CFR SA announces the recognition of the winners of two tenders for the total amount of more than 600 million lei, tenders for the modernization works of the Bucharest – Pitesti railway. The maximum possible speed will be 120 km/h.

Between Bucharest and Pitesti is 108 km, the fastest trains take less than 100 minutes and the slowest take more than two hours. Delays happen quite often. Between Chitila and Golesht, work will be carried out to replace the elements of the track’s upper structure. Chitila Railway Station is 9 km from the North Railway Station and Goleşti is 8 km from Pitesti.

What CFR SA says

The national railway company CFR SA announces that SRCF Bucharest has identified the winners of the public tender procedure for the works to replace the superstructure elements in the row on the line CF 101 Bucharest – Pitesti, an investment financed by the National Plan for Recovery and Resilience (PNRR).

Tenders submitted by Yapı Merkezi İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş for 2 lots on the CF CHITILA – GOLEȘTI interval connected to the Bucharest – Pitesti line have been selected as winners, public procurement contracts to be signed by both parties at the end. legal term of appeal.

► Lot 1: Chitila – Čokanest (line II) and Čiokanest – Titu (lines I and II), from km 10+600 to km 49+780 (current and direct lines from Sabaren, Čokanest and Gergani stations)

Financial offer determined by the winner: 257,322,902.95 lei (without VAT)

Estimated value: 304,257,778.46 lei (without VAT)

► Lot 2: Titu – Călinești – Golesti (lines I and II), from km 49+980 to km 95+000 (current and direct lines from Fusea, Matăsaru, Găesti, Leordeni and Călinești stations).

Financial offer determined by the winner: 326,550,492.37 lei (without VAT)

Estimated value: 386,627,248.36 lei (without VAT)

Under the two contracts, works will be carried out on a total length of 196.7 km CF, on CF CHITILA – GOLEȘTI, by replacing the following track superstructure components one by one: rails, track devices, parts for track devices, transition cards, ordinary and special trees sleepers (for track devices and bridges), bridge sleepers, pressed and non-pressed metal flooring for bridges, fully equipped concrete sleepers, elastic slabs for crossings, small material, crushed stone, including works for the realization of a track without joints.

The work on replacing the components of the upper structure of the track in the row on the KP 196.7 km is aimed at bringing the line into the design parameters, increasing the maximum speed of passenger trains to 120 km/h, eliminating costs caused by restrictions, increasing the efficiency of operational activities and maximizing safety.