Maxer and Hydrobudowa Śląsk win Płaszów II sewage contract

A consortium of Poznań-based Maxer and Hydrobudowa Śląsk has been contracted to develop Płaszów II sewage treatment plant near Kraków for around zł. 220 million. However, the total budget for the investment, financed by the ISPA fund and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), exceeds euro 310 million. The result confirms earlier rumors that the investors would opt for the cheapest contractor. The consortium signed the deal with the National Environmental Protection Fund (NFOŚiGW) and Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji (MPWiK) in Kraków on April 14. The deal attracted four other consortia including Budimex, Hydrobudowa-9, Besix, Paterson Candy and Instal-Kraków, among others. All the rejected offers were close to the contract's total budget or even exceeded it. (Parkiet, p. 10) J.K.