Wednesday Sep 09, 2026
Wednesday Sep 09, 2026
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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the award of a Rs. 173.86 million consultancy contract to support the implementation of a $ 30 million Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded sustainable tourism development
program.
The Sustainable Tourism Sector Development Program, financed through an ADB loan, aims to improve tourism facilities in the Dambulla-Sigiriya and Trincomalee areas while upgrading infrastructure at selected tourist attractions.
The Transport, Highways and Urban Development Ministry had invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from consultancy firms to prepare detailed plans for the program and provide project implementation support.
A total of 15 consultancy firms submitted EOIs.
“Following an evaluation, six firms were invited to submit full proposals, of which five submitted proposals. The Cabinet-appointed Consultancy Procurement Committee subsequently recommended awarding the contract to M/s Resources Development Consultants Ltd., in association with M/s Novel Interdisciplinary Consulting Enterprise Ltd.,” Minister Vijitha Herath said at the weekly post-Cabinet meeting media briefing yesterday.
He said the consultancy is expected to provide the detailed planning and implementation support required to take forward the ADB-funded tourism infrastructure investments in the identified destinations.
The proposal to this effect was submitted by the Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister Bimal Rathnayake.
