8 tenders awarded during May

Manama 

Works Affairs Undersecretary at the Ministry of Works, Municipality Affairs & Urban Planning  Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al Khayyat revealed that the Ministry awarded eight tenders worth BD3,150,065, and invited bids for six roads, sanitary and construction tenders worth BD3,063,729 during May this year.

Al Khayyat said the awarded tenders covered three sanitary projects and five construction projects. In the sanitary sector, the awarded tenders covered the BD1,031,528 upgrade of sub- sewerage stations, the BD743,964 mechanical and electrical works for pumping stations and sewage treated water tanks, and the transfer of the sewerage line in Muharraq Sports Club. The awarded tenders in the construction sector covered the BD179,845 complete maintenance and painting works at Ahmed Al Fateh Centre and the BD799,000 consulting services, general scheme and implementation of phase 1 of the project.

As for the six tenders for which bids were invited, the sanitary sector included the improvement of F & E sewerage network junction in Isa Town, which comprises of constructing two main transfer lines and the related inspection chambers in order to improve the junction and reduce the sewerage flow in it. The construction sector, on the other hand, covered the construction of the Postal Sorting Complex in Hidd Industrial Area – belonging to the Ministry of Transport & Communications – in addition to other tenders related to the maintenance of PCs and purchase of safety clothes and shoes for the Ministry’s staff.  

Al Khayyat also revealed that the Ministry’s Cost Engineering Directorate, represented by the Purchase Department, approved 131 purchase requests during May worth BD462,828. The technical services sector approved one new request as part of contractors’ pre-qualification requests, eight upgrading requests and 10 renewal request fors contractors and suppliers.