A building contractor for the second bridge over the River Danube, connecting Vidin in Bulgaria and Calafat in Romania, will probably be appointed by the end of 2003, and construction works are to be completed by the end of 2006. A project consultant is to be chosen through international tender and will start work in July this year. According to French consultancy BCEOM, the cheapest option for the bridge construction without the adjacent infrastructure will cost €107 million (about US$95.5 million).