International Airport Odessa was left without a partner. Yesterday the city authorities canceled the results of the contest, the winner of which was the Russian Novaport. Until the last moment the company and the city authorities have negotiated a reduction in the amount of investment more than doubled. Now to find a new investor will not be easy, experts believe.
We have been waiting for confirmation from the winner of the commitments and financial guarantees, but unfortunately, they did not do it - said yesterday, head of the Odessa City Council Information Edward Shcheglov. July 7, city council overturned the results of the tender for choosing the company for renovation and modernization of the airport, which has won OOO Gepard plus (belonged to Novaport, a member of AEON Corp. Russian businessman Roman Trotsenko).
Disagreements with Gepard plus from the city authorities have emerged in mid-June. Novaport stated that, because Odessa was not included in the list of cities hosting Euro 2012, claimed the original investment in the modernization of the airport at 1.8 billion UAH to be reduced.
The situation has changed significantly, and we believe that $ 100 million (about 760 million UAH .- Ed.) will be sufficient to implement all plans, - said director Novaporta Alexei Vasilchenko.
But in Odessa city council saw no reason to revise the conditions of competition. Review of the price it would be unfair towards the rest of the participants. In those conditions that Gepard suggests now might agree and others, - said Edward Shcheglov.
Yesterday Novaporte 'decision not to comment on the Odessa City Council.
The competition was really tied to the football championship, said chairman of the association Airports of Ukraine Anatoly Trotsenko. But the Ukrainian side took the company attempts to revise the price andtiming of the project as a waiver of the obligations, - said the head of analytical department of airport Oleg Panteleev. In doing so, director of the Center for Political and Economic Analysis Alexander Kawa said that $ 100-150 million would be enough really for the reconstruction of the airport.
Airport in Odessa - the second passenger traffic in the Ukraine after the Boryspil , - said Alexander Kawa. But in a crisis to find an investor will not be easy, experts believe. Seeing a tough stance authorities, who refuse to take into account the changing situation on the market, I think, the company refused to participate even more favorable conditions, - predicts Oleg Panteleev. A loss of interest in the project had previously stated businessman Alexander Yaroslavsky, whose company also participated in the tender. Have shown interest in the project to date and the other participants - Vienna International Airport and the Spanish Elecnor, adds Edward Scheglov of the Odessa City Council. Like any infrastructure, the airport is slowly paying off - for 10 years or more, - explains Mr. Kawa.
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