Kalmeta added that the question of when the construction works would begin depended on whether a constructor would be selected in the first round.[20] On 11 June 2007, Hrvatske ceste announced a public tender for the construction of the bridge. On 28 August 2007, the list of bidders was released: Konstruktor, Viadukt and Hidroelektra (from Croatia); Dywidag (Germany), Strabag (Austria), Cimolai [it ] (Italy), Eiffel (France); and Alpine Bau (from Salzburg, Austria)