There was a competition for the most expensive highway in the history of Romania • Opinia Buzău

November 04, 2024

The Turkish construction association led by Makyol won the construction contract for the most expensive highway section in Romania, the Meseș section of the Transylvanian Highway, which is worth 6.8 billion lei without VAT. Recently, the Turks have won a number of large-scale infrastructure contracts. The design and construction works of the Poarta Sălajuli-Zalau and Zalau-Nușfalău sections were awarded to the consortium of Turkish companies Makyol Insaat Sanayi Turizm VE Ticaret AS – Ozaltin Insaat Ticaret VE Sanayi AS for the amount of 6.62 billion lei (excluding VAT), Cristian Pistol said. CEO of CNAIR. Makyol is the second largest construction company in Romania. The company is present on all four parts of the A13 Sibiu-Făgăraș section, and together with Nurol on section 3 of the A7 Moldova Highway on the Spătaru-Buzău section. In addition to the road network infrastructure works, Makyol is cooperating with Alsim Alarko in the construction of the first section of the M6 Metro - Gara de Nord–Otopeni. Transport Minister Sorin Grindeanu also announced on Facebook that the most valuable road transport infrastructure contract in Romania has been signed, covering 41 kilometers of the Poarta Sălajului-Zalau and Zalau-Nușfalău sections and the 2.89 km long Meseș tunnel, the country's largest tunnel. : "Today we signed the most expensive road infrastructure contract in Romania! The contract worth 6.62 billion lei (excluding VAT) also includes the construction of the Meseș tunnel (2.89 km), which will be the longest tunnel among Romania's highways. The association of Turkish companies received a total of 78 months (18 months planning, 60 months construction) for the construction of the 41 km Poarta Sălajului-Zalau and Zalau-Nușfalău sections (Transylvania Motorway). 65 viaducts, bridges and crossings will be built on this section of the A3 motorway, the total length of which will be approximately 13 km. The process of signing the contract under the Financing Program can start within 10 days, if no appeals are received," wrote Grindeanu on social media. UMB from Bacau and WeBuild from Italy were also among the contestants of the "Meseș site". However, UMB fell short against Makyol of Turkey, which is the second biggest loss for the Bacaus in the last three or four years, after they also fell short in the 1st stage of the Craiova-Pitești expressway. According to the information provided at the Pro Infrastructure Association Forum, the bids submitted were as follows: Makyol 6.626 billion lei, WeBuild 6.838 billion lei, and UMB 7.479 billion lei without VAT. The 41-kilometer Meseș section, which stretches between Poarta Sălajului and Nușfalău, is the largest road construction contract that has been tendered so far. This is the last section of the Transylvanian Autobahn (A3) that has not yet been contracted and includes the 3-kilometer Meseș tunnel, with an estimated cost of between 7.4 and 8.8 billion lei. According to the contract, the construction of the two sections must be completed in 78 months, of which 18 months are for planning,60 months are available for construction. The Meseș Tunnel, which is registered as the longest highway tunnel in the country, is 2.89 km long and includes two one-way tunnel sections with a total length of 5.78 km. In addition, the project includes the construction of 65 viaducts, bridges and crossings with a total length of about 13 km. The planned traffic speed of the tunnel is 120 km/h. The tender for the Poarta Sălajului–Zalau–Nușfalău section was opened on February 10, 2023, and seven bids were submitted by the end of August. These included UMB, with the Bosnian company EuroAsfalt, WeBuild and five Turkish contractors: Ictaș, Nurol, Mapa, Makyol–Ozaltin and Tekfen. Ictaș and Teken have not disclosed contracts to CNAIR, while Mapa, together with Cengiz, has already started preparatory works on section 2 of the A1 Boița-Cornetu between Sibiu-Pitești.

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