The tender has been divided into several sections, corresponding to each road segment – Bucharest North (RON32.02 million), Targoviste (RON30.01 million), Bucharest South (RON36.42 million), Alexandria (RON28.78 million), Ploiesti (RON34.89 million), Pitesti (RON53.53 million) and Buzau (RON35.56 million).
Bucharest North received a single bid, from Euro Construct; the Targoviste contract received bids from Euro Construct and the consortium Valah Construct Grup – Argecom – Alpha Design Build Group – Simarc; the Bucharest South section received bids from Gecor, Straco and the consortium Simarc – Alpha Design Build Group – Argecom – Valah Construct Grup.
The Alexandria section attracted the interest of Tel Drum; Romstrade bid on the Ploiesti section; the Pitesti contract received bids from the consortia Straco Grup – General Trust Arges and Argecom – Alpha Design Build Group – Simarc – Valah Construct Grup.
The final contract, for the Buzau section, has received bids from a single consortium, Alpha Design Build Group – Argecom – Valah Construct Grup.
The frame-contract for the Buchrest branch for 2008-2011 was worth RON996.85 million and delivered by six companies: Argecom, Delta ACM 93, Euroconstruct, Romstrade, Tel Drum and PA&CO.
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=RON4.3791)