High Struma motorway tender interest

The tender to construct of the Struma motorway in Bulgaria has attracted interest from several international companies. The near US$130million EU funded project, which will link the Bulgarian capital Sofia with the Greek border, is expected to be completed within 27 months of the day a successful bidder is announced. Among companies interested in the project are Greek firms Aktor, GEK Terna and J&P Avax; Spanish firm FCC Construction; Bulgarian company SK 13 Patstroy; Strabag of Austria; and the Italian fi
May 11, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The tender to construct of the Struma motorway in Bulgaria has attracted interest from several international companies.

The near US$130million EU funded project, which will link the Bulgarian capital Sofia with the Greek border, is expected to be completed within 27 months of the day a successful bidder is announced.

Among companies interested in the project are Greek firms 1570 Aktor, 3642 Gek Terna and J&P Avax;  Spanish firm 4914 FCC Construction; Bulgarian company SK 13 Patstroy; 945 Strabag of Austria; and the Italian firms Societa Italiana Per 3481 Condotte D'Acqua; Todini Construzioni Generali-Salini Construction; and 5493 Salvatore Matarrese-ICS Grandi Livori.

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