Sri Lanka (Commonwealth) _ KDAW Construction has joined CWEIC as a new strategic partner and its Managing Director Menuwan Weerasinghe joined the Global Advisory Council.
A renowned construction firm with its headquarters located in Sri Lanka, K.D.A. Weerasinghe & Co. has a UK subsidiary called KDAW Construction. With 32 years of expertise as an EPC Contractor, KDAW is well-versed in the design and construction of drinking water and irrigation projects, as well as roads and expressways.
K.D.A. Weerasinghe & Co.’s Managing Director, Menuwan Weerasinghe has over fifteen years of expertise in the building and teaching industries. He had previously been the Secretary of the Major Contractors of Sri Lanka and a Director of the National Savings Bank Fund Management Company. Menuwan was a member of the industry on the University of Moratuwa’s Civil Engineering Department’s Industry Consultative Board.
Mr. K.D.A. Weerasinghe formed the firm in 1987, and in 1991 it became recognized as a limited liability company. Despite having a modest beginning, the firm has grown to become one of the biggest in the nation and has been certified by the CIDA as Grade CS2.
For more than 15 years, K.D.A. Weerasinghe & Co. Pvt Ltd (KDAW) has been a leading contractor for roads, highways, airports, water supply, and irrigation projects. It has the highest ICTAD/CIDA accreditation. With more than 27 years of experience, the business has completed more than 250 interdisciplinary projects that have resulted in more than 3000 km of highways and roads, More than 35 bridges and 1500 kilometers of pipe work.
A portion of the southern expressway, six of the eleven southern expressway link roads, the Galle road, the Galle fort internal roads, the distribution and transmission lines in the Echchalampatuttu, Mannar, and Ruhunupura water supply schemes, the 3 km surface water dam in Vavuniya, and the taxiways and aprons of the Bandaranaike International Airport and Ratmalana Domestic Airport are just a few of the notable projects completed by KDAW. Our building performance has been consistently praised throughout the years, and we have earned accolades for excellence both domestically and abroad.
KDAW now employs a broad staff that comprises skilled and experienced engineers in the fields of civil, mechanical, chemical, mining, material, and electrical engineering. Additionally, as the firm is forward- and backward-integrated, all items related to aggregate, concrete, asphalt, and road concrete are derived from quarries and factories run by the corporation.
To serve the company’s ongoing projects and ensure maximum efficiency, KDAW runs strategically situated metal quarries, crusher plants, asphalt plants, and concrete batching plants around the nation. In order to support building efforts and guarantee top-notch work, the firm has a fleet of more than 650 modern heavy machinery units.
The company adheres to ISO 9001-Quality Management Systems (QMS), ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and ISO 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSAS) since it is an ISO Certified Company.
Large-scale infrastructure projects that KDAW has consistently delivered after winning competitive bidding and the business has finished more than 30 Asian Development Bank-funded projects on schedule and at the greatest standards in just the previous five years. Company’s customers, which include the China National Aero Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC), Taisei Corporation, National Water Supply and Drainage Board, Airport & Aviation Services [SL] Limited, Josef Riepl (JR), Sumitomo Corporation, and Lahmeyer International, as well as consultants from URS, SMEC, URS, Mott Mac Donald’s, and Engineering Science Inc., have all highly praised its performance.
The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) provides customers with a distinct viewpoint since its members have experience working across parties and in top positions to handle some of the most difficult problems. Other businesses cannot match the personal network and degree of influence that come with this level of expertise and nonpartisan credentials.
The team at Commonwealth Strategic Partners, with offices in Harrisburg and Washington, D.C., has over 60 years of combined expertise. Having worked in top positions and across parties to handle some of the most difficult situations, we provide clients with a unique viewpoint. Other businesses cannot match the personal network and degree of influence that come with this level of expertise and nonpartisan credentials. We are skilled in amplifying your voice at every level of government and putting your demands in front of the appropriate people at the appropriate time.
