Ministry signs $800M contracts for housing scheme works

The Ministry of Housing and Water signed seven contracts valued over $800M on Monday to continue infrastructural works in new and existing housing schemes countrywide.

The contracts were subdivided into three parts, those funded by government, the ministry and those planned under the 2010 supplementary provision, a press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said. Contracts were inked with KARES Engineering, Mohammed Ramzan Ali Khan Construction, A Ramcharitar, M Fawaz Construction, Ivor Allen, and Compustruct Engineering.

Five contracts planned under the 2011 budget cost