Briefs

Warbud to construct seven-storey apartment block in Warsaw

A contract to build a seven-storey apartment building in Warsaw, (which will contain a garage and trade services unit), worth PLN 25 mln, (EUR 6.32), has been signed between constructor Warbud and residential property developer Dom Development. Construction of the block, on ul KEN in the Ursynow district, will begin on 25th November and is due to be complete by December 20th 2003.

Decrease in cement sales for October 2002

A total of 1.042 million tonnes in cement sales represented an 11.8% year on year decrease for October 2002, according to Stowarzyszenie Producentow Cementu i Wapna, the Polish association of cement producers. In the same month, 34,500 tonnes were exported from Poland.
During the first ten months of this year, cement sales totalled 9.789 million tonnes, a 4.2% year-on-year decrease and 404,100 tonnes were exported, a 42.3% decrease.

Second stage of Kołobrzeg Port development to begin soon

A consortium which includes Hydrobudowa Gdańsk and the PRCiP company, has been successful in the tender for the next stage of the Kolobrzeg Port Development, in northern Poland, worth PLN 142.3 mln, beating its nearest competitor, a consortium involving Polnord, by accepting PLN 1.5 mln less. The state budget is to finance the project and if there are no appeals from other bidding companies by the end of next week, a contact will be signed between the local authorities and the consortium.
 

Contract for Warsaw office building terminated

The Polish telecom giant, Telekomunikacja Polska (TP SA), has cancelled its contract with general contractor PIA Piasecki to construct an office building on ul. Twarda, Warsaw, because of the latter's failure to meet the 30th June 2002 deadline for the work. According to TP SA's website, the telecommunications company had tried to re-negotiate the terms of their agreement with PIA Piasecki, but terminated it when the constructor failed to provide a bank guarantee.
Okęcie extension contract signed
The contract for the Okęcie airport extension has been signed, between investor and airport manager Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Porty Lotnicze (PPL) and the Ferrovial Agroman, Budimex and Estudio Lamela consortium, at a value of USD 198.8 mln.
The project, to be complete in three years time, should mean that the extended airport will start welcoming passengers in October or November 2005.