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Purchase of up to 213 trams for Tramwaje Warszawskie (Hyundai Rotem contract, 2019)

completedstage: operationalrescaled
PLN 1.8 billion
contract value · data from 2019net of VAT≈ PLN 1.8 billion (value-by-stage, est., nominal)funding: EU funds, local government

On 14 September 2018, Tramwaje Warszawskie sp. z o.o. announced a tender procedure for the purchase of new low-floor trams with an estimated value of approximately PLN 1.9 billion, covering a total of up to 213 vehicles: 123 under the base order and 90 under an option right. The contract with Hyundai Rotem Company, which submitted the most favourable offer, was signed in June 2019; the value of the contract was PLN 1,825 million net, and it was the largest tram contract signed in Poland to date. The rolling-stock purchase received partial co-financing from European Union funds (Infrastructure and Environment Operational Programme) in the amount of approximately PLN 285 million. The vehicles under the base order were to be delivered by the end of 2022, and those under the option by the end of 2023. All 123 trams of the base order were delivered: physical deliveries were completed in October 2023, and the formal acceptance of all vehicles took place on 25 January 2024. Tramwaje Warszawskie withdrew from exercising the option right for an additional 90 trams, citing a lack of funds and the manufacturer's expectations regarding a price adjustment (rising costs linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine). Tramwaje Warszawskie is owned by the City of Warsaw.

How it went

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Utilisationin use[2]
Scoperescaled down[3]
tramwaje dostarczone i eksploatowane w sieci Tramwajów Warszawskich
Current
123 tramwaje zamówienia podstawowego dostarczone i przejęte (2024)
Capacity or target
do 213 tramwajów (123 podstawowe + 90 z opcji)

Timeline

  1. Announced14 Sep 2018
  2. Construction startJun 2019
  3. Original date2022
  4. Delivery25 Jan 2024

Significance

The contract for up to 213 trams, worth PLN 1,825 million net, was the largest tram rolling-stock order in Poland's history and one of the largest in Europe. The delivery of 123 modern, low-floor, energy-efficient Hyundai Rotem trams significantly expanded and renewed the rolling stock of the capital's tram network. After deliveries were completed in 2023, Warsaw had the largest fleet of low-floor trams in Poland. Part of the purchase was co-financed by the European Union from the Infrastructure and Environment Operational Programme.

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  1. m.st. Warszawa12 Jun 2019
    CostOriginal dateFunding
    CostHyundai Rotem, który złożył najkorzystniejszą ofertę, zbuduje je za 1 mld 825 mln zł netto.
    Original dateWszystkie pojazdy w ramach zamówienia podstawowego mają zostać dostarczone do stolicy do końca 2022 roku, a te budowane w ramach opcji – do końca 2023 roku.
    FundingZakup uzyskał częściowe dofinansowanie z funduszy UE w wysokości 285 mln zł.
  2. m.st. Warszawa
    StageUtilisation
    Stage · UtilisationDziś w Warszawie pasażerów wożą już 123 nowe wagony Hyundai Rotem.
  3. Rynek KolejowyJan 2024
    StatusConstruction startDeliveryInvestorScope
    Status · DeliveryPrzejęliśmy i odebraliśmy w czwartek 25 stycznia wszystkie 123 Hyundaie. Pojazdy są już własnością spółki Tramwaje Warszawskieyear taken from the source's publication date (Jan 2024)
    Construction startUmowa zawarta w czerwcu 2019 r. obejmuje 123 tramwaje
    InvestorPojazdy są już własnością spółki Tramwaje Warszawskie
    Scopez uwagi na brak ówczesny środków na zakup tramwajów, a także oczekiwania Hyundaia odnośnie do waloryzacji wynagrodzenia Tramwaje Warszawskie zrezygnowały z jej realizacji
  4. Money.pl14 Sep 2018
  5. tramwar.pl
    Announced
    AnnouncedW dniu 14 września 2018r. Tramwaje Warszawskie ogłosiły kolejny przetarg na zakup 213 tramwajów całkowicie niskopodłogowych, jedno i dwukierunkowych - w tym 123 szt. w zamówieniu podstawowym oraz 90 w ramach opcji.
  6. m.st. Warszawa
  7. Funding
    FundingJedynym ratunkiem dla inwestycji stało się dofinansowanie z budżetu miasta (właściciela spółki) - poprzez podniesienie kapitału zakładowego spółki.