The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced the preferred bidder for the 4th mainland bridge, three years after the expression of interest on the project was advertised.
This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Public Private Partnerships, Mr. Ope George, during a briefing in Ikeja. He said the preferred bidder is Messrs CCECC-CRCCIG CONSORTIUM.
According to Mr. George, the Fourth Mainland Bridge (4MB) Project, which is a proposed PPP transport infrastructure development, will comprise the construction and operation of a greenfield tolled road and bridge with a design speed of 120km/h, including the development of adjacent real estates.
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He explained that the Bridge, when completed, would become the second longest in Africa with three toll plazas, nine interchanges, a 4.5km Lagoon Bridge and an eco-friendly environment. He added that the bridge is expected to span about 37 kilometres, starting from Abraham Adesanya in Ajah, on the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe corridor and traverse the North West towards the Lagoon shoreline of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway via Owutu/Isawo in Ikorodu.
“You will recall that the Lagos State Government commenced a Competitive Bidding process for the selection of a Concessionaire, by the issuance of the Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) on 27th of November, 2019 A total of 52 responses were received with 32 being responsive.
“Subsequently, a Request for Quotation (RFQ) was issued on 10th February 2020 to the 32 eligible applicants and responses were received on 15th April, 2020 with a total of 15 responses. Upon evaluation, six bidders met the criteria to progress to the Request for Proposal (RfP) stage”, he said.
The 4th mainland bridge had a record of about 39 companies that have shown their readiness to execute the project through partnership in 2019. But the state government said the process will have to go through six stages before a finalist would be selected for the sake of transparency, which explains partly while it took this long for a bidder to be chosen.
Some of the companies that had expressed interest in the project include: Julius Berger, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Company Limited, Kyeryong Construction Company, Pythgoras Holdings, CRCCCI Nigeria, China State Construction and Engineering Corporation Nigeria Limited, Bua International Limited.
Mr. George explained that the Bids have now been evaluated and Messrs. CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium emerged as the preferred bidder, while the Messrs MOTA-ENGIL (NIGERIA & AFRICA), CCCC & CRBC CONSORTIUM, were chosen as the reserved bidder for the Fourth Mainland Bridge project.
The 4th mainland project was conceived years ago as a way to tackle traffic congestion in Lagos. In 2008, NLE’ Works designed the visual concept of the bridge and it was approved by the State Government. However, the project has been repeatedly hindered by lack of funds, prompting the involvement of PPP.
The bridge was designed with about eight interchanges to enable interconnectivity to many parts of Lagos, in addition to its four-lane dual carriageway that comprises three lanes and two meters hard shoulders on each side. Mr. George said it will reduce congestion on the existing Carter, Eko and Third Mainland Bridges while opening new areas of the City for future development.