Muscat: The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MoTCIT) has floated a tender for the implementation of the new alternative road to Al Jabal Al Akhdhar from Al Batinah South .
The bid is for the preparation of tender documents for the design and building of the road linking Al Jabal Al Akhdhar with South al Batinah.
Tender documents will be available for sale on September 17, with bids expected to be floated on October 15.
The scope for work includes evaluation of submitted financial and technical bids, providing clarification support to the bid enquires, preparing the contract document, and carrying value engineering exercises for the offers.
According to a top official at the MoTCIT, the road project is important as it will easily link prominent tourist sites with the rest of the country.
“Al Jabal Al Akhdhar is one of them as the place has so much potential. Presently, there is only one road to reach Al Jabal Al Akhdhar which is hard to navigate for smaller cars. So, the ministry is looking into one or two alternatives where even smaller cars could travel with ease," he told the Observer.
Around 79,000 people visited Al Jabal Al Akhdhar during the first half of this year. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total number of visitors this year until the end of June 2023 was about 79,034, which included 28,406 Omanis, and 3,848 Saudis. Due to its moderate summer and cold winter, the Al Jabal Al Akhdhar attracts a year-round turnout of visitors. It is also home to many agricultural crops like pomegranates, grapes, peaches, apricots, and roses.
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