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February |
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| March |
- Execution of
Concession Agreement
- Selection of
winning bidder
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| March-
June |
- Negotiation of
Concession Agreement
- Finalization
of financing for Phase 1 (Bidders)
- Cabinet
approved award of contract to Bouygues Travaux
Publics of France to build Highway 2000.
- The Rt. Hon.
P.J. Patterson officially announced Bouygues
Travaux Publics as the successful bidder.
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| August |
- Memorandum of
Understanding signed between the Government of
Jamaica and the Government of Malaysia for
technical assistance with the implementation of
the toll road
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| November |
- Five
agreements were signed between the Government of
Jamaica (NROCC) and Bouygues: They were the
Concession, Equity Shareholders, Implementation,
Government Procured Debt and Guarantee
Agreements.
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| December |
- NROCC
announced subscription of the first
inflation-indexed 30 year bond which
subsequently raised J$3.5B.
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