The Kuwait Ministry of Public Works has officially released the Kabad Kabad Area Road, Bridge, and Public Facilities Construction and Maintenance Project in the official Kuwaiti Al Youm bulletin. The project will be tendered through the CAPT Public Tendering Bureau and will last for 36 months. It will connect multiple newly built residential areas and industrial new cities, and is an important infrastructure sector of Kuwait's 2035 vision. The project services cover key areas such as South Saad Abdullah New City, West Abdullah Mubarak City, and Shadadia Industrial City, with the core goal of improving regional traffic efficiency and connecting residential areas with industrial hubs. For Chinese road, bridge, and municipal enterprises deeply involved in the Kuwaiti market, this is an important window period to consolidate their local market position.

Open up the industrial artery of the new city

The main construction content of the project includes road engineering: new construction and expansion of regional road networks; Complete the connection of Kabad Sulaibiya section of the 6.5 Ring Road to Salmi Highway; Connect with the Sixth Ring Road, Seventh Ring Road, and Salmi Main Road to improve the urban skeleton road network. Bridge engineering: Construct 2 motor vehicle bridges and 2 pedestrian bridges to enhance cross line traffic capacity and adapt to future traffic volume growth needs. Public and municipal supporting facilities: rainwater drainage system to solve the problems of water and asphalt pavement damage on the road surface; Upgrade farms, sewage treatment plants, oil and gas wells, industrial park supporting roads and public pipeline facilities, including operation and maintenance work. Supplementary bidding update: CAPT has also extended the bidding deadline for feasibility study, design, and construction supervision of the PAFN headquarters of the Food and Nutrition Administration to October 13, 2026. Relevant enterprises can simultaneously pay attention to this bidding opportunity.

Chinese funded enterprises have obvious advantages

The Kabad area is a hot spot for infrastructure development in Kuwait in recent years, and China Construction has landed the EPC and operation project for the North Kabad large-scale sewage treatment plant; Enterprises such as Gezhouba are deeply involved in the infrastructure of South Saad Abdullah New City; Multiple Chinese funded road and bridge enterprises have experience in implementing 6.5 ring roads and possess technical and local performance advantages. The release of this project brings multiple opportunities: in terms of general contracting bidding opportunities, the project belongs to the MPW Xianhui Municipal Road and Bridge Project, covering road, bridge, rainwater pipe network, public facility renovation and maintenance, which is highly compatible with the new city infrastructure and ring road construction business already implemented by Chinese enterprises in Kuwait. The Chinese funded team is familiar with the design specifications for roadbed, high-temperature pavement construction, and rainwater drainage in the desert area of Kuwait. They have local equipment, labor, and supply chain resources, and their past performance in similar projects can be directly used for qualification review. In terms of subcontracting and supply chain opportunities, road and bridge construction includes covering roadbeds, asphalt pavements, bridge structures, and traffic signs and markings; The municipal pipeline network covers rainwater drainage and public pipeline renovation; The supply of equipment and materials includes asphalt, steel bars, prefabricated bridge components, and water supply and drainage pipes. Keywords: Middle East news and information, infrastructure, industrial city

Risk Warning and Suggestions

Chinese investment participation needs to focus on strict CAPT bidding rules, high requirements for qualification documents, local performance, financial capabilities, and equipment and personnel configuration. The construction period is 36 months, and the effective construction time is compressed by the high temperature in summer and Ramadan. The project includes construction and maintenance, and the quotation needs to consider the later maintenance costs. The project passes through farms, sewage treatment plants, oil and gas wells, and industrial areas, with complex pipelines on site. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare contingency plans in advance for change visa management. In terms of standard adaptation, local municipal and road bridge regulations in Kuwait shall be implemented, and rainwater drainage system shall be the key assessment item. The design and construction cannot directly copy domestic standards. It is recommended to continuously track the official announcement of CAPT, sort out the performance of local roads, bridges, and municipal pipeline networks of enterprises, and evaluate the path of independent bidding or joint venture operation; Subcontracting and material supply enterprises actively communicate with potential general contractors; Pay attention to the PAFN headquarters section that has been postponed until October 13, 2026, and conduct project portfolio analysis.Editor/Gao Xue