Concessionaire proposal "disastrous"

The government is to reject the Alpina-PORR consortium’s proposal for terminating the concessions contract, B92 understands. An expert team has deemed that the proposal is “disastrous“ for Serbia. Concessionaire proposal "disastrous" At the same time, the government does not oppose terminating the contract, but expects better conditions for Serbia. Meanwhile, the concessionaire has asked that ,as part of the deal to terminate the contract, it be allowed to complete construction of a section of the Novi Sad-Horgos highway without a tender. The price of EUR 220mn for the job proposed by the concessionaire, as estimated by the expert team, was unjustifiably increased by EUR 70mn. Deputy Prime Minister Mladjan Dinkic will prepare an Action Plan for construction of the Novi Sad-Horgos highway, which will include a proposal to divide the highway into six or eight sections, and that a separate tender be called for each one. Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic is due to inform the concessionaire of the expert team’s report and the decision not to accept their termination proposal.

Concessionaire proposal "disastrous"

At the same time, the government does not oppose terminating the contract, but expects better conditions for Serbia. Meanwhile, the concessionaire has asked that ,as part of the deal to terminate the contract, it be allowed to complete construction of a section of the Novi Sad-Horgoš highway without a tender.

The price of EUR 220mn for the job proposed by the concessionaire, as estimated by the expert team, was unjustifiably increased by EUR 70mn.

Deputy Prime Minister Mlađan Dinkić will prepare an Action Plan for construction of the Novi Sad-Horgoš highway, which will include a proposal to divide the highway into six or eight sections, and that a separate tender be called for each one.

Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković is due to inform the concessionaire of the expert team’s report and the decision not to accept their termination proposal.