Opening of bids for Fruska Gora corridor postponed

Opening of bids for the preparation of preliminary designs for the Novi Sad-Ruma highway featuring a tunnel through Fruska Gora has been postponed due to an objection made by one of the bidders, said Sasa Stojanovic, assistant to the Transportation Minister of Serbia.

However, he noted that the objection was unfounded.

- The Commission for Public Procurements has assessed the objection as unfounded and is going to ask the Commission for the Protection of Rights of Bidders to urgently choose the best offer so the agreement could be signed as soon as possible - Stojanovic told RTV.

He announced that tenders for final designs and proposals from prospective contractors would be invited early next year, adding that the construction of highway should commence in mid-2016.

- Until then, it is necessary to provide EUR 57 million for project funding - said Stojanovic.

A total value of the public procurement of preliminary designs for three stretches in a total length of 37.18 kilometers is RSD 153.8 million.

Ministarstvo građevinarstva, saobraćaja i infrastrukture Republike Srbije

Komisija za zaštitu prava ponuđača (Uprava za javne nabavke)

Uprava za javne nabavke Beograd

Ministry of Construction Transportation and Infrastructure

Novi Sad Ruma highway

Fruska Gora corridor

Sasa Stojanovic

Commission for Public Procurements

Commission for the Protection of Rights of Bidders

Fruska gora