Government calls for investigation into delayed terminal

The new terminal is being constructed by a Ferrovial-Budimex-Lamela consortium.  He has asked UZP to look into the deadlines and prices offered in the companies' tenders. According to an annex to the contract, signed six months ago, the $240 (zł.654) million terminal should have been completed by April 30, 2007 but it is still under construction. Polaczek blamed contractors for the delay. He added that the terminal has more than 100 defects. Since May 1 airport owner Państwowe Porty Lotnicze (PPL) has fined the contractors for every day they are late. The fines already total $5.6 (zł.15.2) million. PPL loose zł. 3 million a month  in lost rent and trade. Krzysztof Kozioł, a spokesman for Budimex said that the delay was not their fault and they do not agree to pay any fines. (Rzeczpospolita, July 21-22, p.B1) M.M.