Cabinet approves Rs. 3.3 billion in contracts to restore cyclone-damaged roads

Lankadeepa, Newswire and Ada Derana report that the Cabinet approved contracts to restore road infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Ditwah. Newswire puts the value of the three contracts at Rs. 3,334.28 million, excluding VAT and other applicable taxes.

Newswire reports that bids were invited through National Competitive Procurement, then assessed before the Cabinet accepted proposals from the transport, highways and urban development minister. The contracts went to the lowest bidders whose submissions met the requirements, according to Newswire.

Newswire reports that ELS Construction (Pvt) Ltd received a Rs. 852.83 million contract, with a four-month period, for sections of the Gampola–Nawalapitiya and Ulapane–Pussellawa roads. Jayasinghe Contractors (Pvt) Ltd received a Rs. 1,516.08 million contract, with a two-month period, for work on the B461 road, including drainage improvements and retaining-wall construction.

Newswire reports that RR Construction (Pvt) Ltd received a Rs. 965.37 million contract, with a three-month period, for a section of the Katugastota–Madawala–Bambaralla road and repairs to damaged and slope-collapse-affected stretches of the Wattegama–Kandenuwara–Wariyapola road.

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