KABUL (Pajhwok): The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs’ office says that in a meeting of the National Procurement Commission (NPC), 17 projects worth over one billion Afghanis were approved, 14 projects were amended and contracts for two projects were canceled.
In a statement, the Deputy PM’s office said that a regular meeting of the National Procurement Commission was held today (Wednesday) under the leadership of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund.
According to the agenda, 42 projects were presented for approval. After discussions, 17 projects worth over one billion afghanis were approved, and a series of amendments were made to 14 projects.
The source adds that for six projects, committees were assigned to negotiate with winning companies regarding project prices and submit reports to the leadership of the National Procurement Commission.
The contracts of two projects were canceled because the winning companies were unwilling to complete the projects at the agreed contract prices. It was decided that these projects would be put out for tender again and that the companies would be referred to the Deprivation Committee.
Two projects were also put out for re-tendering because the prices submitted by companies in the open tender exceeded the estimated project costs.
For one project, the relevant agency was instructed to re-evaluate companies according to the conditions and submit a report to the leadership of the National Procurement Commission.
The approved and amended projects include: constructing dormitory buildings for the university in Panjshir province, building a medical faculty building for the university in Badakhshan province, completing the first and second phases of the road from Kunar to Nuristan, constructing general hospitals in Giro district, Ghazni province, Bander district, Faryab province, and Spin Ghar district, Nangarhar province, as well as various electricity supply and distribution projects across multiple provinces.
The Economic Deputy emphasized that the approved projects are funded by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
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