Works Ministry reveals details of project tenders

Manama : The Works Ministry awarded eight tenders worth BD2,561,311 in August 2016, and invited bids for 15 tenders worth BD6,773,953, revealed Works Affairs Undersecretary Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al Khayyat yesterday. The awarded tenders covered the roads, sanitary and construction sectors.

“The projects underline the government’s determination to invest in infrastructure projects to provide a better life to the people of the Kingdom, support economy and attract more investments,” he stated.

The awarded tenders in the roads sector included the BD1,969,265 expansion of Wali Al  Ahad Highway (Phase 2), the BD137,770 construction of an entrance to Buri from Sh. Khalifa bin Salman Highway and the time contract for the import and installation of pedestrian barriers at the cost of BD98,885.

In the sanitary engineering sector, the awarded tenders included the construction of a sewerage network in Sitra; Block 602 at the cost of BD96,459 and the transfer of the sewerage connection along Hatim Al Taei Avenue, Road 902 in Block 109 in Hidd at the cost of BD133,673. 

The awarded tenders in the construction sector included the connection of the sewerage collection tank of the Youth House Building to the Municipality’s sewerage network at the cost of BD95,244.

The 15 tenders for which bids were invited included five tenders in the roads sector, including the revamp of Avenue 3323 and Avenue 3334 in Block 933 in Riffa, the roads revamp project in Block 911 in Riffa, the time contract for the import and installation of traffic signs (2016-2018), installation of a new traffic signal along the Interchange of Sh. Ebrahim bin Mohammed Avenue and the entrance to Seef Mall- Muharraq Blocks 240 & 246 and the expansion of Muharraq Ring Road (from Hidd Interchange to Amwaj Interchange).

In the sanitary sector, bids were invited for four projects, while bids for five projects were invited in the construction sector.

Al Khayyat stated that the Cost Engineering Directorate of the Ministry, represented by the Procurement Department, had approved 134 purchase requests in August at the cost of BD544,358; covering various sectors at the Ministry. 

Besides, the Technical Services Sector approved one new request as part of the contractors’ prequalification requests, one upgrade request and seven suppliers’ and contractors’ renewal requests.