Kuwait's Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) has awarded an estimated $294m deal covering the infrastructure development works at its South Sabah Al-Ahmed City project in Kuwait's Al-Asimah Governorate.The contract was awarded to Chinese firm Avic International Holding Corporation, which submitted the lowest bid in June.The tender was issued on 31 March and the bids were submitted by 10 June.The scope of the contract includes road works and rain, sewage, irrigation, treated water and freshwater networks for 6,568 residential units in the development's N1, N2, N3 and N11 neighbourhoods.The contract also includes civil works for telephone networks, road lighting, electrical cable crossings, irrigation tank buildings and electrical substations.In June, PAHW had received bids from contractors for a tender covering the infrastructure development works at its South Sabah Al-Ahmed City project.UK-based Foster+Partners designed the masterplan for the project, which entails the construction of more than 11,000 housing units.The South Sabah Al-Ahmad City project covers an area of 6,150 hectares and is located 70 kilometres south of Kuwait City.In May, PAHW awarded two contracts worth over $550m for the development of roads and infrastructure at the project.The first contract, for the roads and infrastructure networks for 7,623 residential units in the N5, N7, N9 and N10 neighbourhoods, was awarded to Beijing-headquartered China State Construction Engineering Corporation. The contract is valued at KD93m ($304m).The other contract, for the roads and infrastructure networks for 6,189 residential units in the N4, N6 and N8 neighbourhoods, was awarded to Sinohydro Corporation. The contract is valued at KD78m ($255m). (ICE KUWAIT)

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