Panama-America bridge contract let.
The long awaited bridge over the canal on the Atlantic side will be done in 1,274 days. This will connect the new freeway down the Caribbean and ultimately intercept Petaquilla concessions on the north. With the coast road opening up access to the north, there will be a quick way to Atlantic port of Colon. If you have followed our company you know what this means for us.
ACP delivery order for a company to build bridge over the Canal
08 | 01 | 2013 By Editor / Web
The company Vinci Construction Grands Projects received by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the order to proceed to the construction of the bridge over the Canal on the Atlantic. This company submitted the lowest bid in a public tender that was awarded in October 2012, and where he also participated TRADECO consortia and Acciona-Odebrecht-Hyundai. The construction period of the company to perform the work is of 1,274 days. Vinci Construction Grands Projects submitted the lowest price offer and below the official budget. Documentation submitted by the winning company was analyzed by a committee made up of specialists from the Panama Canal Authority, which reviewed the technical criteria and experience, as the financial capacity of the company responsible for carrying out this work. The ACP awarded the tender for the new bridge based on Article 3 of Law 28 of July 17, 2006, which approved the construction of the third set of locks of the Panama Canal and with available building this cross vehicles in the Atlantic to communicate both sides of the Channel. The bridge design is inspired by similar work in countries such as Spain, Korea, France, China and Japan. was expected to be type double delta-shaped bracing inverted "Y" and four lanes. Its length is 4.6 kilometers including its viaducts and an elevation of 75 meters above sea level. Its construction is entirely of concrete.
