July 18 (SeeNews) - Autoceste FBiH, the state-owned motorway operator of Bosnia's Federation, said it has launched a 350 million euro ($354.9 million) tender for the pre-qualification of contractors for the construction the Mostar North-Mostar South section of the pan-European Corridor Vc.
The tender envisages the construction of a 14.2 km section which includes five tunnels and ten viaducts, the road company said in a press release on Friday.
Construction works are expected to begin in the first half of 2023 and wrap up in three years.
Interested parties can submit bids by September 13.
Autoceste FBiH is financing the project through loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and commercial banks, grants from the European Union and own funding, the company said.
European transport Corridor Vc has a total length of 700 km and connects the Adriatic port of Ploce in Croatia with Budapest in Hungary via Bosnia. Its length in Bosnia is some 340 km.
The Federation is one of two autonomous entities that form Bosnia and Herzegovina. The other is the Serb Republic.
($ = 0.9862 euro)