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Thai bridge deal discussions

Discussions are being held between the ITD-SMCC consortium and the Thai Government of a key bridge project in the country.
March 1, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Discussions are being held between the ITD-SMCC consortium and the Thai Government of a key bridge project in the country. The discussions focus on the project to construct the 4.3km Nonthaburi 1 Bridge to connect the east bank with the west bank of the Chao Phraya River from Bangkok's Nonthaburi 1 Road. Thailand's Government is looking to reduce the cost of the project. The consortium won the deal with a bid of US$150.5 million. The consortium comprises 1042 Italian-Thai Development and Japanese company 2714 SUMITOMO-Mitsui Construction.

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