The contract was awarded to the consortium Alstom Transport – Alcatel Lucent Romania – PAS 97. Upgrade works target railway signaling and communications and control systems.
The project will take 40 months and the financing is 85% covered from European cohesion funds and 15% from the state budget.
CFR said the contract award may be contested within ten days.
Alstom is the world’s leading energy solution and transport company.
French-American group Alcatel-Lucent is a leading innovator in the field of networking and communications technology, products and services. (EUR1=RON4.3828)