Jerusalem: City light rail construction: CAF successful bid
Tel Aviv
August 22, 2019
Jerusalem City: Light Rail
A bid was made for the construction of a new line (green line) and extension of the existing line (red line).
A major Israeli general contractor, Shapile Engineering Industry, and a consortium of CAF Group, a Spanish rolling stock manufacturer.
Jerusalem Transportation: Master Plan Team (JTMT)
The results of the tender were announced on August 7.
The winning bid is estimated at 10 billion shekels (about 300 billion yen, 1 shekel = about 30 yen), which is the highest amount in bidding in Israel.
Participating companies: 4 companies
Chapeel CAF,
Israeli bus company Eget,
Construction company Sikun Vinui,
Only Chinese CRRC consortium.
Non-participating companies;
Bombardier (Canada),
Siemens (Germany),
Alstom (France)
-JETRO
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