The total contract worth €65.7 million comprises a fixed portion for design studies and the production of a full-scale model as well as four other parts for the supply and maintenance of 27 tramway sets.
The contract signature, which is scheduled before mid-June, will be for the fixed portion. The first 18 tramways, corresponding to the first conditional section of the contract, will be ordered as soon as the Declaration of Public Interest is received by the SMTC, which is expected to be no later than February 2007.
The trams will run on the 11km Line E serving 20 stations. This first tramway line is an integral part of the extension of
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