Twenty-two companies from around the world have submitted bids to conduct a feasibility study and design for the new bridge across the Demerara River.
The bids were opened yesterday at the offices of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), located in the Ministry of Finance compound, at Main and Urquhart Streets, Georgetown.
Minister within the Ministry of Infrastructure Annette Ferguson told Stabroek News that the study is expected to last nine months. She said that three connections are being examined for the construction of the new bridge.
They are: between Houston, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and Versailles, West Bank Demerara (WBD); between Peter’s Hall, EBD and Schoonord, on the WBD; and between New Hope, EBD and at Laurentia Catherina, WBD.
The bridge must have a navigational clearance of 100 metres wide with navigational aids,
