Major global companies vying for metro project in Bahrain

Major global companies vying for metro project in Bahrain

A NUMBER of major international companies have expressed interest in working on Bahrain’s ambitious metro project.These include firms specialised in mass rapid transit and construction activities from countries such as France, China and India.

The Transportation and Telecommunications Ministry had floated a tender for the project last year, saying that it would “pre-qualify suitably experienced companies with relevant expertise to design, build, finance, operate, maintain and transfer the project”.

The GDN has secured the list prepared by the Tender Board of pre-qualified applicants for phase one of the project.

From Bahrain, three companies are on the list as part of consortia. They are Ahmed Mansoor Al A’ali, Almoayyed Contracting Group and GFH Financial Group.Indian companies making the grade are Larsen and Toubro Limited and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited.

Three Chinese companies have been listed, according to a spokesman from the Chinese Embassy in Bahrain.These include consortia such as the China Railway Group Limited, China Railway Construction Corporation International Limited and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited.The spokesman added that the Chinese government supported and encouraged competent enterprises to take part in the economic and social development of Bahrain.

“Firstly, the Belt and Road Initiative of China is highly compatible with Bahrain Economic Vision 2030,” he