In Brief: Okecie bid; Steyr to buy stake in Ursus; Krzesiny military airport bid
Tomorrow the Infrastructure Commission will investigate the bid for the
construction of the new Okecie airport terminal. Budimex, the company that
had won the bid, and was challenged by its competitors, Strabag and Ho
chtief, is sure the results will be upheld and that they will sign the
contract. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 7) ... Austrian company Steyr, a producer of
military equipment, is considering purchasing a 20% to 25% stake in the
Ursus tractor factory. The transaction could be completed in the fall, by
which time Ursus will have produced 5,000 tractors which Steyr wants to expo
rt to Nigeria. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) ... To bring the Krzesiny military
airport up to NATO standards will cost zl. 240 million. Tender bids for the
project will close at the end of 2002. (Puls Biznesu, p. 11) A.D.