The Mon State’s Department of Rural Development called for tenders on three rural development projects on Tuesday [April 26]. The projects will focus on roads, bridges and water distribution.

The road project includes construction of a 18/4.78 miles concrete road, 13/1.4 miles of tarred road, 4/4 miles of stone and 2/0.28 miles of dirt road. The bridge development project includes 11 cement-bridges (with 439 feet) and 1 wooden bridge with 40 feet. Additionally, a water-distribution project includes 12 shallowed-wells, 20 deep-wells, 17 hand-dug wells and 8 lakes, according to an announcement by the state’s Department of Rural Development calling for tenders from companies based in Mon State.

“In this 2016-2017 fiscal year, the projects that the Department of Rural Development would implement, with the aid of fundraising, would focus on roads, bridges and water-distribution. We are now opening the tender process. For transparency and public information, we’ve made the announcement in the newspapers,” said U Myo Kyi, the director of Department of Rural Development.

U Myo Kyi continued that the tender committee will inform the respective state government departments and headquarters about the successful tender applicants.

The tender application forms are available from April 26 to May 26 at the Department of Rural Development, according to the Department of Rural Development Department.