CDA receives bids for Korang Bridge, PWD Interchange.

Byline: MUHAMMAD ASAD CHAUDHRY

ISLAMABAD -- The expansion of Islamabad Highway would likely be started in mid of July as the Capital Development Authority has received eight bids each for the construction of Korang Bridge and PWD Interchange.

Source informed that these are the technical bids received from the contractors and a committee will evaluate them and eligible companies would be asked to submit the financial bids once technical bids are evaluated. A bid evaluation committee has already been constituted under the chair of Director General Works CDA and other members include director contracts, director roads (South), director structure, project director Islamabad highway, deputy director roads and a representatives of the consultant.

Eight companies applied for each project and some of the known includes National Logistics Cell (NLC), Joint Venture of Maqbool and Calsons, Faisal Construction, Habib Constructions, Maksons, Zarak Constructions, ZKB, Kundi and Usmani Constructions.

The incumbent management is fully optimistic to complete the project within given time frame as there are no financial constraints to implement these projects. The federal government has allocated an amount of Rs800million against the total cost of Rs1625million for construction of Korang Bridge and PWD Underpass on Islamabad Expressway.

When contacted the Director Public Relations CDA MazharHussain confirmed the opening of technical bids and informed that the process of awarding contract for the aforementioned projects will be completed till 30th of June...