PowerChina (Power Construction Corporation of China)

A Chinese construction company to which the Government has, since 2023, awarded the National Stadium and the infrastructure and facilities for EXPO through direct contracting without a tender, and, under intergovernmental agreements, the Belgrade metro and the new Sava bridge as well. The bridge contracts were declared a "trade secret", and the Labour Inspectorate filed a misdemeanour complaint against its Belgrade branch over Chinese workers without work permits on the stadium construction site.

Affairs

  • EXPO 2027 – a special law and contracts without public procurement: According to Transparency Serbia, it was awarded the stadium, infrastructure and EXPO facilities without competitive tendering; charges were filed against it over workers without permits
  • No-tender deals under intergovernmental agreements: It won the €94.1 million new bridge over the Sava and the metro without a tender, and in 2024 the €720 million contract for Lot 2 of the metro