By Maheesha Mudugamuwa
The Ministry of Highways is finalising the bidding process to select contractors to construct the long-delayed Ruwanpura Expressway Project (REP), The Morning learnt.
Once the contractor is selected, the total cost for the project would be calculated, following which a loan would be obtained from state banks to raise the necessary funds, a senior official attached to the Road Development Authority (RDA) said.
He told The Morning that there was no delay as such at present and the work was being done.
In July, the Cabinet officially removed the Chinese contractor from Section I of the REP from Kahathuduwa to Ingiriya and decided to go ahead with local funding.
As confirmed by Highways Ministry Secretary Ranjith Premasiri, the local funds are to be raised through state banks and the Ministry of Highways is yet to lay out a mechanism for funding purposes.
Accordingly, the Cabinet removed the Chinese contractor, China National Technical Import and Export Corporation (CNTIC), that was awarded to construct Section I of the REP from Kahathuduwa to Ingiriya (26.3 km) in 2016.
As per the Cabinet Memorandum dated 26 July 2016, CNTIC was the proposed contractor for Section I of the REP.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal presented by the Minister of Highways to proceed with the expressway construction using the funds from local banks and the services of local construction companies.
The REP, from Kahathuduwa to Pelmadulla via Ratnapura (73.9 km), has been divided into three sections for implementation purposes. Section I is from Kahathuduwa to Ingiriya (26.3 km), Section II from Ingiriya to Ratnapura (26.2 km), and Section III from Ratnapura to Pelmadulla (21.4 km).Final stage of selecting contractor for Ruwanpura Expressway
07 Sep 2020
Final stage of selecting contractor for Ruwanpura Expressway
07 Sep 2020
By Maheesha Mudugamuwa
The Ministry of Highways is finalising the bidding process to select contractors to construct the long-delayed Ruwanpura Expressway Project (REP), The Morning learnt.
Once the contractor is selected, the total cost for the project would be calculated, following which a loan would be obtained from state banks to raise the necessary funds, a senior official attached to the Road Development Authority (RDA) said.
He told The Morning that there was no delay as such at present and the work was being done.
In July, the Cabinet officially removed the Chinese contractor from Section I of the REP from Kahathuduwa to Ingiriya and decided to go ahead with local funding.
As confirmed by Highways Ministry Secretary Ranjith Premasiri, the local funds are to be raised through state banks and the Ministry of Highways is yet to lay out a mechanism for funding purposes.
Accordingly, the Cabinet removed the Chinese contractor, China National Technical Import and Export Corporation (CNTIC), that was awarded to construct Section I of the REP from Kahathuduwa to Ingiriya (26.3 km) in 2016.
As per the Cabinet Memorandum dated 26 July 2016, CNTIC was the proposed contractor for Section I of the REP.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal presented by the Minister of Highways to proceed with the expressway construction using the funds from local banks and the services of local construction companies.
The REP, from Kahathuduwa to Pelmadulla via Ratnapura (73.9 km), has been divided into three sections for implementation purposes. Section I is from Kahathuduwa to Ingiriya (26.3 km), Section II from Ingiriya to Ratnapura (26.2 km), and Section III from Ratnapura to Pelmadulla (21.4 km).Kapruka
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