The caretaker govt of Dimitar Glavchev won’t announce a public order for the shipping of passengers through railways till the tip of the 12 months – a dedication that our nation made through signing the Nationwide Restoration and Sustainability Plan (NRSP) with the Eu Fee.
It’s in all probability that the present contract with “BDZ Passenger Delivery” for public shipping of passengers might be prolonged for as much as 2 extra years, if imaginablethe Performing Minister of Delivery Krasimira Stoyanova advised Mediapool.
On the finish of March, the federal government tasked the shipping minister with deciding on a national passenger rail provider for the following 15 years. BDZ Passenger Delivery’s contract with the state expires on the finish of 2024.
On the other hand, for almost a 12 months, the Bulgarian govt and the Eu Fee were arguing concerning the process – whether or not for all the railway community within the nation and accordingly one provider must be decided on or if it must be divided into a number of a lot and other firms must input. The EC insists at the department of passenger shipping, whilst Bulgaria insists on one provider.
There is not any solution to this “tricky” query as of nowadays. “The answer will come from everybody who loves rail shipping”, mentioned Krasimira Stoyanova, with out committing when. She didn’t need to say what her place is as Minister of Delivery.
In the meantime, two personal firms have already introduced their intentions to hold passengers. The primary license used to be bought through the Plovdiv corporate “PIMK Rail Categorical” EOOD, which is curious about operating trains on 5 instructions, that are a few of the busiest. Those are Sofia – Plovdiv – Burgas, Sofia – Pernik – Radomir, Karnobat – Varna, Plovdiv – Asenovgrad and Sofia – Gorna Oryahovitsa – Varna. The Plovdiv corporate is able to serve the traces from the tip of 2026, when the remaining time period of the contract between the state and BDZ Passenger Delivery, which used to be prolonged through some other two years, expires.
This month it turned into transparent that some other personal railway corporate – “Reilimpex” OOD, gained a license for passenger shipping from Minister Krasimira Stoyanova. At the present time, the corporate from Stara Zagora has no longer formally introduced which railway traces it’s curious about.
Yearly, the state subsidizes the general public shipping of passengers through railway with about BGN 200 million.
Acquire of five extra trains from Skoda
The announcement of an open public gentle for the collection of a railway provider is among the prerequisites for the over BGN 1.4 billion granted through the EU for the acquisition of recent rolling inventory for the railway. The bought trains might be utilized by the longer term provider that the state has to select.
For 3 years, best at the start of September, one of the crucial main contracts used to be signed – the availability of 20 motor trains for BGN 511.4 million with the Czech “Skoda”. The contract had an possibility to buy 5 extra trains if price range have been secured.
On Friday, we gained affirmation from the Eu Fee that it authorizes the acquisition of five extra motor trains from the “Skoda Transportation and Skoda Wagonka” consortium with price range from the “Delivery Connectivity” program, Minister Stoyanova mentioned. The cost of a Škoda motor teach with 300 seats is BGN 25.57 million with out VAT. Which means that about BGN 130 million from “Delivery Connectivity” will pass to trains.
The acquisition of 20 single-deck electrical trains used to be reached after the failure of the order for the acquisition of 20 “push-pull” long-distance trains for BGN 1.2 billion. Bulgaria has refused to shop for such trains in this day and age, defined Krasimira Stoyanova.
The order for 35 trains is in query
These days, she seemed within the Ultimate Administrative Court docket (SAC) to protect the pursuits of the state as a final hotel within the case for the acquisition of 35 motor trains below the NPVU.
Consortium “Bulem”which incorporates two divisions of the French “Alstom” – the Romanian and the Italian, plus the Bulgarian “RVP Make investments”, related to Vasil Bozhkov, contests the score of the general public procurement.
The consortium claims that the trains proposed through the opposite individuals within the order don’t meet the technical necessities of the contracting authority – the Minister of Delivery. The 2 firms ranked first and 2nd – “Schadler.” and “PESA”recently don’t produce the trains incorporated within the order, and the proposed cut-off date for the execution of the order is “unrealistic and unfeasible”. “PESA” offers a cut-off date of 27 months for the supply of the primary two trains and 28 months for the others. Alstom claims that it takes a mean of about 40 months (from 38 to 44 months) to position a locomotive into operation.
As well as, the consortium claims that “Stadler” and “PESA” wouldn’t have a depot to hold out the upkeep of the trains, which is needed. The complainant additionally claims that “PESA” additionally provides an “surprisingly low” worth for teach repairs of BGN 3.11/km except for VAT. For comparability, they point out that the “Bulemu” consortium offers an be offering of BGN 3.76/km with out VAT, and “Stadler” – BGN 3.62/km with out VAT.
The Ministry of Delivery contests the submitted grievance in its entirety as groundless and unproven. It claims that the parameters proposed through a undeniable player in regards to the provide of trains are “life like” and aren’t topic to exam right through the process the general public procurement. He notes that during case of non-fulfilment of this cut-off date through the chosen contractor, the contract supplies for corresponding “sanction” clauses. In regards to the teach repairs depot, it’s said that there’s no want to have one on the time of the belief of the contract. The fee be offering for the upkeep of the trains from “PESA” is no more than 20 % extra favorable than the typical worth of the provides of the opposite individuals, the Ministry of Delivery signifies.
The Fee for the Coverage of Festival (CPC) dismisses the grievance of the “Bulemu” consortiumwho appealed the antitrust authority’s choice to the Ultimate Administrative Court docket (SAC).
In his opinion, the Minister of Delivery asks the SAC to imagine the case as a question of precedence, because of the danger of lack of price range below the NPVU. The Performing Minister of Delivery, Krasimira Stoyanova, defined that she seemed in individual, as a result of she had treated the document to this point and used to be conversant in the case. She requested the Court docket of Attraction to brush aside the attraction of the “Bulemu” consortium, disputing it in its entirety.
The pursuits of the consortium have been defended through attorney Dimitar Kairyakov. He made claims for bills, which the Delivery Minister disputed as over the top.
The prosecutor’s administrative center took the facet of the Ministry of Delivery and expressed the opinion that there’s no explanation why to overturn the verdict of the primary example – the CPC.
The Fourth Chamber of the Ultimate Court docket will rule inside the criminal time period on case No. 8257/2024.
The legitimate shipping minister is in a rush with the verdict in this case, as a result of whether it is in her desire, it’ll be imaginable to conclude a freelance with the second one ranked – “PESA”. The Polish corporate guarantees to ship the trains in 28 months.
Even though there’s a favorable consequence for the state, the cut-off date for eligibility of prices below the NPVU is August 31, 2026. Which means that the longer term producer has best 23 months from nowadays.
The Performing Minister of Delivery, Krasimira Stoyanova, said that on this case, negotiations with the Eu Fee will continue with a request to increase the cut-off date for the supply of the trains. In keeping with her, this will also be accomplished with the renegotiation of the NPVU. Bulgaria will have to ship the model for approval through the tip of September.
Abandonment of double-decker trains
Bulgaria is giving up the acquisition of seven double-decker trains, mentioned Krasimira Stoyanova. This order used to be received through the Polish department of the Swiss corporate Stadler, with which a freelance used to be signed at the start of April for over BGN 300 million except for VAT.
On the finish of June, “Stadler” used to be decided on because the contractor for the order of 35 electrical locomotives for BGN 642.5 million. However a month later, the Polish department of the Swiss corporate deserted each orders with out giving an legitimate explanation why.
9 locomotives for the depots is probably not bought
The Ministry of Delivery additionally refused the acquisition of 9 locomotives for in part electrified depots, Krasimira Stoyanova additionally introduced.
Thus, the order for the availability of 9 electrical shunting locomotives is recently being fulfilled. It used to be awarded to the Ruse-based corporate “Categorical Provider” for over BGN 10.5 million. The overall date for his or her manufacturing is August 24, 2026, in keeping with the general public procurement sign up.
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