Rs. 1.07 billion contract awarded to upgrade Kandy-Jaffna road section
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Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers approved awarding Tudawe Brothers (Pvt) Ltd. a contract worth Rs. 1.070 billion to widen and improve a section of the Kandy-Jaffna road, designated A009. The reports place the work between kilometre markers 58+240 and 63+000.
Eight bids were received for the work, according to EconomyNext and Lanka Business Online. Those outlets report that Tudawe Brothers was chosen as the lowest bidder whose submission was deemed substantially responsive. Lanka Business Online says the procurement followed national competitive bidding and that the decision drew on recommendations from the High Level Procurement Committee and Procurement Appeal Board.
EconomyNext reports that Minister Nalinda Jayatissa announced the Cabinet decision. Lanka Business Online says the proposal was presented to Cabinet by the minister responsible for transport, highways and urban development. The stated contract sum includes contingency provisions and excludes Value Added Tax.
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