Bahrain awards $525m project tenders in 2019
Bahrain Tender Board had awarded a total of 89 projects worth BD199.3 million ($525.5 million) in 2019. Of these, 44 were in the construction and maintenance sector, 23 in the sanitation sector, 8 in the roads sector and 14 in the services sector.
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Tender Board, the independent regulator of Bahrain Government procurement activities, said a total of 182 tenders were awarded or launched in 2019 in implementation of the Government Action Plan for 2018-2019, including the GCC Development Programme.
This comes in line with the directives of HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to enhance infrastructure across the kingdom, stated Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister, Essam Khalaf.
Bahrain had awarded a total of 89 projects worth BD199.3 million ($525.5 million) in 2019. Of these, 44 were in the construction and maintenance sector, 23 in the sanitation sector, eight in the roads sector and 14 in the services sector.
Meanwhile, 93 tenders, with an estimated of cost BD106.6 million, were launched during the same year, including 14 in the roads sector, 27 in the sanitation sector, 41 in the construction and maintenance sector and 11 in the services sector, said the minister.
Khalaf pointed out that the Works Ministry’s requests to finance a number of key service projects within the GCC Development Programme had been approved. These projects, he stated, are directly related to the lives of citizens and residents.
In this regard, 20 tenders had been awarded or launched within the GCC Development Programme, at an estimated cost of BD146.7 million, he added.
Meanwhile, the Tender Board said it had opened 16 bids related to six tenders for three purchasing authorities.
Of these, four were opened for Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) and one each for Tatweer Petroleum and Bahrain Airport Company (BAC).
The Tatweer tender was for the supply of Lufkin Spares for five years, while the BAC tender was for supporting infrastructure for (BIA) Network & Communication Fiber Ring at Bahrain International Airport. Three applications were received for this tender, it added.
Bahrain Tender Board said the bidding process was attended by representatives of the companies participating in the tenders.
In line with the Tender Board’s guidelines on competitiveness and fairness, the bids will be assessed on all relevant technical and financial criteria before being awarded to the best fit candidate, it added.-TradeArabia News Service
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