The tender has been divided into four sections, corresponding to each road segment – Turnu Severin, Targu Jiu, Ramnicu Valcea and Slatina.
For the Turnu Severin segment, worth an estimated RON22.29 million, bids were received from Confort and the consortium Via Vita Constructii – Via Vita; for the Targu Jiu segment, worth RON32.91 million, bids were received from companies Gecor and Diferit, and the consortium Argecom – Alpha Design Build Group – Simarc – Valah Construct Grup.
The contract section for road maintenance on the Ramnicu Valcea segment, worth RON50.6 million, received bids from Diferit and the consortium Alpha Design Build Group – Argecom – Simarc – Valah Construct Grup; the Slatina segment, worth RON29.22 million, attracted the interest of the consortium Valah Construct Grup – Argecom – Alpha Design Build Group – Simarc.
The winning companies will provide maintenance during the winter and the summer.
Argecom is owned by Gheorghe Axinte and headquartered in Pitesti. In recent years, it has signed several contracts with CNADNR, such as for snow removal, upgrade works to the Transfagarasan and other roads. Former transport minister Anca Boagiu last year called for the company to be fined for breaching contractual obligations regarding its rehabilitation of the Transfagarasan.
Gecor is based in Calugareni, Giurgiu county, and controlled by Gheorghe Cusa and Ioana Cusa, each with equal shares. Its contracts with the road authority include snow removal on roads managed by the Bucharest branch in 2002-2006 and the modernization of certain national and county road sections.
Cluj-Napoca-based Diferit is owned by Nicolae Petri (75%) and Daniela Petri (25%).
The frame-contract for the Craiova branch for 2008-2011 was worth RON500 million and delivered by four consortia, which included companies such as Romprest, Colas Drumuri, Prima Guard Security Fire, Delta ACM 93, Gecor, Straco Grup and Argecom.
CNADNR signed multi-year road maintenance contracts for every branch in the country for the 2008-2011 interval worth around EUR1 billion. The contracts were extended at the end of last year until March 31.
Out of its total budget for maintenance in the last four years, CNADNR claims to have paid only EUR254 million to the contractors. (EUR1=RON4.3788)