Kingdom of Bahrain awards $66.3 million project to Indian company, Afcons Infrastructure

3-level highway interchange project will ease Bahrain traffic
Project to be completed in 28 months

Manama (Bahrain), July 28, 2011: The Ministry of Works, Kingdom of Bahrain, has awarded project worth BD 25 million ($66.3 million) to the leading Indian infrastructure company, Afcons Infrastructure Limited.

The project includes construction of 3-level Highway Interchange, with a two-lane flyover to be built on an existing highway---the entry point to Bahrain between the King Fahad Causeway and Khaifa bin Salman Port. The flyover will have an under-pass (tunnel) for three lanes in each direction.

The project needs to be completed in 28 months of time.

Commenting on the prestigious order bagged by Afcons Infrastructure Limited, Mr. Ramkrishnan Ramanan, Director, Transportation, said "this project is a prestigious contract and we target to complete it in 28 months of the stipulated period. Afcons will ensure that the traffic flow is unhindered throughout the construction stage. Every effort will be made to offer employment to local Bahraini, subcontracts to Bahraini agencies and procurement of construction materials from local suppliers. We would like to be the partner in the Growth of Kingdom of Bahrain. Afcons' growing transnational presence only confirms its commitment to execution excellence, innovation and high quality as well as safety standards".

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About Afcons Infrastructure Limited:
AFCONS, a part of Shapoorji Pallonji Group is in operation since 1959.

AFCONS has to its credit an impressive portfolio of Infrastructure Construction in India and abroad. AFCONS has completed over 176 marine works and 132 bridges/flyovers,

3000 lane Km of roads, 4 LNG Tanks, 43 kilometers of Elevated Metro Rail and 9 Tunnels & Hydro Works.

Significantly, AFCONS is recognized for its commitment, quality with strong innovations in executions. It is a delivery focused company with strong execution culture and almost all the projects have been completed on or ahead of schedule. AFCONS has won several awards for Quality & Safety. AFCONS is the only construction company in India to have won World Quality Commitment Award from BID, Business Initiative Directions, Paris, 2009.

AFCONS closed at US $ 640 million turnover in 2010-11, out of which 30% turnover is from overseas markets of Middle East and Africa. In fact for the last 4 years in succession, Afcons has achieved consistently 255 of its turnover from overseas markets.

The portfolio of completed projects is in the countries like Dubai, Oman, Yemen, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Mauritius, Madagascar, etc. Currently AFCONS is working in Oman, Liberia & Jordan and many prestigious projects in India.

AFCONS' Mission Statement
"To be a prominent transnational infrastructure company recognized for business innovations, focused on total satisfaction and enhanced value creation for all its stakeholders"

To contact us please visit www.afcons.com

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