Four of the 14 interested parties submitted applications, BKK selects them and requests an offer.

Fourteen economic operators have expressed their interest in the month since the launch of the (last) tender for the renovation of the Chain Bridge. In the end, four of them submitted applications to participate, writes BKK, which is responsible for the renewal. Information about them cannot be disclosed at this stage of the procurement process.

Mayor Gergely Karácsony previously said he fears that the government will only give the promised money for the renovation (HUF 6 billion) if the work can be done by a company that is kind to them. “Every road leads uphill. How much it will ultimately cost the people of Budapest to renovate the Chain Bridge could easily be decided at a dinner in Felcsút, ”he said.

Mészáros Lőrinc, Mészáros Lőrinc és Társa and Mészáros Lőrinc és Fia are already in the Hungarian construction industry ”.

The mayor spoke about this after the Public Procurement Authority withdrew the public procurement notice for repair because BKK would have issued the Chain Bridge tender with a 10-year reference period. However, according to the legislation, reference works older than 8 years cannot be taken into account. In December, however, it will be 9 years since the Margaret Bridge renovation was completed, completed by the Simicska Public Machine, Strabag and A-Bridge.

Applicants were not yet required to submit an offer at this stage of the offer. As the next step in the procurement procedure, BKK will examine whether the applications meet the requirements and will decide which companies to invite to tender in the first half of October at the latest. If favorable offers are received at the end of the negotiations and the government also provides the promised support, BKK can enter into a contract with the future contractor in February 2021, which can start the renovation works in March, so the renovation of the Bridge of the Chains can be completed by 2023.



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