Evaluation of the Expressions of Interest (EoI) by companies to build the new Demerara Harbour Bridge continues, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says and it is not yet clear when there will be a shortlist.
“They are with the evaluators. The submissions were voluminous so I am not be able to say how soon it would be completed,” Edghill told Stabroek News on Tuesday when contacted for an update.
In late September the government had advertised for EoIs for the prequalification process to design-build the new Demerara Harbour Bridge with available financing options. The notice for the EoI explained that the Ministry of Public Works wished to embark on the construction of a new four-lane, high-span fixed bridge in the vicinity of the current location and which terminates at Nandy Park on the East Bank of Demerara. “The new design of the Demerara Harbour Bridge will not require opening or retraction to allow for maritime traffic and will be built with a life span of at least 50 years,” it specified.
