Kuwait’s industrial sector is close to establishing the first industrial zone in Kuwait that will be specialized in the recycling of industrial and other waste, and the Public Authority for Industry is reportedly in the final stages of selecting a company that will provide consulting services for study and design work, preparing tender documents, and supervising the implementation of a project to establish, operate and maintain the infrastructure and basic recycling industries in the Shagaya region south of Al-Salmi Road in the north of the country.
Informed sources told Al-Qabas daily that the Authority is seeking to design a smart infrastructure for the region that meets the specifications of sustainability that keep pace with the most important global developments and technological developments in the recycling sector.
The same sources indicated that the project will be built on 2 square kilometers area consisting of 215 plots that will be allocated to factories for recycling industrial waste, such as tires, plastics, wood, construction materials, metals, and the recycling of oils of all kinds, and other materials that can be recycled.
With regard to the current status of the project, the sources indicated that the authority has prepared a concept for the plan for the location of the two projects and the distribution of the basic components of the project (industrial plots, services and necessary facilities) with the approval of the cadastral plan by the Kuwait Municipality.
The sources indicated that the primary task of the consulting company will be to review, study and develop the perceptions set by the Authority for the project to comply with the requirements, references and laws of government agencies.
Regarding the obstacles facing the speedy implementation of the project, the sources pointed out that there are some obstacles that are expected to be tackled soon, including the presence of damaged and stacked tires at the project site, as the authority is currently working to deal with and remove them in coordination with the Environment Public Authority, in addition to the road leading to the project site in the Shagaya area which has to be paved with asphalt, and there are vouchers that were temporarily given for the purpose of storing tires for the benefit of a number of investors, and they will be dealt with soon in accordance with the legal frameworks for the benefit of all parties, whether the industry body or the investors.
The sources confirmed that the investors granted by the Authority temporary vouchers for tire recycling will retain their right to distribute industrial vouchers in the Shagaya area, and their contracts will be converted from temporary to traditional and sustainable contracts.
With regard to the duration of the project implementation and the requirements of the consulting contract to be signed soon, the sources said that the contract extends to 1395 days, or approximately 4 years, in which the consulting company is committed to completing all the study, design and supervision of the implementation of the contracted project, and it starts from the date mentioned in the order to start the work. .
The term of the contract includes the following:
— Duration of completion of the study and design work: It is (665 days) starting from the date of issuance of the work commencement order, which must be issued within 30 days from the date of signing the contract.
— The completion period, including the infrastructure: it is (730 days) starting from the date of notifying the consultant of the commencement of the project implementation works.
The sources indicated that the initial plan for the site of the Shagaya industrial area will include, in addition to industrial plots with recycling activity, the following services complete with smart electronic meters to measure the use of networks and water leak detection sensors.
— The road network
— The sewage network
— Industrial drainage network
— Fresh water network
— Treated water network
— Rain water network
— Irrigation network
— Soil moisture sensors.
— Communication and information technology network
–Designing a telephone network that conforms to the best standards, while facilitating the process of developing the network in the future.
— Distributing wireless network points to cover the area to facilitate the installation of advanced equipment.
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