The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) opened financial bids for its schools development programme on 1 November.

Technical evaluation has been carried out on the two bids submitted in June.

The bidding consortiums are:

• CCC Consortium: Consolidated Contractors Group (Athens-based) / Privatization Holding Company (local) / National Industries Group Holding (local) / The Morganti Group (US)
• Alargan Consortium: Alargan International Real Estate Co (local) / KSCP (Germany) / Alargan Real Estate Project Management / Alargan Gulf Real Estate Service Company / 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. The new schools will have a combined capacity of 4,350 students.

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

KAPP is now in the process of evaluating the financial bids. It will announce the preferred bidder after the State Audit Bureau and KAPP’s Higher Committee have approved the bids.

This is the first public-private partnership (PPP) project under the 2014 law in Kuwait to reach the stage of opening commercial bids.

MEED reported in October that technical evaluation was ongoing for the flagship Al-Zour North 2 independent water and power project. KAPP has invited two bidders for clarification meetings.