Of the four pre-qualified companies, Dragados Sucursal Panamá S.A., chose not to present their proposal at the event convened by the institution.

From a statement issued by the Ministry of Public Works:

June 29, 2018. The Ministry of Public Works (MOP) today held the event to reveal the economic proposals for the design and construction of the Fourth Bridge over the Panama Canal, whose reference price by the institution was B / .1,607,997,792.00. This price could be revealed today, having been kept in a vault, in secret.

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The company Consorcio Panamá Cuarto Puente (China Communications Construction Company and China Harbor Engineering Company LTD), of the four prequalified companies was the one that presented an economic offer close to the reference price set by the Ministry of Public Works, in the order of B / .1,420,027,324.73.

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