Acciona-owned constructor Necso wins major road construction tenders

Necso, owned by Mostostal Warszawa's (MW) strategic investor Acciona of Spai n, has won three major tenders for the construction of highways in Poland, t o the value of zl. 228.8 million. The contracts envisage carrying out work w orth euro 56.4 million. Since the financing for the investment is to come fr om the European Union, the tender procedure has to be accepted by the Europe an Commission. "Currently the tender documents are being checked by EU exper ts. We have been awaiting a decision on the issue for over two months and it is likely to be made in September," MW's president Krzysztof Szamalek told P rawo i Gospodarka. If the decision is positive for Necso it is MW which will carry out the bulk of work. The largest tender involves the construction of a 19.3 kilometer section of highway from the Gdansk city limits to Kiezmark. In this case the works on the highway and bridges have been estimated at eur o 29 million, net and are 75% financed by the ISPA 2000 fund. The second and third tenders involve the construction of expressways from Skoczkow to Ciesz yn and from Zwardon to Myto respectively. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 7) A.Z.