The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the awarding of a contract worth Rs. 1,318.3 million for the construction and improvement of three road sections along the Kandy–Jaffna (A9) road.
According to the Cabinet decision, the project covers the section of the A9 road between the 176+000 km and 179+000 km markers, under the national highway rehabilitation and improvement programme.
A total of seven bids were received for the project.
Based on the recommendation of the Cabinet-appointed Procurement Committee, approval has been granted to award the contract to M/s Kanwel Constructions & Civil Engineering (Pvt) Ltd, which submitted the lowest substantially responsive bid.
The contract, valued at Rs. 1,318.3 million excluding Value Added Tax (VAT), was approved following a proposal submitted by the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development.
The award is subject to the agreement of the Standing Procurement Committee. (Newswire)