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Bidding strong for Slovenia tunnel project

Bidding is strong for a project to build the new Karavanke tunnel in Slovenia, with the award due soon and construction expected to commence in 2018. So far nine bids have been received for the link, which lies close to Slovenia’s border with Austria. A bid of €89.3 million has been made by the Turkish contractor Cengiz Insaat, while at the other end of the scale a bid of €140 million has come from a partnership of Slovenian firm Pomgrad and Swiss company Marti. A partnership comprising Implenia Österreich
March 26, 2018 Read time: 2 mins

Bidding is strong for a project to build the new Karavanke tunnel in Slovenia, with the award due soon and construction expected to commence in 2018. So far nine bids have been received for the link, which lies close to Slovenia’s border with Austria. A bid of €89.3 million has been made by the Turkish contractor Cengiz Insaat, while at the other end of the scale a bid of €140 million has come from a partnership of Slovenian firm Pomgrad and Swiss company Marti. A partnership comprising Implenia Österreich, Implenia Switzerland and Slovenian firm CGP Novo Mesto has bid of €114.8 million, while a partnership between Slovenian company Gorenjska Gradbena Družba and Czech contractor Metrostav bid of €104.4 million. The Slovenian firm GH Holding has partnered with Hochtief to bid €118.6 million, meanwhile Slovenian contractor Kolektor CGP is partnering with Riko and the Turkish contractor Yapi Merkezijem with a bid of €109.4 million. The Bosnian firm Euroasfalt and the Slovenian company Cestno Podjetje Ptuj have bid €106.3 million, meanwhile the Greek contractor J&P Avax has offered a bid of €115 million. The Italian contractor Astaldi has a partnership with the Slovenian companies Cipa and GIC Gradnje and jointly made a bid of €117.5 million.

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