January 18 (SeeNews) - Autoceste FBiH, the state-owned motorway operator of Bosnia's Federation, launched a new pre-qualification tender for the construction the Mostar North-Mostar South section of pan-European Corridor Vc, months after a previous tender for the same assignment ended, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Wednesday.
The tender envisages the construction of a 14.2 km section which includes five tunnels and ten viaducts, according to a tender announcement published on the EBRD's e-procurement portal ECEPP.
Construction works are expected to be completed in 30 months. Interested parties can submit bids by March 17. The value of the tender was not disclosed.
Autoceste FBiH is financing the project through loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and commercial banks, grants from the European Union and own funding, the tender reads.
Autoceste FBiH launched a 350 million euro ($379.6 million) tender for the pre-qualification of contractors for the construction of the Mostar North-Mostar South section in July. Bids were accepted by September 13.
European transport Corridor Vc has a total length of 700 km and connects the Adriatic port of Ploce in Croatia with Budapest in Hungary via Bosnia. Its length in Bosnia is some 340 km.
The Federation is one of two autonomous entities that form Bosnia and Herzegovina. The other is the Serb Republic.
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