4th Mainland Bridge: Lagos Picks Preferred Bidder For Construction
The Lagos state government has announced the CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium as the preferred bidder for the Fourth Mainland Bridge Construction project.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Private Partnerships, Mr Ope George, disclosed this during a briefing in Ikeja on Thursday.
According to George, the Fourth Mainland Bridge project, a proposed PPP transport infrastructure development, will include the construction and operation of a greenfield tolled road and bridge with a design speed of 120 kilometres per hour, as well as the development of adjacent real estate.
He added that once completed, the bridge would be the second longest in Africa, with three toll plazas, nine interchanges, a 4.5km Lagoon Bridge, and an eco-friendly environment.
The project, according to George, will span about 37 kilometres, beginning in Ajah on the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe corridor and continuing north-west to 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,” George said.
“A total of 52 responses were received with 32 being responsive.
“Subsequently, a request for quotation (RFQ) was issued on February 10, 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.”
The list was further streamlined to three bidders last month, as the state promised to announce the winner by year's end.
George explained that the bids have now been evaluated and CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium emerged as the preferred bidder while the Mota-Engil (Nigeria and Africa) CCCC & CRBC Consortium, was chosen as the reserved bidder for the project.
The special adviser said the bridge would reduce congestion on the existing Carter, Eko and Third Mainland Bridges while opening new areas of the city for future developments.