The municipality of Galati, in eastern Romania, announced that it launched the tender for the purchase of 10 new trams with a length of 18 meters.

The total estimated value of the public procurement contract is RON 98.5 mln (EUR 20 mln) without VAT, and the financing is provided under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), Bursa.ro reported.

Bids are expected until June 26, 2023, and the delivery deadline is 22 months from the signing of the contract.

The Galati municipality has purchased during the last years 105 new and environmentally-friendly means of transport - 17 trolleybuses, 20 hybrid buses, the first such means in the city's history, 20 minibuses, 40 Euro 6 buses, and the first 8 new trams in the last 30 years.

iulian@romania-insider.com

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