Norway Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) shortlists 4 companies for further negotiations for the first major Rogfast contract.

According to Bygge, in the process, Spanish, Italian and Chinese companies are dropped out of the race. The first offers are expected by May 18 and Statens vegvesen hopes to sign a contract by September 1.the

Statens vegvesen press release (I have modified the original post with Statens vegvesen text & image after seeing their press release - was in Norwegian)

Four contractors have been selected to submit tenders for the first major Rogfast contract [29.03.2021]

- AF Hæhre Entreprenør AS and Risa ANS

- AF Implenia Norge AS and Stangeland Maskin AS

-  Kruse Smith Entreprenør AS

- NCC Norge AS

- We have had a thorough review of the requests from the seven contractors who entered the competition. There is a need for even and tough competition among the contractors, says project manager Tor Geir Espedal in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.

The four contractors will now submit the first offer by 18 May. Negotiations will then be conducted with each individual provider. Once that process has been completed, the contractors have until 30 June to submit a final offer.

- We hope that we sign the contract before September 1, and that the start will be in the autumn of this year, Espedal says.

https://www.vegvesen.no/om+statens+vegvesen/presse/nyheter/lokalt/rogaland/fire-entreprenorer-konkurrerer-om-den-forste-store-rogfast-kontrakten