New bid for Comarnic – Brasov highway expected next year

The Romanian Government will re-organize a bid for the concession of the Comarnic – Brasov highway segment in 2011, after the contract that was supposed to be signed with the Vinci – Aktor consortium was canceled. The Transport Ministry will change the documentation in order to avoid the issues it faced the first time, said Eusebiu Pistru, state secretary with the ministry. Vinci and Aktor had won the bid to design, finance and built the Comarnic – Brasov highway, but gave up on the contract. Local media has pointed out the consortium had not been able to raise the required financing, as well as other technical issues related to the project. The Comarnic – Brasov highway segment, some 55 kilometers, should have been concessioned to the consortium over 30 years, during which Romanian drivers were to pay a road tax. After 30 years, the Romanian state could have either started another concession contract, or managed the highway by itself. Romania-insider.com