Wednesday Oct 07, 2026
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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved awarding of contracts for five road infrastructure improvement projects worth over Rs. 4.06 billion.
The Road Development Authority (RDA) invited bids under the National Competitive Bidding Procurement Procedure to select the contractors. After the bids were evaluated, the High Level Procurement Committees made their recommendations, and the Cabinet approved the awards on that basis.
The largest contract, for the Palapatwela – Galewela Road (19+000 km to 27+000 km) (B346), went to M/s Senerath Engineering Ltd., at Rs. 1,291.80 million, excluding VAT. Five bids were received for the project.
M/s Asset Engineering Ltd., was awarded the contract for the Blackpool – Ambewela – Pattipola – Horton Plains Road (12+500 km to 18+000 km) (B512) at Rs. 744.68 million, excluding VAT, after three bids were received.
For Lady McCallum Drive (0+000 km to 2+700 km) (B249), the contract was awarded to M/s K.D.A. Weerasinghe & Co Ltd., at Rs. 711.93 million, excluding VAT. Three bids were submitted for this project.
The Kadawatha – Ragama – Welisara Road (3+000 km to 8+050 km) (B168) will be improved by M/s Komuthi Engineering Services Ltd., which won the contract at Rs. 666.62 million, excluding VAT, from two bids.
M/s Nagma Engineering Ltd., was awarded the contract for the Gomburu Oya – Balapokuna Road (0+000 to 8+500 km, excluding the sections from 5+250 km to 5+450 km and 6+900 km to 7+150 km) at Rs. 645.69 million, excluding VAT. Only one bid was received for this project.
“Together, the five contracts total Rs. 4,060.72 million, excluding VAT,” Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said at the weekly post-Cabinet meeting media briefing yesterday.
The proposal to this effect was submitted by Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister Bimal Rathnayake.
