Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2019-09-24

'Reconstruction of 25 Bridges Project' funded by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) - Procurement of a Contractor for Civil Works

- It has been planned to reconstruct 09 dilapidated and narrow bridges in the national road network of the Sabaragamuwa Province under the package 02 of the 'Reconstruction of 25 Bridges Project' funded by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). As such, the proposal made by the Minister of Highways & Road Development and Petroleum Resources Development, to award the contract for the reconstruction of 05 bridges in the Dehiowita - Deraniyagala road, 02 bridges in the Galigamuwa - Ruwanwella road and 01 bridge each in the Kegalle - Bulathkohupitiya road and Mawanella - Hemmathagama road, to M/s ELS Construction (Pvt).,Ltd, to a sum of Rs 1289.76 million, as recommended by the Standing Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee, was approved by the Cabinet.