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Cornerstone ceremony for NPRSO seat

June 7, 2012 Katowice the City 0

“Katowice becomes a place of the most cumulated cultural investments, not only in Poland but also in Europe. A total amount to be spent on cultural projects exceeds PLN 1 billion” – Bogdan Zdrojewski, Minister of Culture, said during a cornerstone ceremony for the new home of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NPRSO) in Katowice, that took place on Wednesday.

The ceremony gathered Elżbieta Bieńkowska …

Cultural district under construction

May 31, 2012 Katowice the City 0

The new seats of Silesian Museum, National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and International Convention Center – all the three venues are being currently erected in the place of the former “Katowice” coal mine. The facilities, together with the refurbished “Spodek” hall and the new roads in the area, will create the cultural district – an exceptional undertaking in the scale of Poland.

Here are some photos presenting the construction work’s progress on 29th of May.

Cultural district that comes from the coal mine ground

March 16, 2012 Katowice the City 0

Warbud S.A., a building firm had contracted to erect the new seat of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NPRSO), entered the construction site in the turn of February and March. The company already commenced removing digs to prepare the building’s foundation. This way, works on the last …

Warbud contracted to build new seat of NPRSO

February 13, 2012 Katowice the City 0

Representatives of the City Hall of Katowice and Warbud SA signed today a contract for works on the new venue of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NPRSO). The agreement worth gross PLN 234,9 million will have to be fulfilled in 20 months.

The ceremony took place in the presence of Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Minister of Regional Development, and City authorities.

NAC dismissed appeal of Mostostal Warszawa

January 9, 2012 Katowice the City 0

The National Appeal Chamber (NAC) rejected an appeal of Mostostal Warszawa S.A. (consortium leader) tendering for a contract to conduct a construction work on a new venue of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NPRSO).

In the middle of December 2011, the City Hall of Katowice decided a two-staged limited tender procedure choosing a consortium of Warbud, PW “Ebud” – Przemysłówka and LTT as the prime contractor of the NPRSO’s new seat.