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In December last year, Bulgaria made a big move to buy new trains, with a 15-year maintenance deal attached.
CRRC Qingdao Sifang High-speed Railway Company saw that this was a good opportunity, and they were strong;
The price is right again, and it definitely didn't run.
But the result? It's a big surprise.
Chinese high-speed rail companies were kicked out, and Bulgaria chose the Spanish high-speed railway, which is twice as expensive.
This operation is really incomprehensible.
The Spanish high-speed rail is also quite interesting, although I took the order, but said that I could not deliver it on time.
Seeing this, Bulgaria hastened to suspend the tendering program.
Hey, this retribution is coming so quickly.
So why did Bulgaria choose Spain over China? The reasons behind this are really puzzling.
Bulgarian motor car bidding twists and turns: low prices are eliminated
Bulgaria intends to buy 20 trains, as well as 15 years of maintenance and staff training, with a total budget of 610 million euros.
Our CRRC Qingdao Sifang bid 330 million euros, which is nearly half the budget of Bulgaria and nearly half of the price of Talgo in Spain.
But guess what? The EU stepped in, they looked into the subsidy issue, and CRRC pulled out of the bid.
This result makes many people feel strange, why did they choose the more expensive one when they should have chosen the lower price? Bulgaria is asking for its own trouble this time, and chose Spain;
Not to mention the price doubled, it was not possible to deliver on time.
Now that Bulgaria has canceled even the largest tender for the recovery plan, do you think this operation is too hasty?
Everyone knows that building high-speed rail is a good way to stimulate the economy;
Bulgaria has failed at both ends this time.
They can only wait for the EU's financial support now, and then slowly figure out a way.
After all, rebidding is also a dilemma, either increase the price;
Either choose the car, no matter how you choose, it is not suitable.
Some people also questioned why CRRC's price was so low, and felt that there was nothing wrong with increasing profits.
However, the fact that the low-price bid was not accepted also shows that the low price is not necessarily a good thing.
Some people feel that it is always difficult for Chinese high-speed rail to enter the European market, as if they have to let Western companies do the business.
But in the long run, even if the 20 trains are not very profitable, 15 years of maintenance and training services are big business.
Employees are familiar with our system and will come to us for future upgrades and new orders.
That's the real chance.
Bulgaria was pitted by Spain
At the beginning, China wanted to enter the European market at a very low price, but unfortunately, under the obstruction of the European Union, the high-speed rail project in Bulgaria finally allowed Spain to win the bid.
But China's efforts were not in vain, and the low prices offered by China were a headache for Spain.
According to the high cost in Europe, no amount of savings in Spain can achieve the desired effect.
The countries in Europe that really have high-speed rail technology are actually Germany and France.
It's a pity that Germany and France did not participate in the bidding this time, so Spain, which is slightly inferior in technology, has become a "big wrong".
Spain's railway technology is actually not very strong, and they even use their own railway passenger transport with the French Alstom EMU.
Bulgaria thought that Spain had strength, but when the work was delivered, it was discovered that Spain was strong in the middle.
In fact, they want to cooperate with China more, because they are satisfied with China's technology and price.
But Bulgaria is a member of the European Union and has to listen to the EU.
In fact, the EU also knows that it will not be able to stop China from entering the European market by blocking it several times.
Sooner or later, it is only a matter of time before China's construction industry breaks into Europe.
If Europe doesn't want to mess up the market, it has to find its own reasons.
China's price-performance ratio is something they can't hide.
This time, Bulgaria has been cheated by Spain, and next time will the EU let the EU be the "big wrong"? As long as the European countries taste the sweetness of China's construction, it will be out of control.
Bulgaria's high-speed rail dream shattered
Talgo originally wanted to rely on this high-speed rail project to gain international glory, but it turned out to be a laughing stock, and Bulgaria's high-speed rail dream was completely ruined.
The initial investment was all wasted, and the Bulgarian government was in a hurry, and finally had to cancel the project.
Bulgaria is really unlucky this time, not only has it lost its development opportunities, but it may also be criticized by the European Union.
originally wanted to enhance the country's image and economic strength through high-speed rail, but now it has ended up in an embarrassing situation.
So far, there is no sign of a new plan.
If it weren't for the intervention of the European Union, the Qingdao Quartet would have started construction long ago.
Now it's a mess, and the revenge is coming too quickly.
Qingdao Sifang's quotation was a little lower, and it was labeled as a violation of subsidies by the European Union, although there was no such thing;
But the pressure was too great to give up the bid.
However, the European Union also found itself in this way, the Spanish company could not deliver on time, and Bulgaria had to cancel the tender.
This operation is really laughable.