April date for Panama Canal bridge tender award?

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has tendered a consultancy to complete designs for a new long-span cable-stayed bridge on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal.
March 5, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The 1562 Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has tendered a consultancy to complete designs for a new long-span cable-stayed bridge on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal.

The consultant will deliver final designs, construction specification and estimated construction cost, which is not to exceed US$350 million, it is reported. .

A site visit is scheduled for 2 March, 2011, and bids are due 30 March.

ACP will reportedly award the tender at the end of April, and aims to tender construction of the bridge in February 2012.

The structure must have a vertical clearance of 75m above the canal, taking into account the possibility of a fourth set of locks, with a lifespan of 100 years.

The project also includes designing access roads on either side of the canal, as well as other bridges that may be required as part of those roads.

The contractor will have 270 working days from the award notice to complete the designs.

Bidders must have designed at least three comparable projects within the last 25 years. At least one of those designed must be within the last ten years and must be built or at least 50% complete at the time of submitting the proposal.
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