Kuwait University has invited prequalified firms to bid by 11 December for the contract to build roads and bridges for the Sabah al-Salem University’s Medical Campus.

MEED understands eight mostly local firms have been shortlisted to bid for the contract. They are:

• Combined Group Contracting
• Alghanim International
• Consolidated Contractors Company (Kuwait branch)
• Arab Kuwait Contractors
• Ahmadiah Contracting & Trading
• Mohammed Abdulmohsin al-Kharafi & Sons
• United Gulf Construction
• Kuwait Company for Process Plant Construction

The Medical Campus, which features the College of Medicine, has a budget estimated at $550m.

The client selected a consortium of US-based Perkins Eastman and Ennead Architects, and UK firm Arup, Ted Jacob Engineering Group and the local Al-Jazeera Consultancy to undertake the College of Medicine building’s design in 2017.

Kuwait’s $9bn Kuwait University – Sabah al-Salem University masterplan aims to bring all the university faculties spread across the country under one location.

It will comprise 25 faculty buildings, a 600-bed hospital, car parks to accommodate more than 30,000 vehicles, and numerous dormitories, sports facilities and auditoriums.

MEED understands Kuwait University awarded the first contracts on the project in 2007.