This is the largest part of the BOAK, 157.5 km long and with a budget of 1.32 billion euros and will proceed with the concession contract model.
In particular, the ministry cuts the "Phase II: Dialogue - Finalization of the Basic Design" which was originally provided for in the Invitation for a Concession Contract of the project, as due to the long period of time that intervened between the publication of the Invitation to Submit Expression of Interest Phase I of the Competition (2018), of the Preselection of Candidates (22-03-2019), the State, decided and proceeded through its Services, to finalize the Basic Design of the Project, and based on it, to its required environmental licensing.
The need to accelerate the beggining of the Project was even more needed due to the fact that the Project was jointly financed by the Recovery and Resilience Fund.
The competition "Study, Construction, Financing, Operation, Maintenance and Exploitation of the B.O.A.K. in the Chania-Heraklion Section", it would take place in three phases:
Phase I: Expression of Interest – Pre-selection,
Phase II: Dialogue – Finalization of Basic Design and
Phase C: Submission of Binding Offers and selection of a Contractor.
The following companies and joint ventures have been accepted from the 1st Phase of the competition:
GEK TERNA GROUP OF COMPANIES
ACTOR CONCESSIONS
ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS Vinci Highways S.A.S.-Vinci Concessions S.A.S.
ACCIONA CONCESIONES ASSOCIATION-MYTILINEOS
J&P-AVAX SA
