How road and highway work is packaged, priced and prequalified
Road work divides into two markets that share a category and behave nothing alike. Capital schemes -- a new alignment, a widening, a junction rebuild -- are one-off works contracts, usually let under a standard international or national form of contract with a bill of quantities that the contractor prices item by item. Term maintenance -- surfacing, patching, drainage, winter service -- is let for years at a time against a schedule of rates with no guaranteed volume. A bidder set up for one is frequently uncompetitive at the other, because the first rewards plant and programme and the second rewards depot coverage and response.
Prequalification is the real gate. Buyers ask for completed projects of comparable value and technical nature, usually within a recent window, plus evidence of financial standing, owned or committed plant, and a safety record. Bid security and a performance bond are normal, and retention is withheld against a defects liability period that runs long after the road opens. A contractor without a bonding line cannot bid at this scale whatever its technical ability, which is why joint ventures and nominated subcontracting are so common in this category.
The priced bill is not the final price and both sides know it. Quantities are re-measured as built, ground conditions vary, and variations are priced from the rates in the original bid -- so an unbalanced bid that loads rates onto items likely to increase is a recognised tactic and a recognised reason for rejection. Traffic management, environmental and social safeguards, and land or utility diversions are the items that most often decide whether a scheme runs to programme, and they are usually where the tender documents are most specific.
This section describes how this category is bought generally, across the public buyers that publish it. The figures elsewhere on this page are measured for this market alone.
Who buys roads and highways infrastructure in Greece?
GlobalGov holds 382 roads and highways infrastructure records from 177 distinct buying organisations in Greece. The most frequent publishers are International buyer (12 records); International buyer (12 records); International buyer (12 records); International buyer (10 records); International buyer (9 records); International buyer (8 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 16% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| International buyer | 12 | 3.1% |
| International buyer | 12 | 3.1% |
| International buyer | 12 | 3.1% |
| International buyer | 10 | 2.6% |
| International buyer | 9 | 2.4% |
| International buyer | 8 | 2.1% |
What are roads and highways infrastructure contracts worth in Greece?
326 of the 382 records publish a contract value. The median is $8.9M and the largest single published value is $2.6B. By size, 15 between $100k and $1M, 162 between $1M and $10M, 149 above $10M. The remaining 56 publish no value at all, so every figure here describes the priced subset only, and values are as stated by the buyer rather than as finally awarded.
| Contract size | Records | Share of priced |
|---|---|---|
| under $100k | 0 | 0.0% |
| between $100k and $1M | 15 | 4.6% |
| between $1M and $10M | 162 | 50% |
| above $10M | 149 | 46% |
How long do bidders get to respond to roads and highways infrastructure tenders in Greece?
Across the 54 Greece roads and highways infrastructure notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 40 days. A quarter of them allowed 35 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 46. Not one of them closed within a fortnight of being published, so the window on this market is consistently workable.
How often are roads and highways infrastructure tenders published in Greece?
Greece publishes about 3 notices a month in this category, 33 in the last twelve months. Volume is steady against the 36 published in the twelve months before that. Over the last three years there were 129, spread across 57 separate months of activity since 25 May 2021. May is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 26 May 2026, 128 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
How does Greece compare with other roads and highways infrastructure markets?
Among the 46 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable roads and highways infrastructure market, Greece ranks 21st by number of records. The largest is Kenya (21,922 records against 382 here). Within Greece itself, roads and highways infrastructure is the 12th largest of the 56 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the Greece roads and highways infrastructure records on this page come from?
These 382 records are collected from 1 official source: TED (382). GlobalGov is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with any of them; each record links back to the notice on its issuing portal. The set is rebuilt nightly, and the counts on this page were taken on 2026-10-01.
Most recent Roads and Highways Infrastructure tenders in Greece
None of these are open for bids now — they are the most recent records GlobalGov holds for this market, kept here so the shape of a typical roads and highways infrastructure notice in Greece is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
Electronic open international above-threshold bidding for the supply and commissioning of "systems for recording and analyzing road network, traffic and traffic violations with special electronic devices (ΣΤΑΘΕΡΕΣ ΚΑΜΕΡΕΣ) with the provisions of Article 107 κ.ο.κ."
Greece – Substation construction work – ΔΕΑ-42459 Πρόσκληση Εκδήλωσης Ενδιαφέροντος Α’ Φάσης στο πλαίσιο διαδικασίας με διαπραγμάτευση με προηγούμενη προκήρυξη διαγωνισμού για την ανάδειξη Αναδόχου και σύναψη Σύμβασης για το έργο: “ΜΕΛΕΤΗ, ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΓΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΔΥΟ ΣΤΑΘΜΩΝ ΜΕΤΑΤΡΟΠΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΥΟ ΥΠΟΣΤΑΘΜΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΙΚΗ ΔΙΑΣΥΝΔΕΣΗ ΣΥΝΕΧΟΥΣ ΡΕΥΜΑΤΟΣ ΜΕΤΑΞΥ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΚΩ (2 x 500 MW)”
Greece – Sewage work – Σ-41
Greece – Sewage work – Σ-42
Greece – Substation construction work – ΔΕΑ-42459 Πρόσκληση Εκδήλωσης Ενδιαφέροντος Α’ Φάσης στο πλαίσιο διαδικασίας με διαπραγμάτευση με προηγούμενη προκήρυξη διαγωνισμού για την ανάδειξη Αναδόχου και σύναψη Σύμβασης για το έργο: “ΜΕΛΕΤΗ, ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΓΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΔΥΟ ΣΤΑΘΜΩΝ ΜΕΤΑΤΡΟΠΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΥΟ ΥΠΟΣΤΑΘΜΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΙΚΗ ΔΙΑΣΥΝΔΕΣΗ ΣΥΝΕΧΟΥΣ ΡΕΥΜΑΤΟΣ ΜΕΤΑΞΥ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΚΩ (2 x 500 MW)”
Greece – Substation construction work – ΔΕΑ-42459 Πρόσκληση Εκδήλωσης Ενδιαφέροντος Α’ Φάσης στο πλαίσιο διαδικασίας με διαπραγμάτευση με προηγούμενη προκήρυξη διαγωνισμού για την ανάδειξη Αναδόχου και σύναψη Σύμβασης για το έργο: “ΜΕΛΕΤΗ, ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΓΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΔΥΟ ΣΤΑΘΜΩΝ ΜΕΤΑΤΡΟΠΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΥΟ ΥΠΟΣΤΑΘΜΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΙΚΗ ΔΙΑΣΥΝΔΕΣΗ ΣΥΝΕΧΟΥΣ ΡΕΥΜΑΤΟΣ ΜΕΤΑΞΥ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΚΩ (2 x 500 MW)”
Greece – Substation construction work – ΔΕΑ-42459 Πρόσκληση Εκδήλωσης Ενδιαφέροντος Α’ Φάσης στο πλαίσιο διαδικασίας με διαπραγμάτευση με προηγούμενη προκήρυξη διαγωνισμού για την ανάδειξη Αναδόχου και σύναψη Σύμβασης για το έργο: “ΜΕΛΕΤΗ, ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΓΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΔΥΟ ΣΤΑΘΜΩΝ ΜΕΤΑΤΡΟΠΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΥΟ ΥΠΟΣΤΑΘΜΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΙΚΗ ΔΙΑΣΥΝΔΕΣΗ ΣΥΝΕΧΟΥΣ ΡΕΥΜΑΤΟΣ ΜΕΤΑΞΥ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΚΩ (2 x 500 MW)”
Greece – Substation construction work – ΔΕΑ-42459 Πρόσκληση Εκδήλωσης Ενδιαφέροντος Α’ Φάσης στο πλαίσιο διαδικασίας με διαπραγμάτευση με προηγούμενη προκήρυξη διαγωνισμού για την ανάδειξη Αναδόχου και σύναψη Σύμβασης για το έργο: “ΜΕΛΕΤΗ, ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΓΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΔΥΟ ΣΤΑΘΜΩΝ ΜΕΤΑΤΡΟΠΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΥΟ ΥΠΟΣΤΑΘΜΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΙΚΗ ΔΙΑΣΥΝΔΕΣΗ ΣΥΝΕΧΟΥΣ ΡΕΥΜΑΤΟΣ ΜΕΤΑΞΥ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΚΩ (2 x 500 MW)”
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