The Government of Guyana has started negotiations with the second rank bidder for the New Demerara River Bridge (NDRB) concession after a disagreement with the preferred bidder over price. Earlier the authority selected China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. as preferred bidder for the development of new bridge, but the quoted price tag of US$256.6 million and higher interest rates prevented the deal.
The authority is now negotiating with a consortium of China Railway Construction Corporation (International) Ltd., China Railway Construction (Caribbean a) Co. Ltd, and China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group Co. Ltd. If the talks are successful the contract signature is scheduled to be completed by the end of February 2022.
The concession aims to replace the old floating bridge between Houston on the eastern bank of the Demerara River to Versailles on the western bank of the Demerara River. The new bridge will be 1,500 meter-long with a 50 meter-high movable span and two approach roads of a total length of 600 meters.
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August 16, 2021
Guyana to launch tender for Demerara River Bridge
The Government of Guyana has announced the competitive tendering process for the Demerara River bridge replacement project. The tender documents will be opened on October 03, 2021. The project will re...
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August 24, 2017
Pre-qualification of contractors for a bridge in Guyana
The Government of Guyana is moving along with its plan to construct a new Demerara River Bridge and will soon commence the process of pre-qualifying contractors for the project.
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November 24, 2016
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has since received an offer from LievenseCSO, a Dutch consultancy firm, to conduct the feasibility study and design for the new bridge
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May 19, 2016
Company selected for waste-to-energy project in Guyana
The company selected to develop the Waste-to-Energy Plant for the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill could be given the green light to sign the contract within the next two weeks. The name of the...
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December 08, 2015
National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) opened the bids from seven European and four Chinese companies which signaled their interests for the feasibility study
