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Two design-and-build contracts awarded for climate-resilient long-span bridges in Sierra Leone

World Bank award notices name China Railway Seventh Group for Lot 2 and MATIERE/SECON (JV) for Lot 1, each for two long-span bridges and their link roads.

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The World Bank has published two contract award notices for the design and build of climate-resilient long-span bridges and their link roads in Sierra Leone. Both notices give an award notification date of 28 September 2026 and a duration of 30 months.

Lot 2 is awarded to China Railway Seventh Group Co Ltd, with a signed contract price of USD 20,701,111.10. Lot 1 is awarded to MATIERE/SECON (JV), with a signed contract price of USD 24,195,636.29. Each lot covers two bridges and their link roads.

The procurement is part of the Sierra Leone Connectivity and Agricultural Market Infrastructure Project (P178683), financed by IDA credit IDA-E3340. The bid description refers to four climate-resilient long-span bridges in total.

The notices are the official record of the awards; the bidding documents and the evaluation details are not part of this record.

Sources

  1. World Bank procurement notice OP00473737: Contract award, long-span bridges Lot 2, Sierra LeoneOfficial noticeWorld BankPublished 7 October 2026Read 23 October 2026
  2. World Bank procurement notice OP00473751: Contract award, long-span bridges Lot 1, Sierra LeoneOfficial noticeWorld BankPublished 7 October 2026Read 23 October 2026

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