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So far, the entire procedure for granting a public-private partnership route - from the winner's selection to the concession approval - was carried out by the respective governments.
The road concessions will no longer be given by the Government, but by the Parliament. With the proposal of the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Government has adopted a decision that passes the last word to the parliament for the approval of public-private partnership contracts in road construction.But with the new decision, the contracts negotiated by the government will first go for discussion at parliamentary commissions and then be subject to voting at the session.
Sources from the Ministry of Infrastructure told Oculus News that this procedure will be subject to two existing contracts, Milot-Balldren and Orikum-Dukat road axis, which were foreseen to be approved only by Government decision.
Oculus News learned that the first contract that is expected to go to parliament for approval is that of the construction of the Milot-Balldren axis. For the construction of this road with a length of 17.6 kilometers, the Government has proclaimed the ANK company with a total construction value of 161.5 million euros.
Following this, the Ministry of Infrastructure will send to the Parliament another contract, that of Orikum-Dukat, which will be built by Gjikuria with a cost of euro 50.5 million.
Along with the Arbëri Road, whose contract has been approved and entered into force, these two axes complement the so-called reconstruction project. Initially, this project envisioned four major road concessions, but one of them - Thumana-Kashar axis - was suspended after the scandal of Tirana's Big Ring tender.