Train Manufacturers Seek to Halt Prague’s CZK 150 Billion Rail Tender
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- Central Bohemian councillors will discuss the region’s rail transport plans for the next 30 years, including a tender worth more than CZK 150 billion.
- Manufacturers have raised complaints about the tender’s design and transparency, and Fair Rail has joined proceedings after several submissions to the Czech antitrust office.
A planned tender worth more than 150 billion Czech koruna for trains serving Prague and the Central Bohemian Region is facing objections from manufacturers competing for the contract.
Central Bohemian councillors are due to discuss the structure of rail transport in the region for the next three decades at the beginning of next week. The decision will determine what trains Prague residents and people in Central Bohemia use after 2029.
The tender has drawn complaints and comments about its design and transparency. Several submissions have already reached the Office for the Protection of Competition, known by its Czech abbreviation ÚOHS.
Fair Rail, an association representing some of the manufacturers competing for the lucrative contract, has also entered the dispute and is urging councillors to wait.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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