Romanian Government Approves Prioritization Criteria for 2025 Investment Commitments

At the proposal of the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, the Romanian Government has approved a legislative act establishing the prioritization criteria for concluding, in 2025, the legal commitments by the National Investment Company (CNI) related to public procurement procedures carried out by the end of 2024, for which legal commitments have not yet been made. The criteria also apply to public procurement procedures expected to be completed in 2025, targeting investment projects funded under the National Construction Program for Public or Social Interest (PNCIPS), Minister Cseke Attila announced.

“Our goal is to allocate the 2025 commitment appropriations, amounting to 3.805 billion lei, according to budgetary limits and based on the purpose of the legal commitments and the specific PNCIPS sub-programs under which the projects fall,” stated the Minister of Development.

The funds will be used for:

• 6 major investment projects, which fall under Government approval jurisdiction, including:
• The CS Dinamo Bucharest Multifunctional Arena
• The Corvinul 1921 Hunedoara Sports Complex
• The Iași Multipurpose Hall
• The Municipal Stadium Complex “1 Mai”
• A 30,000-seat stadium in Timișoara
• The Gârlești Overpass in Craiova
• Completion of investment projects requiring services necessary to issue work commencement orders, or for additional/final works under PNCIPS sub-programs, such as:
• The rehabilitation and modernization of school facilities at Sfântul Stelian Special Vocational School (Botoșani)
• The Olympic swimming pool in Brăila
• A new wing at the Alexandria County Emergency Hospital
• 50 investments with public procurement procedures finalized before the adoption of the legislative act, including:
• The multi-story car park at the Emergency Hospital in Târgoviște
• The “Gh. Roșca Codreanu” National College in Bârlad
• 39 projects in 23 counties, included in the government’s “Sfânta Ana” Crèche Construction Program, such as:
• Large crèches in Medgidia and Băicoi (Prahova County)
• 4 investments meeting the criteria for major projects, with procurement procedures underway at the time of the decision, including:
• The Oradea Sports Complex
• The Unirea Stadium (Bistrița)
• The Tineretului Stadium (Brașov)
• The artificial ice rink in Galați
• 58 investments in education, health, and public works, with procurement procedures either ongoing or soon to be launched, such as:
• The reinforcement and modernization of the student dormitory on Splaiul Independenței no. 48 (Bucharest)
• The reconstruction and modernization of roads and bridges over the Slătioara stream in Râșca (Suceava County), damaged by natural disasters
• 99 investments in sports, culture, and other fields, with procurement procedures underway or upcoming, such as:
• The new courthouses in Buzău and Galați
• The reinforcement, modernization, equipping, and expansion of the Dolj County Pension Office headquarters