The offers came from consortiums Strabag (Austria) – Straco Grup (Romania), Astaldi (Italy) – Porr (Germany) – Tehnologica Radion (Romania) and Sociedad Anonima De Obras Y Servicios – Copasa-Ortiz Construcctiones Y Proyectos – Contratas Y Servicios Ferovirios (Spain), Aktor (Greece) – Arcada (Romania).
Other consortiums that submitted offers were: OHL – OHL ZS (Czech Republic) – Confort (Romania) – Puentes (Spain), FCC Construction (Spain) – Alpine Bau (Austria) – Azvi (Spain), Hochtief Solutions (Austria) – H.F. Wiebe (Germany) and Corsan Corviam Construccion – Comsa (Spain).
Terna (Romania), Impresa Pizzarotti (Italy) and Impregilo (Italy) also expressed their interest in the project.
The contract will run for a minimum of 36 months and a maximum of 42; the constructor(s) must provide 24 months-warranty after completion. The project is financed from European cohesion funds (85%) and the state budget (15%)
After work is completed, passenger trains will be able to travel at 160 km/h and cargo trains at up to 120 km/h.
Pan-European Corridor IV travels from Curtici, through Alba Iulia, Brasov and Bucharest to Constanta.