28 November 2008
Lagos — Big construction companies have started indicating interest in Lagos State's proposed 10-lane Badagry Expressway.
The 60.3 kilometre expressway, which would incorporate light rail transport and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) facilities, is expected to begin at Eric Moore in Surulere, and terminate in Badagry.
The response to the state government's call for bids is described as overwhelming, not just because of the number of bids received, but also for the pedigree of the companies that have shown interest in executing what is a massive infrastructural project.
When the bids were opened last week, 10 companies showed interest, either in constructing segments of the road or in handling the whole project.
Firms bidding for the entire stretch of the proposed expressway (Eric Moore-Mile 2- Agbara-Badagry) include the Arab Contractors, Hi-Tech Construction, Moreno, Salini Nigeria Limited and the Ugur BAS/China Harbour Engineering Construction consortium.
Bids for the Eric Moore-Mile 2 segment came from P.W. Nigeria and Key-Based Ventures, while Chinese Construction Engineering Company expressed interest in the Mile 2-Agbara-Badagry portion, the same stretch that attracted bids from CGGC Global Project Nigeria and Lekon Engineering Service Limited. The Badagry Expressway project is conceived as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), and is seen as potentially cementing the PPP concept as solution for Lagos State's massive infrastructural challenges.
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