Only one bid for Skopje tram PPP project
Date
May 29, 2013
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Only one Norwegian consortium led by P.J Skurdal, had submitted an offer for the Skopje tram network after the tendering procedure expired on Wednesday 22 May, the city confirmed. Skopje TramAfter several delays, the city issued the tram tender last December, envisaging the project as a private-public partnership.
Should a concessionary firm be chosen, it will operate the system for 35 years and will have to build 24 kilometres of line running in two directions and obtain at least 22 trams. It is estimated that the cost will be some €240 million.
According to projections, the government and city will finance half of the sum needed for the trams, as estimates have shown that the project would be hard to complete without state subsidies.
