China Harbour Engineering Company starts work on Zimbabwe’s Beitbridge to Chirundu Highway Project
Work on the first phase of the US$ 2.7 Billion 900-kilometre dual carriageway Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu Highway Project is expected to commence this month with the first phase from Beitbridge to Harare valued at US$ 984 Million.
The Beitbridge-Chirundu Highway Project was awarded to China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC), and is the largest ongoing construction project in Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwean contractors have said that they had agreed with the government to ensure that local contractors receive a 40% share of the first phase of the project, but nothing has been implemented to date. The local contractors fear that the Chinese contractor working on the project may side-line them.
This 40% share of the first phase of the project, valued at about US$400 Million has caused excitement with local contractors vying for a part of the 40% share.