Kuwait’s Public Works Ministry (MPW) has invited eight consultants to bid for the study, design and supervision of the construction work for the Fourth Ring Road project.

Invited companies include:

• Kling Consult (Germany)
• Arup (UK)
• Idom (Spain)
• Aurecon (UAE)
• Egis (France)
• KEO  (UAE)
• Sener (Spain) 
• Mott MacDonald (UK)

The deadline for submissions is 25 September.

The MPW has previously invited 50 construction companies, inclding international contractors and their local agents, to bid for the road linking the Fourth Ring Road with the southern part of Kuwait’s regional road.

Bids for the construction contract are due by 18 September.

Construction companies that are prequalified to bid include:

1. Acciona (Spain)
2. Afcons (India)
3. Aktor (Greece)
4. Al-Ayuni Investment & Contracting (Saudi Arabia)
5. Al-Habtoor Leighton (UAE)
6. Altcom (Netherlands)
7. Arab Contractors Osman Ahmed Osman (Egypt)
8. Archirodon (Geneva-registered)
9. Beijing Construction Engineering Group (China)
10. Cengiz (Turkey)
11. China Civil Engineering Corporation (China)
12. China First Highway Engineering (China)
13. China Harbour Engineering Corporation (China)
14. China Major Bridge Engineering Company (China)
15. China Railway No.2 Engineering Group Company (China)
16. China Railway 18^th Bureau Group Company (China)
17. China Railway International (China)
18. China State Construction Engineering Corporation (China)
19. Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC-Athens-based)
20. Corsan Corviam Construccion (Spain)
21. Daelim Industrial (South Korea)
22. Daewoo Engineering & Construction (South Korea)
23. Doosan Engineering & Construction (South Korea)
24. FCC (Spain)
25. Gulf Leighton (Australia/Spain)
26. GS Engineering & Construction (South Korea)
27. Halla Engineering & Construction Corporation (South Korea)
28. Hyundai Engineering & Construction (South Korea)
29. Impresa Pizzarotti (Italy)
30. Kolin (Turkey)
31. Larsen & Toubro (India)
32. Makyol (Turkey)
33. Mapa (Turkey)
34. Metallurgical Corporation of China (China)
35. Nurol (Turkey)
36. OHL (Spain)
37. Orascom (Egypt)
38. Sacyr (Spain)
39. Salini Impregilo (Italy)
40. Samwhan Corporation (South Korea)
41. Samsung C+T (South Korea)
42. Saudi Binladin Group (Saudi
43. Sinohydro Corporation (China)
44. SK Engineering & Construction (South Korea)
45. Societe Egyptiene Entreprises Moktar Ibrahim (Egypt)
46. Società Italiana per Condotte (Italy)
47. STFA (Turkey)
48. Strabag (Austria)
49. Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Company (South Korea)
50. USK Most (Russia)