Forth Bridge: tender process starts

The tender process for the new €2.35 billion Forth Bridge is starting, with Transport Scotland expected to award the contract early in 2010. The project is due for completion in 2016, while the companies expected to bid for the project include Balfour Beatty, Laing O'Rourke, Morgan Est and Vinci. Calls are still being made by some for the government to reinstate the original plan, which called for a wider bridge but would have cost more than twice as much.
July 13, 2012 Read time: 1 min
An artist's impression of (selected design) the cable-stayed new Forth road bridge showing two of the three mono towers.
The tender process for the new €2.35 billion Forth Bridge is starting, with 4068 Transport Scotland expected to award the contract early in 2010.

The project is due for completion in 2016, while the companies expected to bid for the project include 1146 Balfour Beatty, Laing O'Rourke, Morgan Est and 5177 Vinci.

Calls are still being made by some for the government to reinstate the original plan, which called for a wider bridge but would have cost more than twice as much.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Construction of the Gordie Howe Bridge could start in mid-2018
    May 12, 2017
    Construction of the US$2.1 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge is expected to start in late 2018, according to the authority in charge of the project. Preliminary early works on bridge – the second to span the Detroit River ? between Detroit, Michigan in the US and Windsor, in the Canadian province of Ontario have started. A main contractor is likely to be appointed by mid next year. The first phase of early works has focused on fill placement, construction of a perimeter access road and minor utility
    Read More
  • Tender process underway for Polish road projects
    August 18, 2014
    The tender process is underway for two major projects in Poland. One project involves constructing three sections of the new southern ring road around Polish capital Warsaw. Building the 18.5km stretch that comprises the three sections is expected to cost in the region of €1.6 billion. The Polish General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) says that bids have to be submitted by 10th October 2014. The A section will be some 4.6km long, the B section 6.45km long, whilst the C section will be
    Read More
  • Chile project tenders due shortly
    June 27, 2016
    A series of major projects in Chile will be put out to tender by March 2018. These will be worth some US$4.08 billion in all. Further transport projects are planned for Chile and 2021, the total value of these will be worth an impressive $8.28 billion. The country’s Chacao Bridge linking to Chiloe Island and Agua Negra Tunnel connecting with neighbouring Argentina are perhaps the two most notable and ambitious transport projects Chile will be working on. The tender process for the $800 million Principe de G
    Read More
  • Highways England: new agency with long-term investment strategies
    August 18, 2015
    Highways England, created out of the old Highways Agency, was set up on April 1 to oversee a closer relationship between government client and private contractors. World Highways went to a recent forum in London to hear both sides declare their hopes and challenges. Government reforms are often met with a certain amount of scepticism thanks to years of disillusionment over forgotten ministerial promises. Given that, highway contractors in the UK could have been forgiven if they had raised their eyes skyward
    Read More

Highlighted Content