2018” is the winning bidder with the maximum 100 points.

Major companies with definite experience in railway construction and major infrastructure projects such as the Greek Terna S.A., the Chinese China Communication Construction Company (in consortium with Trace Group), the Mexican Tradeco (in consortium with “Avtomagistrali Cherno More – Black Sea Highways) and the Italian Todini have been eliminated as candidates.

According to the committee’s decision, all of the experienced bidders have not been able to convey a technical proposal at the level of the consortium led by the unknown “Trans Logistika” – a company that has never dealt with railway, tunnel and bridge construction.

The leader – a shell company?

The leading company in the winning consortium has an address for contact in the northern city of Pleven. The owner andto the Romanian Ministry of Transport in connection with the reconstruction of a railroad in the Vrancea area, which had been damaged by floods in 2005. The project was funded by the European Commission. In the documents, the firm has declared that it has planted 30,000 acacia trees to consolidate the terrain. In fact, no trees have been planted and the damage to the European budget amounted to EUR 138,600. The next court hearing on this case is scheduled for Tuesday, December 11.

It is quite peculiar that the public procurement contracts won by “Arcada” in the past include bread supplies for the Galatz prison and pastries for a psychiatry ward in the same town. In addition, the company has been involved in the reconstruction of a treatment plant