Avic International wins US $294mn Kuwait tender
Chinese firm is set to construct roads and infrastructure for South Sabah Al Ahmad City
Kuwait’s Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) has announced its award of the tender for comprehensive works on the South Sabah Al Ahmad City project. Project itineraries include construction of road works and infrastructure networks, covering a total of 6,568 housing units across four residential suburbs.
The US $294mn contract was won by China-based Avic International Holding Corporation, which submitted the lowest bid among the eight companies in the race.
The scope of work includes the implementation of infrastructure within the suburbs N1, N2, N3, N11 in the South Sabah Al Ahmad City project, as well as covering the rain, sewage, irrigation, treated water, and freshwater networks.
Announcing the tender award, Amina Abdul Karim Al Awadhi, the Deputy Director General for Control and Information Systems Affairs at PAHW, said the tender includes implementation of the first, second, and third surface asphalt layers for secondary and collector roads in residential suburbs, in addition to implementing the necessary traffic works for the project.
She explained, “The tender also contains provisions for implementing civil works for telephone networks, road lighting, electrical cable crossings, irrigation tank buildings, and electrical substations.”
The works covered in the tender are scheduled for completion by end of Q4 2026.
