The total contract value amounts to €145m (£125m), with €86m (£74m) earmarked for Colas Rail, whose scope of work includes the track, catenary networks and power supply as well as depot equipment and system integration for the 20km route.
A consortium of international backers - including the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Agence Française du Développement (AFD) and German banking institution KFW - are co-financing the project, along with the Tunisian Government.
Work is slated to begin mid-2014 at the earliest and is scheduled to last 46 months.
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