The National Tunnel Authority has awarded a consortium of French and Egyptian companies the EGP 410 mn tender to design and restore the Raml tram in Alexandria, according to Al Mal. The alliance — made up of France’s Systra and Egis Rail and Egypt’s ACE Moharram Bakhoum and Projacs — beat offers from two other consortiums: one consisting of Egypt’s Menarail and France’s Artellia Ville & Transport and Ingerop, and the other of Spain’s Sener Ingenieria Y Systemas, France’s Setec Group and Lebanon’s Khatib & Alami, according to Meed.