The Cabinet has approved a Rs. 173.86 million consultancy services contract for a sustainable tourism sector development programme funded through a US$30 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The programme aims to improve tourism facilities in the Dambulla-Sigiriya and Trincomalee areas, while rehabilitating and upgrading infrastructure at selected tourist attractions.
The Transport, Highways and Urban Development Ministry called for expressions of interest to select a consultancy firm to prepare detailed plans for the programme and facilitate project implementation.
Expressions of interest were received from 15 consultancy firms, with proposals subsequently invited from six firms. Five proposals were evaluated before the contract was recommended for award to M/s Resources Development Consultants (Pvt) Ltd of Sri Lanka, in association with M/s Novel Interdisciplinary Consulting Enterprise (Pvt) Ltd of Sri Lanka.
The Cabinet-appointed Consultancy Procurement Committee recommended awarding the contract for Rs. 173.86 million, excluding value-added tax (VAT).
The Cabinet approved the proposal submitted by Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister Bimal Rathnayake to award the contract in accordance with the committee’s recommendation. (Newswire)