A report prepared by MEED magazine reviewed the most prominent projects currently being implemented by the Ministries of Health and Public Works in Kuwait. The magazine indicated that the Ministry of Public Works has a huge package of road projects in the country, with about 26 projects totaling $7.6 billion under implementation, but Kuwait’s largest projects are under construction. The construction is the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port Project and the Gamal Abdel Nasser Road Development Project.
The magazine said that the Ministry of Health has a set of major projects, foremost of which is the establishment of a new children’s hospital in Al-Sabah Medical District in Shuwaikh. In March 2016, the local company SSH awarded a contract to study and design the hospital with a capacity of 792 beds in Al-Sabah Specialized Medical District, and the hospital will contain care units for all Medical needs and treatment modalities, and the main contract tender has yet to be launched according to the latest update from MEED after design activities on the project were completed in July 2019.
She indicated that there is also the new Ibn Sina Hospital, which will have 500 beds and complete diagnostic and treatment facilities, but the project entered the “waiting” state in September 2020 and there was no change in its status, and the Ministry of Health plans to build a radiology center in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital at a cost of 16 million. It includes the construction of treatment rooms, a laboratory, the installation of medical equipment, a reception area, an administrative space and parking lots. The main contract was scheduled to be awarded in the third quarter of 2021, to be completed in 2024.
On the other hand, the MEED report dealt with the construction sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, where it indicated that the sector has crossed a turning point after six difficult and challenging years, and that contractors, consultants and suppliers have finally an opportunity to look forward to a return to growth and the possibility of increasing project opportunities. in 2022./ observatorial
