Kanwel Constructions gets Rs. 1.3 b to develop three sections along A9 road

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The Cabinet of Ministers at its meeting on Monday approved awarding of a Rs. 1,318.3 million (VAT-free) worth contract to M/s Kanwel Constructions & Civil Engineering Ltd., for the construction and improvement of three road sections along the Kandy–Jaffna (A9) road.

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 program. A total of seven bids were received for the project, Cabinet Spokesperson and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

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 Ltd., which submitted the lowest substantially responsive bid,” Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said during the weekly post-Cabinet meeting yesterday.

He said the award is subject to the agreement of the Standing Procurement Committee. The proposal to this effect was submitted by the Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister Bimal Rathnayake.