Handover of army flats begins
The foundation stone of the project was laid in September 2013.
By
Ahmed Sadhoof Moosa
The keys to the SIFCO Hiyaa flats began on Wednesday.
The SIFCO flat project, which was decided to be built during the government of former President Dr Mohamed Waheed, has been severely delayed for various reasons. However, this government has finally completed the flats and begun handing over the keys to the soldiers who received the flats on Wednesday.
Defence chief Abdulla Shamal and his deputy Abdul Raheem Abdul Latheef handed over the keys of the SIFCO flats to the recipients at a ceremony held there Wednesday.
The flats recipients were determined by a draw held earlier this month.
SIFCO Flat Project:
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The foundation stone of the project was laid in September 2013
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Includes 330 flats to provide housing for soldiers and their families
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Three towers; three-bedroom apartments all
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The kitchen cupboard set, oven and stove have now been installed
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AC has been installed and electricity, water and sewerage networks have also been completed
Over the past 10 years, the contractor for the police and army flats projects has changed twice.
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Initially, both projects were awarded to Noomadi
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The contract with the company was terminated and the two projects were then awarded to Thailand’s Island Expert
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A valuation audit was conducted earlier last year to take over the police flat project and hand it over to another company
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Amin Construction was awarded the contract for the police flats on December 30, 2021 to complete the unfinished works
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The army flats were handed over to a Chinese company; the work was completed by the company
