Turkey opens tender for privatizing their highways

The prequalification is open on 12 September and the deadline for bids will end on December 15, according to the Turkish government. The announcement coincides with the visit of Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, which begins tomorrow in Ankara will be held the third high-level meeting between the two countries.
One of the objectives of the Spanish president is getting some Spanish companies competing for the privatization process launched by the Executive Erdogan and infrastructure. For this reason, on this visit, accompanying President Development Minister, José Blanco, besides the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trinidad Jimenez. Among the 2,000 kilometers of highways in the contest include the linking Istanbul to Ankara originating in Edirne a total of 400 kilometers.
Several European companies have shown interest in this privatization process, announced by Turkey for months but this week has materialized. Among the companies highlighted the Spanish Ferrovial, OHL and Abertis and Atlantia Italian, Portuguese and Egis Projects Breeze, France. As to the motorway, with a global extension of 2,000 km, the most valued by industry players consulted is born in Edirne and Istanbul unites cited Ankara over 400 kilometers.
New awards after this first competition, the Turkish government is planning to build another 12 highways with a value of 35,800 million euros until 2023 and a third bridge over the Bosphorus. Although the process has been delayed until January 2012, the Turkish Transport Ministry plans to build this bridge in the package of highway north of Marmara of 415 kilometers and whose cost is set at 4,600 million euros. This infrastructure would be allocated to private sector for a period of 20 years concession. In eight years, Turkey wants to have 15,000 kilometers of highways operational.