CNADNR said it expects in the next two weeks the final offers from the three prospective investors interested in building the highway.
Speaking at the “Gala Business Construct” conference organized Monday by Ziarul Financiar, CNADNR head Narcis Neaga said one of the four prequalified investors decided to withdraw, but he declined to give the name of the company or consortium in question.
Neaga also said Monday that three of the four sections of the Orastie-Sibiu highway will be open for traffic by the end of 2013. He added the contract targeting one of the Arad-Nadlac highway sections might be signed this week, while the Bacau beltway is one of the large projects that might be put in motion by the end of 2013.
In May this year, Minister-delegate for infrastructure Dan Sova said CNADNR would start negotiations with the four bidders which filed offers to construct the Comarnic-Brasov highway and negotiations were due to end in August. Sova said the four bidders were China Communications Construction and consortia Spedition UMB-Tehnostrade, Vinci – Strabag – Aktor and Impregilo – Salini.
In 2010, Romania awarded a contract to construct the Comarnic-Brasov highway to a consortium made up of Vinci (France) and Aktor (Greece). Greek group Ellaktor, which includes Aktor, said at that time the contract was cancelled as the Romanian state refused to accept some clauses, which made financing impossible.