gulf Construction Company, the firm responsible for constructing the troubled Mishref sewage plant, reported Al-Watan.
The decision on the Sheikh Jaber Bridge was postponed for several months following disagreements between the ministry and the CTC over the methods used for selecting the winning tender from the companies contending. - Kuwait Times
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