Lagos Government Picks China’s Consortium, CCECC-CRCCIG, For the Construction of 4MB
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Gov. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu unveiled the Fourth Mainland Bridge Project, 4MB
The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Public-Private Partnerships, OPPPs, today announced Messrs. CCECC-CRCCIG CONSORTIUM as the preferred bidder for the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge project.
Special Adviser to the Governor on OPPPs, Mr. Ope George, who disclosed this during a briefing at the PPP Office in Ikeja, said the Fourth Mainland Bridge, 4MB, Project, which is a proposed PPP transport infrastructure development, will comprise the construction and operation of a greenfield tolled road and bridge with a design speed of 120km/h, including the development of adjacent real estates.
George added that the Bridge, when completed, would become the second longest in Africa with three toll plazas, nine interchanges, a 4.5km Lagoon Bridge and an eco-friendly environment. It is also expected to span about 37kilometres, starting from Abraham Adesanya in Ajah, on the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe corridor, and traverse the North West towards the Lagoon shoreline of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway via Owutu/Isawo in Ikorodu.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on PPPs said, “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. A total of 52 responses were received with 32 being responsive”.
George said further, “Subsequently, a Request for Quotation (RFQ) was issued on 10th February 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”, he added.
He explained that the Bids have now been evaluated and Messrs. CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium emerged as the preferred bidder while the Messrs. MOTA-ENGIL (NIGERIA &AFRICA), CCCC & CRBC CONSORTIUM, as the reserved bidder for the Fourth Mainland Bridge project.
The Special Adviser restated that the Bridge will reduce congestion on the existing Carter, Eko, and Third Mainland Bridges while opening new areas of the City for future developments.
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This 4mb project is a misplaced priority moreover when the first term of the governor will expire in less than six months. What the state government needs to do is to buy high capacity pax boats to convey Lagos residents from point a to point b, thereby reducing the vehicular movement within the state. I’m at loss why the state will sunken in to more debt. Does the state have enough money to pay for this contract with out going a borrowing. We need to reduce the debt burden of the states and the country for the incoming generations. Giving out the contract for project will be nothing else but penny wise pound foolish policy to say the least.