The Executive Board of the National Highway Authority (NHA) has recommended the PC-I for the construction of the Muzaffarabad-Mansehra (China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Link) to the CENTRAL Development Working Party (CDWP)/ Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) for consideration.
The Board meeting was chaired by Capt. (Retd.) Muhammad Khurram Agha, Chairman, NHA. As per the official documents, the Board had an extensive discussion on the PC-I for the construction of Muzaffarabad – Mansehra (CPEC Link) having a length of 26.6 km. Afterward, the Board suggested the PC-I costing Rs 44.72 billion for consideration of CDWP/ECNEC.
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Besides, the Board also deliberated the PC-I for the development of the Road between Shounter (Kel) to Rattu (Gorikot) with the Tunnel at Shounter (81 km). During the meeting, the PC-I was also recommended for the construction of the Road between Shounter (Kel) to Rattu (Gorikot) having the Tunnel at Shounter (81.1 km) costing Rs 61.162 billion for consideration of CDWP/ECNEC.
The NHA Executive Board suggested the PC-I for the development of the 69.7 Km long Sui – Kashmore Highway at a cost of Rs28.396 billion for consideration of CDWP/ECNEC.
The Board meeting further gave approval to the award of the Agreement for “consultancy services for design review and construction supervision of Hoshab-Awaran-Khuzdar; Section of M-8 Project Section-2: Awaran-Naal, Length (168 Km)” to “M/s Zeeruk International (Pvt.) Ltd. in JV with M/s Associated Consulting Engineers-ACE Ltd., M/s Prime Engineering & Testing Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd. and M/s Effective Engineering Expertise (Pvt.) Ltd.”, the effective Consultant in the Combined evaluation at an evaluated cost of Rs506,353,418/-
Meanwhile, the Extension of Time (EOT) No. 04 from August 16, 2021, up to October 22, 2022, having a financial impact of Rs 526.5 million was also approved by the Board meeting. The project was approved in favor of M/s RMC-CLIC JV for the construction of the Peshawar Northern Bypass Project (Package-II).
After extensive discussions, the NHA Board also considered the 2nd revised PC-I for the fulfillment of the remaining works of the 2nd carriageway of Torkam-Jalalabad Road Afghanistan (74.676 km).
