Section between Draženci and Gruškovje for a little less than 62.4 million

The unfinished highway causes – especially in summer and on holidays – frequent hold ups and bad temper. Foto: Nina Cverlin

Dars has chosen the contractor for the 13 kilometre highway section between Draženci and Gruškovje, i.e. consortium led by Pomgrad, and Euro Asfalt company from Sarajevo.

The Motorway Company in the Republic of Slovenia (Dars) announced that the consortium led by Pomgrad (GGD, CGP Novo mesto and CP Ptuj are a part of consortium as well) will construct the first stage between Draženci and Gruškovje, 7,260 metres long, their price of 56.2 million euros was the most favourable offered from the 12 tenderers.

The preliminary works at the second stage of the mentioned section will be done by Euro Asfalt from Sarajevo; their offer was below 6.2 million euros. VAT is already included in both prices, Dars explained.

According to them the section between Draženci and Gruškovje is presently extremely dangerous, being the only 13 unfinished kilometres of the 2,300 kilometres connecting Hamburg and Thessaloniki.

The contracts with contractors could be made in June, after which the procedures for signing the contract could begin. The construction of the first section Draženci-Gruškovje could thus start in August. But this is an optimistic estimation; any complaints by other tenderers might cause a delay.

A. Č., MMC
Translated by G. K.