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Nineveh Governorate held a conference on Tuesday to refer the riverfront project on the right side of Mosul.
Nineveh Governor Abdul Qadir al-Dakhil revealed that he had sent a direct invitation to six foreign companies to implement the riverfront project.
Al-Dakhil explained that the project, in its first phase, includes organizing and rehabilitating the riverfront between the Old and Fifth Bridges on the right coast, and rehabilitating 273 houses according to a Mosul heritage character, which will be used as residential areas, cafes, motels, and tourist facilities.
The matter is not limited to that, as the project will include the construction of corridors, terraces, green spaces, and a boat marina, in addition to commercial, historical, and craft activities.
Regarding the companies submitting offers, Al-Dakhil revealed that 37 companies submitted for the project, and that Nineveh Governorate sent direct invitations to six of them, as the offers of these companies will be analyzed within a maximum period of one month, and then one company will be selected from them, and it will begin work one month after the complete referral.
As for the value of the project, the Governor of Nineveh confirmed that the total value of the project amounts to 98 billion Iraqi dinars, 80 billion of which are for the value of the project, in addition to 18 billion as reserve amounts in the event of conflicts or additional work.
Regarding the time period for implementing the riverfront project, Al-Dakhil stated that the implementation period will not exceed two years and with a 24-hour working system, stressing that there are efforts to shorten the implementation period to only 18 months.
The riverfront project is considered one of the most important and promising projects if implemented, as it will extend along the bank of the Tigris River between the Iron Bridge and the Fifth Bridge on the right side of Mosul, specifically in the old Mosul area in the Al-Shahwan, Qlayaat and Al-Maydan neighborhoods.
These areas were subjected to total destruction during the military operations to liberate Mosul from ISIS in 2016 and 2017.
