Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) has awarded International Consultants & Technocrats Pvt Ltd (ICT) – an Indian-based company – for the consultation and supervision of the Kombolcha to Mille, via Bati road construction project, Fortune reported.

The 26 million Ethiopian birr contract was signed on August 20, 2013. International Consultants & Technocrats Pvt Ltd. was awarded the contract after competing in an international bid against five companies.

“ICT India offered a lower price and, at the same time, surpassed other competitors in the technical evaluation,” Bekele Nigussie, deputy director of Planning & ICT Department within the Authority, told Fortune.

The construction of the 133km long Kombolcha-Bati-Mille road has been awarded to Zhongmei Engineering Group and Shandong Highway Engineering Construction Group, both Chinese companies. The signing ceremony was held on June 7, 2013, in Addis Ababa.

The first segment, which is 60km long, starts at Kombolcha town and connecting it with Burka town will be constructed by Zhongmei Engineering Group  and the second segment spanning between Burka and Mille will be constructed by Shandong Highway Engineering Construction Group.

International Consultants & Technocrats Pvt Ltd. is an Indian-based engineering consultancy company working in a joint venture with its Ethiopian subsidiary and in partnership with the Ethiopian-based, Civil Works Consulting Engineers.

Source: Fortune