Malawi Roads Authority Awards K587 Billion Road Contracts to 2 Firms

Two construction firms are in line to share a whopping K587.1 billion to fix a 105km stretch of road in northern Malawi. The Roads Authority (RA) has picked Unik Construction Engineering Ltd to rehabilitate the 53km Chiweta-Wovwe Bridge section in Rumphi and Karonga districts, in a deal worth K326.1 billion. Chinese giant China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation is tipped to bag the 52km Wovwe Bridge-Karonga stretch in Karonga District, for K261 billion. Lot 1 (Unik): K6.15 billion per km Lot 2 (China Civil): K5.02 billion per km Average: K5.59 billion per km That means Lot 1 is costing roughly K1.1 billion MORE for every kilometre than Lot 2. The contracts were revealed in a Notification of Intention to Award, issued under Section 70(1) of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act of 2025. Losing bidders now have until midnight on 22 October to demand a debriefing on why they missed out. They can also lodge a formal complaint against the decision. The deals are not yet signed off and could still change once the standstill period ends. Chiweta-Karonga section lies along the M1 stretching from Songwe Border down to Nsanje. Read the original article on Nyasa Times . AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.