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Kuwait times, Sun, Jun 22, 2025 | Dhu al-Hijjah 26, 1446
PAHW delivers over 44,000 services in May; projects exceed targets
Kuwait:
The Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW)
announced on Thursday that its Citizen Services Department delivered a total of
44,289 services during the month of May, with 24,847 services processed via the
authority’s electronic platforms and the “Sahel” unified government application.
Additionally, 17,397 inquiries were handled through telephone and chatbot
systems, while 2,045 services were provided through in-person reception centers.
Deputy Director General for Public Relations and
Development Affairs and official PAHW spokesperson Omar Al-Ruwaih reviewed the
Authority’s operational achievements in May, highlighting notable progress in
several housing and infrastructure projects. He revealed that the completion
rates for three infrastructure contracts and a main roads contract in the South
Sabah Al-Ahmad project have significantly surpassed contractual expectations.
The main roads contract in the area has reached
50.82 percent completion, exceeding the contractual rate by 6.15 percent.
Meanwhile, the first infrastructure contract, which serves 7,623 plots, recorded
a completion rate of 9.84 percent. The second infrastructure contract, covering
6,189 plots, achieved a 15.78 percent completion rate—8.56 percent above the
target—while the third contract posted a 5.48 percent completion rate. Regarding
the affordable housing initiative, Al-Ruwaih stated that the Authority has
commenced work on six contracts, four of which are currently in the preparatory
phase.
The first contract, which includes the
construction of 1,568 houses, has achieved a 5.44 percent progress rate, ahead
of schedule. Similarly, the second contract has recorded a 3.4 percent
completion rate. In South Saad Al-Abdullah City, Al-Ruwaih noted that three
infrastructure contracts have entered the preparatory phase, covering work on
23,551 plots. The main roads contract for this area has reached a completion
rate of 35.88 percent, outperforming the contractual benchmark by 21.4 percent.
On the status of public building projects, Al-Ruwaih
confirmed that the Authority is currently overseeing the implementation of 217
public buildings across seven major projects. These include 92 buildings under
construction in Mutlaa City, 74 in the affordable housing project, 31 in South
Abdullah Al-Mubarak City, 17 in Sabah Al-Ahmad City, and one building each in
Jaber Al-Ahmad City, Saad Al-Abdullah City, and South Khaitan. Al-Ruwaih also
revealed that PAHW signed four consultancy contracts last month. These include a
contract for managing and supervising infrastructure works for 7,623 plots in
suburbs N5, N7, N9, and N10 in the South Sabah Al-Ahmad project.
Additional contracts were signed for
infrastructure works covering 6,189 units in suburbs N4, N6, and N8, as well as
6,568 units in suburbs N1, N2, N3, and N11 of the same project. A separate
contract was signed for the supervision of roadworks and infrastructure in the
South Saad Al-Abdullah City residential project. Concluding the report, Al-Ruwaih
noted that the Authority issued 32,303 “To Whom It May Concern” certificates to
citizens confirming the completion of building permit procedures in three key
areas: Al-Mutlaa, South Khaitan, and South Abdullah Al-Mubarak.