Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects received two bids for its schools development programme public private partnership (PPP) project on 14 June.

The bidding consortiums are:

• CCC Consortium (Consolidated Contractors Group (Athens-based), Privatization Holding Company (local), National Industries Group Holding (local) and The Morganti Group (US))
• Alargan Consortium (Alargan International Real Estate Co (local), KSCP (Germany) Alargan Real Estate Project Management, Alargan Gulf Real Estate Service Co, Index Trading & Contracting Company for Precast & GRC, Mohammed Abdulkhuder Ibrahim Consultant (local))

The project involves the design, build, financing, operation and transfer of nine schools. This includes five kindergartens, three elementary schools, a middle school, and an Olympic-sized, 10-lane swimming pool.

They will be located in Alasimah (Kuwait City), Alahmadi, Hawalli, and Mubarak Alkabeer on state owned properties.

The new schools will have a combined capacity of 4,350 students.

These are the first bids to be submitted under Kuwait’s new public private partnership (PPP) law of 2014.

Bids for KAPP’s flagship project al-Zour North 2 independent power and water project (IWPP) are due on 21 June.

KAPP launched a number of power, water and waste treatment projects in late 2015. They have all been subject to delays.

KAPP now has a new general manager, Motlaq al-Sanei, and is endeavouring to avoid further delays.

However, Kuwait’s Council of Ministers is currently discussing consolidating KAPP with other investment-focused government bodies.