At this meeting in which the NPC members, ministries, officials of the procuring entities, national and international observers had also participated, 10 new projects with the total value of 1.3 billion Afs were approved, as following:
- The Contract for construction of the Cancer Treatment Center at Aliabad Hospital of the Kabul Medical University.
- The contract for construction of the Administration and Public Policy faculty of Kabul University.
- The contract for Construction of the Balkh University’s Medical Faculty.
- The construction contract of Bustan e Kabul road in 17th District of Kabul.
- The road construction contract with 10 km long in Shindand district of Herat.
- The contract for construction of 100 beds hospital at Jawzjan province.
- The rehabilitation contract of Shahid Sardar Mohammad Khan`s Hospital which was conditionally approval.
- The contract for procurement of 19 information technology items required by the MoI.
- The contract for procurement of two types of firewood required by military units of the National Army.
- The contract for procurement of a vehicle required by the Administrative Office of the President.
In addition, the National Procurement Commission (NPC) approved time extension for the construction of water supply network in Charikar city of Parwan province. The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development informed regarding the contractor’s investment on pipe production required in this project, and ensured the realization of the NPC’s decision on prioritizing the domestic products in projects. H.E. the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan appreciated the contractor’s initiative, but insisted on timely completion of this project, due to urgent need of Charikar residences to water.
On the other hand, the National Procurement commission rejected the Ministry of Public Health’s proposal for procuring 121 ambulance and emphasized that the government to government contract with the Uzbekistan shall be reconsidered, and in case if the companies would like to step in, it should have been open bidding method. Meanwhile, the Kabul Municipality’s proposal for procuring 22 vehicles returned for further assessment. The NPC also referred the Ministry of Public Health’s proposal for approval of Kandahar 350 bed hospital’s overtime to be scrutinized by the both Ministries of Finance and Economy in the light of budget guidance.
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