Kuwait to reject all bids for new terminal at International airport

Kuwait's public works ministry is reportedly considering to reject all bids to build a new terminal at the country's international airport.
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According to Kuwait’s state news agency, KUNA, even the lowest bid was considered too high.
In November, the tender committee for the project said a consortium of Kuwait’s Kharafi National and Turkey’s Limak Holding had submitted the lowest bid for the contract, worth $4.78 billion but a Kuwaiti newspaper reported that the lowest bid was considered almost 40% too high and did not meet the technical specifications.
The new terminal will boost Kuwait airport’s annual handling capacity from eight million to 25m passengers.
Other bidders for the contract included China State Construction Engineering Corp and Dubai-based Arabtec. Italy’s Astaldi was also on the bidders list.
A new round of bidding may now be called for.
Last month, the committee suggested the multi-billion dollar work package may this time exclude expensive infrastructure and construction works for other government departments to complete.
According to newspaper reports Kuwait has struggled to implement many of the infrastructure projects it has planned – valued at tens of billions of dollars – citing bureaucratic delays, political tensions, and allegations of corruption and inefficiency as the cause.