Bahrain-based Nass Asphalt said it has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Works and Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning for the management and operation of the national quarry located in Hafeera area of the kingdom.

Under this new agreement, several new procedures and controls have been introduced in co-ordination with the ministry, including on financial, security and safety issues.

The ministry said there will be changes in the prices of materials and in the system of quarry operation as part of the government initiative to optimise the utilisation of valuable and non-renewable resources in the country.

The ministry called upon companies interested in purchasing quarry materials to register with Nass Asphalt and obtain information on the new procedures and prices.

The full resumption of operations of the quarry will start on May 2, it added.-TradeArabia News Service