NICOLE MEILAK
TWO bidders for the Mal-
ta-Gozo tunnel project have filed
objections after a single bidder
was shortlisted to design and
build the tunnel.
After only a single bidder
made it to the tender shortlist,
two out of four bidders are ap-
pealing the decision, maintain-
ing that they were fully compli-
ant with the requirements of
the pre-qualification question-
naire.
The objecting bidders are
Malta Gozo Fixed Link and
CGYI Malta Gozo Consortium
TID.
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EDITORIAL • PAGE 11
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Two objections filed
following shortlist for
Gozo tunnel project
Pope Francis
to visit in
December
POPE Francis's visit to Mal-
ta will happen in the first
week of December but the
dates and itinerary are not yet
confirmed, MaltaToday has
learnt.
The pontiff will be visiting
Malta as part of a tour that in-
cludes Cyprus and Greece.
Sources close to the discus-
sions said the exact dates are
still being hammered out with
anything between 4 and 7 De-
cember being a possibility.
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Out of four
bidders, only one
company was
shortlisted to
design and build
the tunnel
Exact dates and
itenerary have
not yet been
confirmed
