The Mersey Gateway Project has invited final tenders from the three shortlisted bidders. The bidders have been asked to submit their tenders by 10 April, and an announcement about the identity of the preferred bidder is due in June. The project team has also approved an addition to the Merseylink consortium: Samsung C&T Corporation has joined the Merseylink consortium as part of the construction joint venture, partnering FCC Construcción S.A. and Kier Infrastructure and Overseas Limited