Mota-Engil will contest preliminary defeat in second section of high-speed railPhoto by mickey970 on Pexels
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Mota-Engil will contest preliminary defeat in second section of high-speed rail

Público28 August 2026 at 16:20

Mota-Engil, a Portuguese construction company that is part of the Lusolav consortium, announced that it will contest the preliminary report that awarded the construction of the second section of the high-speed railway to its competitors.

The preliminary report of the tender for this section of the high-speed rail did not favor Mota-Engil, which will proceed with the contestation of the process.

The Portuguese construction company, through the Lusolav consortium, intends to challenge the preliminary results of the public tender.

The second section of the high-speed railway is part of an infrastructure project that has been under development in Portugal, and the dispute between competitors for the construction contract continues.

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