YEREVAN, Armenia, Aug.11 (Xinhua)-- A tender has been announced on the design and construction of a bridge over River Debed along the Armenia-Georgia border, reported Armenpress on Thursday.
The tender will be open until September 20 within the procurement system of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development. In the first phase of selection only the technical capacities of applicant companies will be considered. The second phase will see that the clarified and updated proposals and commercial applications are reviewed.
It is expected that the implementation of the contractual commitment will commence on December 28 and will last for three and a half years, including 18 months for designing and construction, as well as 24 months for the elimination of identified shortcomings. The project will be financed by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development but the loan will be equally paid for by Armenia and Georgia.
The agreement on building this bridge dubbed as the Bridge of Friendship was signed between the governments of Armenia and Georgia in December of 2014.
