TGV Kenitra-Marrakech: The France-China battle

The first batch of civil engineering works for the Kenitra-Marrakech High-Speed ​​Rail Line (HSL) megaproject was awarded to the Chinese public operator China Railway NO.4 Engineering (CREC 4), by the National Railways Office (ONCF), while the Egis-Systra-Novec consortium led by the French Egis Rail won the strategic contract for project management assistance from the ONCF for the extension of the High-Speed ​​Rail Line to Marrakech.

How do France and China manage to crush the competition? In a statement to Al3omkYoussef Guerraoui Filali, President of the Moroccan Center for Governance and Management, said that these two countries have high and global quality standards that allow them to compete effectively for major contracts. Although historical ties with France and China are strong, the awarding of these contracts is based above all on the quality of the offers submitted, in accordance with Moroccan criteria, he stressed, specifying that the kingdom applies a transparent legal procedure to organize public procurement, where the contract is awarded to the one who submits the best offer, in accordance with the conditions set in a transparent manner.