TGV Kenitra-Marrakech: the Chinese at the controls

Things are moving quickly for the High-Speed ​​Rail Line (HSL) project between Kenitra and Marrakech. A Chinese public operator has been awarded the first batch of civil engineering works.

A new step towards the realization of the Kenitra-Marrakech TGV. The National Railways Office (ONCF) has awarded the first lot of civil engineering works of the Kenitra-Marrakech High-Speed ​​Line (LGV) megaproject, which includes earthworks, engineering structures, the restoration of communication and fencing, to the Chinese public operator China Railway NO.4 Engineering (CREC 4). This subsidiary of the Chinese public group CRRC, the world leader in railway rolling stock, submitted the lowest bid, i.e. 3.4 billion dirhams (MMDH), reports Le360. The GRPT SNCE/CAPEP/SEPROB consortium submitted an offer of 4 billion dirhams, GTR 4.2 billion dirhams), STAM 4.1 billion dirhams, China Railway 20 TH Bureau Group 3.9 billion dirhams, GPRT NGE Contracting/Guintoli 4.2 billion dirhams, China Overseas Engineering Group 3.9 billion dirhams and TGCC 4.2 billion dirhams.