Four consortia head to second round Czech D4 tender

Czech Transport Ministry has advanced four out of seven consortia for a €975 million D4 motorway contract between Příbram to Písek. When signed, the 32km 25-year design-build-finance-operate contract will be the first of what the Czech government hopes will be more public-private partnerships. A Vinci-led consortium is one of the chosen groups, consisting of Vinci Highways, Vinci Concessiones and Meridiam Investments of France. Another is a German-Austrian group of Strabag and Hochtief. The third i
November 23, 2018 Read time: 2 mins
Private investment required: Czech Republic is nearing a decision for construction of a D4 section as part of a major push towards public-private partnerships

Czech Transport Ministry has advanced four out of seven consortia for a €975 million D4 motorway contract between Příbram to Písek.

When signed, the 32km 25-year design-build-finance-operate contract will be the first of what the Czech government hopes will be more public-private partnerships.

A 5177 Vinci-led consortium is one of the chosen groups, consisting of Vinci Highways, Vinci Concessiones and Meridiam Investments of France. Another is a German-Austrian group of Strabag and Hochtief.

The third is that of DIF Infra 5 Participations, Acciona Concessiones and John Laing Investments. The fourth is a consortium of  Porr, Obrascon Huarte, Egis Projects and 2378 Macquarie Corporate Holdings.

Negotiations with the four consortia will start at the beginning of next year  with the winner to start construction in 2020 and manage the motorway for 25 years.

The three rejected companies were FCC Conessiones of Spain, Pan-Mediterranean Engineering of Israel and IC Ictas Insaat Sanayi of Turkey.

Transport Minister Dan Ťok said his ministry will meanwhile move quickly as possible to obtain all essential rights of way for the D4 section route. He will also assess risks for the public and private sectors for when the ministry starts competitive dialogue with the eventual winner.
 
Tok also defended the use of PPP for the Příbram to Písek D4 work. "In the three-to-six year horizon, European funds for construction of motorways will be significantly reduced.

“Therefore, we need to prepare for other funding models, such as public-private partnerships. In the future, we would like to use this way in the sections where we have a complete zoning permits for the stretch of motorway of at least 30km. For example, the D6, D35 or Central Bohemia part of D3," he said.

The government recently said that 177km of motorway is under construction and €3.32 billion has been earmarked for construction of new motorway sections and railway improvements. Around a quarter of the money will likely come from European Union sources.

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