Recently, the Bolivian Minister of Public Works, Edgar Montano, made an announcement about a technical meeting on the construction of the Guayamerin-Guajara Mirin binational bridge. The bridge, once completed, will connect Bolivia’s Department of Beni to their neighboring country, Brazil.
According to Edgar Montano, they were ratifying their willingness to build the bridge. This is the reason they went ahead and held the meeting with Brazil. He also said that a much more informative meeting was going to be held later for the conclusions.
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The purpose of that meeting, as per the Vice Minister for Foreign Trade and Integration of Bolivia, Benjamin Blanco, was to highlight the needed specifications for the Guayamerin-Guajara Mirin binational bridge construction.
Currently, the Bolivian and Brazilian governments are in the process of exchanging technical information. This comes after Brazil requested the Bolivian side’s opinion. The request had been sent according to the procedures that correspond with this kind of task.
The Guayamerin-Guajara Mirin binational bridge construction bidding process
It is said that the bidding must be approved by the mixed commission of Brazil and Bolivia. The bidding process will be convened soon after the technical project has been approved.
Benjamin Blanco also claimed that it is a historical debt that was established in the 1903 Petropolis Treaty. It provides for a 1200-meter bridge at a cost of $52 million, with expenses handled by Brazil. It is said that the country could guarantee up to $70 million for the Guayamerin-Guajara Mirin binational bridge project.
According to Blanco, they have seen the entire predisposition on the Brazilian government’s part to reach mutually beneficial agreements for the Guayamerin-Guajara Mirin binational bridge construction in order to reduce the time that would be taken to complete the project. Their aim is to have a bridge that will satisfy the demands of the people living in Beni and the Brazilian population.
