Release date: 20 November 2008
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
Réseau Ferré de France
Location
Description
Public-private partnership contract for the design, construction, deployment, operation, maintenance and financing of the GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communication – Railway) mobile telecommunications network in France to replace the existing analogue train-ground radio system.
Objectives
The project will contribute to the modernisation and interoperability of the trans-European railway network in France. It will increase the capacity, safety and competitiveness of the railway, encouraging a shift from road and air travel and leading to environmental benefits.
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Up to EUR 315 million.
Total cost (Approximate amount)
Up to EUR 700 million.
Environmental aspects
The project is not listed in Annexes I and II of EIA Directive 85/337/EEC, as amended by Directives 97/11/EC and 2003/35/EC.
Procurement
RFF is bound by Community directives on procurement procedures. All works contracts will be put out to international tender with the notices being published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ). Contracts for services costing more than the applicable thresholds will also be subject to international invitations to tender published in the OJ.
Status
Signed - 18/02/2010
Disclaimer
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