Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Alcatel wins Sh15b fibre optic tender

By Noel Wandera

A French telecommunication company, Alcatel has won a Sh15 billion tender to lay a cable connecting the Eastern African coastline to the global fibre optic network.

Representatives of regional state telecommunication companies who formed the project management committee signed a construction and management (CNMA) document at the Stanley Hotel yesterday.

Project co-ordinator, John Sihra, from Zanzibar telecommunication (Zantel) said the "CNMA agreement will guide the project for the next 25 years". He said all the parties involved will abide by it.

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Kenya Pipeline tender attracts ten bidders

By Kimathi Njoka

Two international companies are among 10 firms that have shown interest in a multi billion shilling Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) tender.

The two, China Petroleum and Japan Engineering Corporation, were among the ten companies that tendered for the Mombasa-Nairobi oil pipeline capacity enhancement project. The bids were opened yesterday at the KPC head offices in Nairobi.

The winning bidder will be expected to install four petroleum pumping stations along the existing Mombasa-Nairobi pipeline to enhance the pumping capacity. The first phase involves the construction of four additional pump stations at Samburu, Manyani, Makindu and Konza.

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