Protests continue over MON armed transporter tender

Protests after the Defence Ministry (MON) chose WZM from Siemianowice Slaskie and Finnish AMV Patria in December 2002 to deliver an armed transporter for the army in a tender worth zl. 5 billion are still continuing. Swiss Movag and the Stalowa Wola steel mill have now joined in. "The Ministry has still not yet signed a formal contract with the winner. This should mean all the bidders should get extra time to amend and resubmit their offers," said Karina Kowalska from Multi-Technologies Group, a company advising Movag, adding that the case might end up in court. "The tender was conducted correctly," said MON spokesman Eugeniusz Mleczak. Nevertheless, the vehicle that won the bid weights 3 tones more than 19 ton tender limit. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 3) M.M.