Minister of Transport and Public Works Jacob Hara has described Kyungu Bridge perennial challenges as unfortunate, saying the importance of the Karonga-Songwe M
April 27, 2021 Duncan Mlanjira - Nyasa Times 1 Comment
The Austrian contractor Strabag International has doubts competence of other bidders and thinks Malawians will get a raw deal and poor infrastructure.
Has decided to withdraw from tender of rehabilitation of Lilongwe-Blantyre M1 Road to avoid being drawn in a cat and dog fight on price than quality.
Suggests that capabilities of contractors must include a sound level of technical and financial strength to assure a good standard of delivery and durability
Following the furore that is surrounding poor workmanship by contractors on Malawian road projects, Strabag International GmbH has withdrawn from the tender process to rehabilitate and widen four sections of Lilongwe-Blantyre M1 Road.
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Scope of work did not include construction and strengthening of the bridge
The People’s Republic of China Embassy in Malawi disowns attribution to the wash away of the Kyungu Bridge in Karonga that has been attributed to the Chinese contractors, Zhejiang Communications Group Co. Ltd, saying the scope of work the company was contracted to do on Karonga-Songwe Road did not include construction and strengthening of this bridge.
This comes amidst the death of three people a Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) officer and his other two friends from the Immigration Department officer who died on Wednesday night (April 21) after the car they were travelling in plunged into a flooded river when they failed to notice that the Kyungu Bridge had been washed away by strong rain water flow.