Five Firms Bid for East Hidd Boys’ School
A BD9.1 million bid has put Mohammed Jalal Contracting at the head of a five-firm race to build East Hidd Housing City’s first government school, a 40-classroom boys’ primary school with a large indoor and outdoor sports site.
The Ministry of Works opened the financial bids with offers stretching from BD9.1 million to BD10.906 million, a gap of about BD1.806 million.
Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi & Sons placed second on price at BD9.4 million. Poullaides Construction Company followed at BD9.846 million.
Almoayyed Contracting bid BD10.478 million, while Ahmed Omer Trading and Contracting submitted the highest price, at BD10.906 million.
All five bids were accepted for assessment.
The cheapest offer does not, however, mean an automatic win. Tender terms say each bid must pass technical and financial checks, with price becoming the main yardstick once the other requirements have been met.
The Ministry of Works put the East Hidd school contract to tender in May. The building period is 24 months.
Plans show a sizeable school campus built around 40 classrooms, with a separate classroom for students with special educational needs, a sports hall and an administration block.
Teaching spaces will include a science laboratory, family education facilities, computer and IT laboratories, a technology workshop, a talent workshop and an art room. A library, cafeteria, staff rooms and other support facilities are also planned.
Sport takes up a large share of the scheme. Outdoor handball, basketball and volleyball courts will be built alongside an elevated football pitch. The sports hall will have courts for handball, basketball and volleyball.
The contract was offered through a public request-for-proposals tender open to local and GCC contractors.
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