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SixCo tipped to win Manama bridge contract

By Benjamin Millington on Jan 10, 2010
Publisher: www.constructionweekonline.com

The contract to build Bahrain’s North Manama Causeway could be awarded as soon as April this year, according to Six Construct boss Philippe Dessoy.

The Belgium firm is the front runner to win the contract after submitting the lowest bid of US $260.4 million (BD98.2 million) in a joint venture with Bahraini contracting firm Haji Hassan.

“If we win the contract, it won’t be before the next few months,” Dessoy told Construction Week.

“It seems likely that the contract will be awarded in the second quarter of this year.”

Bids for the project were received by Bahrain’s Ministry of Works in March last year.

Other bidders include Bahrain’s Hafeera Contracting with a bid of $311 million, Korea’s Sungwon Corporation with $315 million and Malaysia’s Gamuda Berhad with $338 million.

The project will link North Manama with the island of Muharraq and wind through Bahrain Bay and Bahrain Financial Harbour. It will be the fourth crossing between Muharraq and the main island.