1. 10 th Cohesion Fund 1164/94/ISPA Monitoring Committee Meeting – 25 January 2012 GENERAL REPORT ON MEASURES managed by Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Presented by Galina Vassileva, Dipl. Eng Deputy Head of CF 1164/94 MA

2. Danube Bridge at Vidin – Calafat Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation:

3. Contract Details Contract 1: New Cross Border Combined Bridge over the Danube River at Vidin – Calafat Employer:Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Republic of Bulgaria (MTITC) Contractor:FCC Construccion SA (Spain) Engineer:Ingerop / High-Point Rendel / JV (France/UK) Contract Value:€ 105 432 747.03 Commencement Date:1 st March 2007 Revised Completion Date: 9 th June 2011 Paid from 01.05.2011 to 31.12.2011€ 10 251 170.82 Paid total until 31.12.2011€ 90 793 434.89 Physical progress until 31.12.2011 72% Financial progress until 31.12.2011 86% Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation:

4. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: 40m Spans Rail Approach Bridge – General View Abutment A1 to Pier PA10 – January 2012

5. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: 80m Spans Road Approach Bridge Piers PB6 to PB1 – January 2012

6. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: Main Bridge 180 Spans Pier PB9 – January 2012

7. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: Main Bridge 180 Spans – General View Abutment A3 to PB9 – January 2012

8. Contract Details Contract 3: Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat: Adjoining Bulgarian Infrastructure Works Employer: Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Republic of Bulgaria (MTITC) Contractor:FCC Construccion SA (Spain) Engineer:High-Point Rendel / Ingerop / Salfo (UK/France/Greece) Contract Value:€ 62 600 456.00 Commencement Date:28 December 2007 Revised Completion Date:3 June 2011 Paid from 01.05.2011 to 31.12.2011€ 12 530 329.97 Paid total until 31.12.2011€ 48 074 310.39 Physical progress until 31.12.2011 87% Financial progress until 31.12.2011 77% Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation:

9. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: Approach to New Border Freight Station from Sofia

10. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: Bregovo Road Junction

11. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: Main Highway Under Novo Selo Road Overpass

12. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: General Arrangement of Bridge - Actual October 2011 General Arrangement of Bridge - Artists Impression

13. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification & Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX

14. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Project/Contracts Details Phase 1: EuropeAid/117495/D/W/BG Electrification & Upgrading of the Railway Section Kroumovo - Parvomai Employer:Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Republic of Bulgaria (MTITC) Contractor:TERNA S.A. (Greece) Engineer:Typsa/Systra/Louis Berger/Rubicon Engineering/Trademco Contract Value:€ 99 792 441.00 Commencement Date:25 th May 2006 Revised Completion Date:31 st December 2011 Status as per 31.12.2011:Operational, Taking-Over Certificate signed on 21.12.2011 Paid from 01.05.2011 to 31.12.2011: € 4 336 977.71 Paid Total until 31.12.2011: € 93 624 124.86 Physical Progress until 31.12.2011: 100% Financial Progress until 31.12.2011: 94%

15. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Railway bridge at Katunitsa Station

16. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Kochovo Halt

17. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Popovitsa Station

18. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: The Prime Minister Mr. Borisov and the Minister of TITC Mr. Moskovski traveling in the driver’s cabin of an electrical locomotive along Krumovo – Parvomai section at a speed of 163.6 kmph

19. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Project/Contracts Details Phase 2: EuropeAid/123600/D/WKS/BG Electrification & Upgrading of the Railway Section Parvomai - Dimitrovgrad Employer:Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Republic of Bulgaria (MTITC) Contractor:ASTALDI S.P.A. (Italy) Engineer:Typsa/Systra/Louis Berger/Rubicon Engineering/Trademco Contract Value:€ 68 000 000.00 Commencement Date:02 nd October 2007 Revised Completion Date:09 th November 2011 Status as per 31.12.2011:Operational, Taking-Over Certificate signed on 20.12.2011 Paid from 01.05.2011 to 31.12.2011: € 7 050 493.31 Paid Total until 31.12.2011: € 61 780 662.73 Physical Progress until 31.12.2011: 100% Financial Progress until 31.12.2011: 91%

20. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Karadzhalovo Station

21. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Karadzhalovo Road Overpass

22. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Yabalkovo Station

23. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Project/Contracts Details Systems: EuropeAid/124429/D/WKS/BG Signalling and Telecommunications Systems and SCADA for the Whole of the Line Employer:Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Republic of Bulgaria (MTITC) Contractor:THALES (Austria)/ALCATEL-LUCENT (Romania) Engineer:Typsa/Systra/Louis Berger/Rubicon Engineering/Trademco Contract Value:€ 38 615 986.66 Commencement Date:16 th October 2007 Revised Completion Date:31 st March 2012 Status as per 31.12.2011:Operational for Plovdiv – Dimitrovgrad section Paid from 01.05.2011 to 31.12.2011: € 6 312 383.66 Paid Total until 31.12.2011: € 23 756 937.28 Physical Progress for Plovdiv – Dimitrovgrad section:90% Financial Progress until 31.12.2011: 62%

24. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Passenger Information Systems at Katounitsa Station

25. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: GSM-R Tower at Cheshnegirovo Halt

26. Ljulin Motorway – Sofia Ring Road to Daskalovo Junction Project

27. Ljulin Motorway – Sofia Ring Road to Daskalovo Junction Project Commemorative plague Commemorative Plague

28. 10 th Cohesion Fund 1164/94/ISPA Monitoring Committee Meeting – 25 January 2012 Thank you for your attention!