In brief

• The Turkish company Kolin Insaat does not want to continue construction of the S17 section between Zamość and Tomaszów Lubelski.
• Work on the 18.5-kilometre section has reached 9 percent.
• GDDKiA has given the contractor 28 days to improve the pace and announces the possibility of terminating the contract due to the contractor's fault.
• The value of the contract is over PLN 800 million according to Money.pl, and PLN 822 million according to Inżynieria.com.

The contractor does not want to return to the site

Kolin Insaat, a Turkish contractor, has informed GDDKiA that it does not want to continue works on the 18.5 km section of the S17 from Zamość to Tomaszów Lubelski (Pachnie kolejnym zejściem z placu budowy. Iskrzy między drogowcami a turecką firmą – WNP.pl) (Turecki wykonawca pakuje walizki. S17 pod Zamościem utknęła w martwym punkcie – dziennikwschodni.pl). Withdrawal from the contract is increasingly realistic. Similar disputes between road authorities and this contractor arose in recent months over another road investment in Poland.

GDDKiA publicly warns the contractor

The road authority publicly warned the company on 29 October (Turcy nie mają zamiaru wracać. GDDKiA ostrzega. Możliwe zerwanie umowy – Money.pl). The spokesperson of the Lublin branch of GDDKiA, Łukasz Minkiewicz, stated that the contractor, despite earlier calls, has not made significant progress.

Work progress is 9 percent

Work on the section has reached 9 percent. The section runs from the Zamość Południe interchange to the Tomaszów Lubelski Północ interchange.

Deadline for improving the pace

The road authority has given the contractor 28 days to meet the contract terms. If the pace does not increase, the road authority may terminate the contract due to the contractor's fault.

Contract worth over PLN 800 million

Kolin Insaat signed the contract in November 2022. The contract covers the design and construction of the S17 section between Tomaszów Lubelski and Zamość. Money.pl reports that the contract value is over PLN 800 million, while Inżynieria.com gives PLN 822 million (S17. Wykonawca nie zamierza kontynuować budowy za 822 mln zł - Inżynieria.com – inzynieria.com). The new road is to shorten the journey towards Lviv.