🏛️ Cabinet Approves Rs. 174M Consultancy Contract for $ 30M Tourism Program

• Overall Figures & Funding: The Cabinet of Ministers approved a Rs. 173.86 million consultancy contract to support a $ 30 million Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded Sustainable Tourism Sector Development Program. • Target Regions: The initiative focuses on upgrading tourism facilities and infrastructure in the Dambulla-Sigiriya and Trincomalee areas. • Contract Details: Awarded to M/s Resources Development Consultants Ltd., in association with M/s Novel Interdisciplinary Consulting Enterprise Ltd., for detailed project planning and implementation support. • Procurement Process: Out of 15 consultancy firms that submitted Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, 6 were shortlisted and 5 submitted full proposals before final selection by the Cabinet-appointed committee. • Economic Context: Supports the growth and infrastructure development of the national tourism sector across key cultural and coastal hubs.