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Slovenian side of the tunnel at the end of November 2018. The reason for this were improper documents submitted for the tender offer to the Slovenian motorway operator DARS in August 2018. Additionally DARS decided to reject all offers in general in the midst
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December. The CEO of Cengiz İnşaat, Utku Gök, said on Monday before the final negotiations that the construction in Slovenia would still be finished in time with his company.
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