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Kuwait invites bids for $577m sewage station

KUWAIT CITY
Kuwait invites bids for $577m sewage station

Kuwait Ministry of Public Works has invited bids for the construction of a sewage station set to be built at an investment of around KD175 million ($577 million) following the retendering of the project, said a report. 
 
Bids for the project were issued last year but was later cancelled, reported Kuwait daily Al Rai. 
 
The project includes a wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 400,000 cu m per day with a future expansion capacity of 600,000 cu m/day.
 
The area for AlMutla’a Waste Water Treatment Plant is estimated at 1.1 million sq m. The plant will be designed to treat the municipal wastewater received from main gravity line 2400mm diameter of catchment area of al Mutlaa housing project.
 
The project also involves the building of 40km pipeline networks and other facilities. 
 
According to ministry officials, the project will have to be completed within 42 months. There will be an operational and maintenance period of 24 months as part of the project.
 
The deadline for submitting the bids has been set at December 28, they added.