Clarifications requested by companies interested in giving maintenance of the America bridge it led to a new change in the opening date of economic bids.
Now, This phase will take place on April 14delaying another two weeks, since it was scheduled for March 31.
Inquiries were made about assessment of the upper and lower structure of the bridge and rehabilitation of the bridge slab, which covers 6,000 square meters.
Also, there are doubts about the strength of the material that will be used for the repair and the exact scope of work.
The works on this bridge caused more doubts than those of the Centennial, because It presents greater deterioration due to greater use and longevity.
“We were able to add and ask the minister for additional time to improve the specifications. The concern revolves around the concrete slab which is a defect,” he commented. Rolando Lay, National Director of Studies and Design of the Ministry of Public Works (MOP)in previous statements for this medium.
For work on the Bridge of America two calls were madeleaving the first gap, precisely because the companies had numerous doubts about the statement of objections.
The the second call was made on January 20keeping the benchmark price of the project at $5.2 million.
In case of centennial bridgetwo consortia presented their technical and financial proposals, and the report of the evaluation commission is awaited.
He CAA Centennial Bridge Rehabilitation Consortiumconsisting of the companies CentroEquipos, SA, ARD Engineering Inc and ATP Electronics, SA, presented an offer of 6 million 204 thousand 759 dollars and 43 cents ($6,204,759.43).
The second consortium that submitted a proposal was Doloopo Panama, Corp.a company developing works, mainly in the central provinces, which offered 5 million 100 thousand dollars ($5,100,000.00).
The estimated reference price for the maintenance of the second bridge over the Panama Canal amounts to 5 million 641 thousand 716 dollars with 16 cents ($5,641,716.16).
Source: Panama America
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