KUWAIT CITY, Nov 24: Kuwait’s Central Company for Public Tenders (CAPT) has opened monetary bids for a 12-month design contract for a 111km railway linking Kuwait Metropolis to the Saudi Arabian border. This challenge is a part of the bigger Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) railway initiative, which goals to assemble over 2,000km of latest rail strains throughout the area at an estimated value of greater than $200 billion, studies Worldwide Railway Journal. Among the many 4 bids obtained, Turkey’s Proyapi Engineering and Consulting submitted the bottom provide at KWD 2.47 million ($8.15 million). Different bidders included China Railway Firm with a bid of KWD 6.77 million, Spain’s Sener at KWD 8.82 million, and Systra Turkey at KWD 9.73 million.
Regardless of 9 corporations looking for to prequalify for the contract, 5 had been excluded from consideration. The design and consultancy work is predicted to be accomplished inside a 12 months, after which tenders for the development part might be issued. Public Authority for Roads & Transportation Vice-President Haifa Al-Jarallah famous that the tender course of has been expedited following discussions between Kuwait’s Minister of Public Works, Dr. Noura Al-Mashaan, and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Transport and Logistics Companies, Mr. Saleh Al-Jasser. These conferences additionally explored the feasibility of a brand new rail line connecting Kuwait Metropolis to Riyadh. Al-Jarallah emphasised that appointing a design guide marks the primary part of the railway challenge. The second part will contain presenting the challenge to potential buyers and deciding on an funding companion, whereas the third part will give attention to implementation, anticipated to take about 30 months.
This railway initiative is a big side of Kuwait’s 2035 nationwide improvement plan, which goals to place the nation as a worldwide industrial and financial hub. The completion of Kuwait’s phase of the GCC railway is projected for late 2030.
