1. 9 th Cohesion Fund 1164/94/ISPA Monitoring Committee Meeting – 29 June 2011 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 Commencement Date:1 st March 2007 Original Completion Date: 30 th April 2010 Revised Completion Date: 9 th June 2011 Physical execution up to 31 May 201163% Financial execution up to 31 May 201175% Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation:

18. 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 Commencement Date:28th December 2007 Original Completion Date:28th December 2009 Revised Completion Date:26th September 2010 Physical execution up to 31 May 201157% Financial execution up to 31 May 201156% Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation:

19. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: Vidin Entrance Junction to Sofia

20. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: New Border Freight Station

21. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: New Border Freight Station

22. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: Novo Selo Junction – Railway Alignment

23. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: Railway & Highway Alignment from Novo Selo Junction

24. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: Koshava Rail Bridge Towards Novo Selo Junction

25. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: Vidin Passenger Station

26. Danube Bridge Vidin – Calafat Presentation: Vidin Passenger Station

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

28. 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:02 nd October 2007 Revised Completion Date:30 th July 2011 Paid until 31.12.2010: € 87 049 180.26 Paid from 01.01.2011 to 30.04.2011: € 2 237 967.22 Paid Total until 30.04.2011: € 89 287 147.48 Physical Progress until 23.06.2011:95%

29. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Parvomai Station

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

31. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Cheshnegirovo Road Overpass

32. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Katounitsa Station

33. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Katounitsa – Sadovo Section

34. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Kroumovo Traction Power Substation

35. 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:25 th May 2006 Revised Completion Date:31 st December 2011 Paid until 31.12.2010: € 46 916 504.26 Paid from 01.01.2011 to 30.04.2011: € 8 661 496.15 Paid Total until 30.04.2011: € 55 578 000.41 Physical Progress until 23.06.2011: 78%

36. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Yabalkovo – Kroum Section

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

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

39. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Stalevo Halt

40. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Yabalkovo Station – Construction Works

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

42. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Kroum Halt

43. 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:€ 35 557 047.06 Commencement Date:16 th October 2007 Revised Completion Date:31 st December 2011 Paid until 31.12.2010: € 13 426 266.05 Paid from 01.01.2010 to 30.04.2011: € 4 018 287.59 Paid Total until 30.04.2011: € 17 444 553.64 Physical Progress until 23.06.2011: 30% (for the whole contract) Physical Progress until 23.06.2011: 60% (for Plovdiv – Dimitrovgrad Section)

44. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Fibre-optic Cable Installation

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

46. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Exit Signal at Katounitsa Station

47. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: GSM-R Tower at Parvomai Station

48. Plovdiv – Svilengrad Electrification and Upgrading of Corridors IV and IX Presentation: Equipment in CTC Plovdiv

49. 9 th Cohesion Fund 1164/94/ISPA Monitoring Committee Meeting – 29 June 2011 Thank you for your attention!