Alstom signed USD565 million maintenance contract for metro line PPP project in Romania
Metrorex in Bucharest, Romania has signed a contract with Alstom for maintenance services for the Bucharest metro line for a period of 15 years. The contract is valued at EUR500 million (US$565.45 million). The services cover preventive and corrective maintenance as well as overhauls for a total fleet of 82 trains.
Alstom has been providing uninterrupted maintenance services for the Metrorex rolling stock since 2004, overhauling both the new and the old fleets. The company has performed over 60 different types of refurbishments throughout the lifespan of the trains, improving both their performance and passenger comfort.
The 82 trains totaling 492 cars have run on average a total distance of 8.5 million km on an annual basis. Over 350 people work to perform the maintenance activities.
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June 05, 2019
Tender launched for EUR 1 bn highway PPP in Romania
The National Commission for Strategy and Forecasting (CNSP) in Romania last week has published the announcement for the design, construction and operation/exploitation works contract for Târgu Neamţ - Iaşi highway under the PPP scheme. The estimated project investment is EUR 1 billion.
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April 01, 2019
CCCC - Makyol consortium sole bidder for multimillion motorway PPP project in Romania
The National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis (CNSP) of the Government of Romania has received the sole bid of Chinese - Turkish consortium, CCCC - Makyol, after other four bidders opted to back out from participating in the tender for the development of Ploiesti-Comarnic-Braşov motorway project.
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October 23, 2018
Tender for US$1.6 billion motorway PPP launched in Romania
The National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis (CNSP) in Romania has launched the tender for the Ploieşti-Brașov motorway PPP project. This involves the construction and operation of around 120km of motorway, with a total estimated investment of EUR1.36 billion (US$1.57 billion).
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July 16, 2018
Romania approves pipeline of PPP of 13 PPP projects
The Government of Romania will launch 13 public–private partnership (PPP) projects, including healthcare research centres, hospitals and an airport south of Bucharest with a capacity of 30 million passengers.
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February 22, 2018
EIB announces backing for highway PPP in Romania
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it is prepared to support Romania’s Comarnic-Braşov motorway PPP project. The project involves a section of the 603km A3 motorway, planned to connect the capital city Bucharest with the Transylvania region and the north-western part of the country.
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