Oman's Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning floated three service tenders within the Sultan Haitham City project, first phase (2024 - 2030).

 

The tenders relate to the construction of streets, service roads, culverts and pavements. They also cover the establishment of networks for electricity, water and wastewater services, in addition to broadband, communication and cooling networks and the three electrical substations, reported Oman News Agency.

 

The first tender will focus on the implementation of 31 culverts, an 8-km section of roads, 7-km of side roads, a 30-km bicycle lane and 30-km pedestrian walks, in addition to traffic signals, traffic signboards and street lights. 

 

The entire project work, to be handled by premium-class companies, will be completed within 24 months, stated the report.

 

The second tender provides for the implementation of 105-km-long water networks, 54-km irrigation networks, 62-km rainwater drainage networks, 93-km sewage network, communication and broadband networks and a cooling network.

 

It will also cover an electricity network with 100 MW of high, medium and low voltage capacity).

 

As per the ministry notification, the winning developer will have to complete the projects within 18 months.

 

The third tender deals with the construction of three electrical substations (for the transformation of 11/33 kilovolts) to cover an area of 7,500 sq m in neighbourhoods (6, 8, and 9), said the ONA report.

 

The entire work will be completed within 15 months, it added.