By Ng'ang'a Thairu, 24 January 2014
The Kiambu government plans to rehabilitate 500km of roads in the entire county by 2017. Out of the 500km, 360km will be rehabilitated this financial year at a cost of Sh400 on.
The county government will instal street lights in major towns and 20-metre high floodlights in all wards to boost security. Speaking at the launch in Githurai 45 yesterday, county Roads executive Njeri Mburu put contractors who do substandard jobs on notice.
She said inefficient contractors will be blacklisted through an audit to be conducted by the government. "We shall not allow contractors to milk residents through shoddy jobs," Mburu said. She said the Githurai road project will cost Sh50 million. The Githurai project will be completed in three months. So far, 12 km have been completed. Mburu said the contracts will be labourintensive to create employment.
She said 30 per cent of the contracts will be awarded to youth and women. Ruiru MP Esther Gathogo praised the county government for its efforts to rehabilitate roads in the constituency. Gathogo asked the government to invest money in the revival of water projects as well.
She asked leaders to end the constant wrangles in the county government. Gathogo said the leadership wrangles tarnish the image of the county. She said leaders should focus their attention on matters of development and youth employment. The MP said there are external forces out to give Kiambu county a bad name. She said some leaders create discord on matters which can be solved if leaders agree to iron out their differences.
Nigeria: Sokoto Approves N2 Billion for 23.3 Km Roads
By Abubakar Auwal, 23 January 2014
Sokoto — The Sokoto State government has approved over N2 billion for the construction of 23.3 kilometers of roads in the state.
Briefing newsmen after the State Executive Council meeting which was presided over by Governor Aliyu Wamakko yesterday, the Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Dalladi Bako, said the affected roads include the 20-kilometer Gada-Ila-Duka Maje road which will gulp N1.9 billion and the Old Airport to Tsafe asphalt concrete road awarded at the cost of N397 million with a completion period of six months. He said the government awarded another contract for the computerization of the state civil service commission at the cost of N80.6 million to upgrade the quality of service and discourage paper documentation of government data
MIDDLE EAST
Qatar launches new tender for road improvement works
30 January 2014, By Jeff Florian
Contractor sought for maintenance of expressways
Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has floated a new tender for the maintenance and improvement of roads in the country.
The contract entails maintenance of expressways and their connecting link, and repair and restoration of damaged road assets, bridge structures and their components to avoid road safety hazards and to ensure the safe movement of both vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the road network.
The core network of highways covered under the scope of this project include Al-Shamal Highway (North Road), Al-Khor (North Relief) Road, the Al-Wakrah-Mesaieed highway and connecting links of primary and secondary roads. In addition to the above, maintenance activities along Salwa International Highway and Dukhan Highway will be carried out on an on-call basis if required and as directed.
The deadline for bids is 4 March.
Earlier this week, MEED reported that Ashghal is preparing to tender design-and-build construction contracts on its estimated $12bn Sharq Crossing scheme in 2014.
The 12 kilometre-long project, which was officially launched in December 2013, is one of the biggest infrastructure schemes planned in Qatar. It involves building three bridges interconnected by subsea tunnels across Doha Bay, which, when completed, will link Doha’s new Hamad International airport with the city’s cultural district of Katara and the central business area of West Bay.
In early January, Ashghal awarded seven contracts worth a total of $2.7bn for a series of road schemes across the country.
Dubai Healthcare City signs deal for new project
30 January 2014, By Jeff Florian
Mixed-used development to include hospitals and residences
Dubai Healthcare City has signed a joint venture agreement with Dubai-based MAG Group to build a new AED800m ($218m) mixed-use development in the healthcare zone aimed at boosting medical tourism in the emirate.
Plans for the one million square feet development are still at the concept design stage, but the project is expected to include two hospitals covering a total of 260,000 square feet, plus an 80,000 square feet clinic; a residential complex of four buildings with combined gross floor area of 430,000 square feet; a hotel apartment with a gross floor area of 80,000 square feet; and 100,000 square feet of retail space.
The development will also include a mosque and an automated car park. The expected completion date for the project is the end of 2016.
“The healthcare sector in Dubai is on the cusp of a sustained period of growth and will need to build medical facilities for the future,” says Moafaq al-Gaddah, Chairman of MAG Group. “The healthcare sector in Dubai is on the cusp of a sustained period of growth and will need to build medical facilities for the future. This expansion is being fuelled by numerous factors.
“First the natural growth in the local population and in the number of expatriate arrivals as the economy expands, looking ahead to Expo 2020. Two, the growth of private health insurance due to changes in government employment policy and Dubai’s growing status as a medical tourism hub for the Middle East,” he adds.
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