Bombardier blocks Stadler's chances in carriage tender

The contract concerned the delivery of 14 trains destined for regional routes. However the contract must be signed by the end of June if it is to be financed out of the national budget. The problem is that Canadian Bombardier, who had been bidding for the contract, has been using every opportunity to appeal against the bid verdict. Bombardier has two more appeals it can make, which will make the June deadline impossible to keep. The only hope lies with the president of the Public Tenders Office who can authorize that the contracts be signed before the appeals are heard. Stadler had agreed to build a carriage production plant in Siedlce, 120 km from Warsaw, upon signature of the contract. If the deadline is not met, the money earmarked for this contract will be spent elsewhere. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) J.L.