KABUL: The Procurement Commission meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, has approved 17 projects worth nearly 5 billion Afghanis and authorised amendments to five other projects.
The Deputy Prime Minister’s Office for Economic Affairs said in a statement today that the approved projects include construction work at several sections of the Aqina customs facility, renovation of the first section of the main highway from the Helmand junction to Herat, and expansion of the 220-kilovolt transmission line at the Hesar Shahi substation in Nangarhar province.
Other projects include construction of a 40-megavolt-ampere substation to supply power to the gas plant in the Yatim Taq area of Jawzjan province, construction of several roads in Kabul, and electricity supply projects in a number of provinces, according to the statement.
The statement also said two projects had been reopened for competitive bidding due to shortcomings in the work of the companies that had won the contracts and the companies have been referred to the commission responsible for considering debarment from future contracts.
Procurement Commission approves 17 projects worth nearly 5 billion Afghanis
