Chinese highway builder submits offer for Romania's Comarnic – Brasov highway, Vinci and Aktor return to bid
The companies Spedition UMB and Tehnostrade, both owned by Romanian entrepreneur Dorinel Umbrarescu, also filed offers together, as well as Impregilo and Salini. Apart from the Chinese bidder, none of the companies is a stranger to road infrastructure work in Romania. Aktor for example has been working on several road projects in Romania,including a part of Bucharest's ring road.
Spedition UMB worked on the Bucharest – Ploiesti highway and is working on the Timisoara – Lugoj highway project.
China Communication Construction specializes in building highways and bridges and had revenues of USD 40.4 billion in 2011. The company recently announced its interest in Bucharest infrastructure projects. The Chinese company's overseas projects include bridges in Malaysia, Indonesia, Sudan, highways and ring roads in Ethiopia, Tajikistan - Uzbekistan. In picture, the Jinan-Qingdao Expressway.
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(photo source: China Communication Construction's website)