Ruparelia Group's VCON, one of East Africa's competent civil
engineering companies, has been won a $9.1 million (UGX 34 billion) contract to
build the Faculty of Engineering at Mbale-based Islamic University in Uganda
(IUIU).
This project's infrastructure comprises the main academic
building and the hostels.VCON, represented by Ruparelia Group chairman Sudhir
Ruparelia and IUIU principal Prof. Ismail Simbwa Gyagenda, inked the deal last
week after the IsDB's no-objection letter.
The project is planned to be finished in 15 months,
according to the agreement. Prof. Gyagenda said after the signing that the project had
been long delayed and requested the contractor to execute the work within the
stipulated time period while adhering to the approved specifications and
standards.
"This project is critical because science and
technology are the engines of growth in the country and around the world,"
Gyagenda remarked. Dr. Sudhir guaranteed the institution that the project would
be finished on schedule and with high standards.
"Our company currently has 11 ongoing construction
projects, and this will be added on with sufficient technical capacity,"
he stated.
VCON was founded on April 4, 2016, as a Building and Civil
Engineering Construction Company with the capabilities of executing projects
with a professional touch, with a focus on quality satisfaction and timely
project completion.
The business is completely equipped with cutting-edge
technology in order to satisfy the standard standards for a construction
organization firm. The organization strongly believes in producing high-quality
product at the lowest possible cost and is committed to completing assignments
on time.
According to firm executives, they established themselves in
Uganda because they are well-versed in the industry, which would enable them to
do effectively in the present competitive construction sector. The business has completed two projects: the
multi-million-dollar Kingdom Kampala Mall, a commercial complex, and two
residential apartment buildings, Tagore Living and Bukoto Living.
