The bidders are China Communications Construction and three joint ventures, namely of companies Spedition UMB and Tehnostrade, that of Vinci, Strabag and Aktor, as well as the one made up of Impregilo and Salini.
The state had two other attempts to build Comarnic-Brasov highway segment. At the last attempt, back in 2010, the winner of the auction, the joint venture made of France’s Vinci and Greece’s Aktor, gave up the deal on the Romanian state not accepting some terms to the contract.
Comarnic-Brasov highway segment, stretching onto 55 kilometers, should have been completed by 2014. After work completion, the Romanian state would have paid a total of EUR4.8 billion over 26 years.