Director of the National Company for Road Infrastructure Administration (CNAIR) Cristian Pistol says the last uncontracted part of the Transylvania Highway (A3) has finally found a builder. 

Turkish consortium of MAKYOL and Özaltin will build this section Salaj Gate  Zalau and Zalau  Nufalu of the Transylvania Highway including the  Meseș tunnel for 6.62 billion lei (1.32 billion euros).

This MAKYOL - Özaltin consortium wins this tender for the second time!

Here is history until now:

For almost 4 years of tenders, appeals, tender cancellations, 235 requests for more information, re-tenders for the A3 road construction from Poarta to Nușfalău, finally there was a winner. The Turkish consortium lead by MAKYOL Insaat Sanayi Turizm ve Ticaret A.Ş. had won the contract together with their project partner Özaltin Insaat Sanayi Turizm ve Ticaret A.Ş.

But It started all over again about 9 months ago when WEBUILD, one of the 7 bidders appealed to the decision claiming that the winner Makyol dumped the prices. As a consequence, CNAIR has asked Makyol to justify their prices. Makyol's offer was then said to be significantly lower.

So finally it is established again that MAKYOL - Özaltin consortium INDEED won the tender.

The MAKYOL-ÖZALTIN consortium had won the design and construction work for 41 km of the Transylvania Highway (oarta Sălajului and Zalău and Zalău and Nuşfalău) with Meseș tunnel. If construction starts and if built, it will be the longest tunnel in Romania. 2.89 km-long Meseș tunnel will be twin-tube in each direction two lanes. There is much more than the Meseș tunnel in this tender of course: 41 km highway, many (65) viaducts, bridges and passages.

I hope noone will appeal this time and I hope construction will start. I will cross my fingers.