Centrozap seeks partners for the largest European aquapark in Katowice

Centrozap is planning to build Europe's biggest aquapark in Katowice at a projected cost of zl.120 million. Construction should begin in the spring of 2001 and last 18 months. "Centrozap will be the general contractor, creating a special partnership with foreign capita. No money from municipal funds will be required," said Centrozap president Irena Krol. The company is conducting talks with potential investors from Switzerland and Austria. A partnership should be created by the end of the year, with Centrozap as the main stakeholder. The entire investment will be financed from bank loans. Centrozap may later decide to buy a stake in the company managing the waterpark. According to Marek Pakula, president of the company Studio A that designed the park, it will be the largest such investment in Europe. Centrozap's core business turnover is more than zl. 300 million. (Puls Biznesu, p.6; Parkiet, p.3)