A total of 30 companies have expressed interest in conducting a feasibility study and detailed designs for the construction of a Corentyne River bridge connecting Guyana and Suriname.
The companies have submitted proposals and are from the Netherlands, Turkey, United States of America, Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Italy, India, Spain, Suriname, Philippines, Canada, Dubai, China, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Lebanon.
Some of the proposals submitted were for joint ventures.
Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill has expressed great satisfaction and is heartened by both the number of responses and how wide the geographical spread of interest is
“It is clear that the world is interested in Guyana and its development. People want to participate, invest and have a stake. This is good for both countries,” Edghill said in a release from Ministry of Works.
Through the bilateral cooperation agreement signed with Suriname and through a joint process, the successful bidder will be selected.
The Ministry expects this process to be advanced swiftly as both Guyana and Suriname are committed to the finalization of this project.
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