The winning bid to implement the first phase of the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project (Red-Dead) will be announced in early November, a government official said on Wednesday.

A total of 17 international alliances submitted their pre-qualification proposals and a technical committee is now in the final process of studying and evaluating the proposals, a Water Ministry official told The Jordan Times.

“The winning bidder, which will be an alliance of international companies, will be announced very soon, probably early next month,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Construction is planned to start during the first quarter of next year, according to the official.

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