Lagos shortlists three bidders for Fourth Mainland Bridge for $2.5bn
A consortium led by Portugal’s builder Mota-Engil and two Chinese ventures has been shortlisted by Lagos State to build a $2.5 billion bridge that is expected to relieve severe congestion in the mega city, an official said on Sunday.
The 37 kilometre Fourth Mainland Bridge, will be built under a public-private partnership. It will include three toll plazas, nine interchanges and a design speed of 120 kilometres per hour, said Jubril Gawat, a senior spokesperson for the Lagos state governor.
Mota-Engil is partnering with China Communication and Construction Corporation and China Road and Bridge Corporation in the bid.
China Gezhouba Group Company and China Geo-Engineering Corporation joint venture and a consortium led by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation are the two other shortlisted bidders.
The winner of the bid will be announced before the end of the year, said Gawat.
Recall that at a media briefing on Saturday in Lagos, the Special Adviser to the Governor on PPP, Mr. Ope George had said the three bidders shortlisted for the RFP Stage II are Mota-Engil (Nigeria & Africa) CCCC & CRBC consort; CGGC-CGC Joint Venture and CCECC & CRCCIG Consortium.
This was contained in a statement released late Saturday.
George explained that the fourth mainland bridge project was a Public-Private Partnership transport infrastructure development, which included the construction and operation of a green field tolled road and bridge with a design speed of 120km/h, including the development of adjacent real estate.
“The bridge is expected to span about 37 kilometres, starting from Abraham Adesanya in Ajah, on the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe corridor and transverse from the Northwest towards the lagoon shoreline of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway via Owutu/Isawo in Ikorodu”, he added.
The Special Adviser said the idea of constructing the fourth mainland bridge was aimed at reducing severe congestion on the existing Third Mainland Bridge while opening new areas for future development, noting that the project is expected to cost about $2.5 billion.
He informed that the project had gone through the competitive bidding process comprising the Request for Proposal Stage I and the Request for Proposal Stage II which was issued to three shortlisted bidders, namely: Mota-Engil (Nigeria & Africa) CCCC & CRBC consort; CGGC-CGC Joint Venture and CCECC & CRCCIG Consortium.
The Special Adviser averred that the Evaluation Committee, which comprise representatives from the Ministry of Works, Office of Public-Private Partnerships and the project Advisers, commenced the evaluation of the submitted RFP Stage II documents by the three shortlisted bidders on the 17th of November 2022 and it that the preferred bidder will be announced before the end of the year.
