In Brief: Long-distance tender; Roca ceramics plant; Optimus, Budimex deals

Final offers are due by Nov. 25 and three operators, will be selected at the turn of 1999 and 2000. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 14, Reuters) ... Spanish company Roca yesterday launched its $22 million sanitary ceramics plant which will employ 130 people in the area of the Katowice special economic zone. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 2) ... IT company Optimus S.A. signed a zl. 24.9 million ($6.11 million) deal with the Finance Ministry to supply 5,000 computers for the tax offices, the firm said yesterday. (Parkiet, page 2, Reuters) ... Construction company Budimex S.A. clinched a deal to build a housing and retail complex in Warsaw worth zl. 54.7 million ($13.42 million), slated for completion in August 2000. (Parkiet, page 2, Reuters)