Metro begins to move forward, but not initially as a public-private partnership

City councilors passed proposals for the construction of new metro stations. The project differs from initial plans, as it will not be realized in the form of public-private partnership (PPP). The main reason is that a PPP option was not selected is because it needs to be accompanied not only a business plan, but also the necessity to choose a construction consortium, which which would take at least three years, a period of time that nobody wants to wait. The first line should be finished by 2006, at a cost of zl. 721 million. The money will come from the city's own funds, long-term bank credits and regional contracts. At the same time preparatory work will start on the second and the third metro lines that will be realized within a PPP formula. According to analysis from PricewaterhouseCoopers, CMS Cameron McKenna and WS Atkins, the second line should be ready by 2011. (Puls Biznesu, p. 11) A.D.