| January |
- Presentations to Parish Councils
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| February |
- Meetings with Dragados, Cintra and Bouygues
- Presentations to Parish Councils, the Diplomatic Community and professional organizations
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| March |
- Pre-bid Conference
- Consultation with Environmental NGOs
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| April |
- Review and selection of three qualified bidders
- Consultation with State Agencies
- Presentations to Parish Councils and the Diplomatic Community
- Consultation with Accompong Maroon Council
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| May |
- Completion of Functional Planning Report which included Technical Requirements, Core Operations and Maintenance Requirements and Core Design and Construction Requirements
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| June |
- Meetings with Bidders and Funding sources
- Release of Confidentiality Agreement to bidders
- Establishment of Data Room at Allen & Overy with immediate access to Request for Proposal (RFP), Data book, Traffic Summary Report and Functional Planning Report
- Acceptance of Functional Planning Report, Traffic Report and Request for Proposal Documents
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| July |
- Release of other technical documents to bidders including Preliminary design, Digital Terrain Model, Strategic Environment Assessment, Geo-technical. Quarries and Materials, Drainage and Hydrology, Utility Relocation, Land & Aerial Surveys and Mapping Reports
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| August |
- The Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister held talks with bidders and advisors in London
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| September |
- Project Development Unit (PDU) met with the Accompong Maroon Council
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| October |
- Submission of formal bids
- Bid Evaluation
- Bidders visit Jamaica to conduct due diligence
- Malaysian delegation visits Jamaica for consultation with Highway 2000 personnel,
- Ministry of Transport and Works and other state agencies
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| November |
- Bid Evaluation
- Highway 2000 presentation to the National Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA)
- Technical Committee
- Bidders visit Jamaica to conduct due diligence
- Advertisement for Technical Advisor
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| December |
- Announcement of Preferred Bidder
- Ground Breaking Ceremony
- Selection of Technical Advisor
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