Kathmandu, 6 November: The Nepal Army has stated that construction works of bridges and tunnels in the Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track will be started within the current fiscal year.
As special type of bridges and tunnels has to be constructed in the Fast Track, construction responsibility will be given to the international construction companies. However, general type of bridges will be constructed by local construction companies.
The process of selection of the international companies will be started from 13 November. The Nepal Army, which is constructing the Fast Track, is going to publish pre-qualification notice for the international companies.
According to Bigyandev Pandey, spokesman, NA, by 1 January, 2020, the process of short-listing of the internal bidders will be started.
Short-listing will be made from those international construction companies selected from the pre-qualified bidding for the construction works.
Pandey said that by mid-July, 2020 construction contract process will be completed.
However, for general type of bridges, the selection process of the construction companies will be completed by mid-March, 2020.
Out of 87 bridges, 16 special type of bridges and three tunnels have to be constructed. International construction companies will be selected for those difficult type of bridges and tunnels.
The remaining bridges will be constructed by local construction companies, Pandey said.
People’s News Monitoring Service
Login to add a comment