Officials of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) yesterday opened bids by companies for the project to construct roads, drains, structures and to install a pure water distribution network at Mahdia, in Region 8.
Three bids were submitted. Two of them were below the engineer’s estimate of $50,685,580. Ivor Allen submitted a bid of $30,926,170 while Alvin Chowramootoo Construction Service had a bid of $44,153,230. Mohammed, Ramzan Ali-Khan Construction submitted the other bid, which was $73,631,700.
Last July, a massive fire ravaged Mahdia’s main commercial district. Efforts by
