Integrated report 2021

In 2021, Budimex commissioned an over 10-km section of the S19 expressway in the Podkarpackie voivodeship. The investment included the construction of a two-lane expressway with emergency lanes, access roads connecting it with the existing road network, noise barriers, animal crossings, green belts, seven viaducts, five bridges and five culverts of ecological function.

In 2021, Budimex completed the construction of two sections of the S3 expressway: Brzozowo – Miękowo with a length of 22.14 km and Miękowo – Rzęśnica with a length of 4 km, in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. S3 is one of the key routes in the West Pomeranian Voivodship for transport.

The contract for the construction of the S61 expressway, odcinek: węzeł Stawiski (bez węzła) – beginning of the Szczuczyna ring road, was realised in the “Design and Build” formula, its net value amounted to approximately PLN 300 million. The section under the project was built as part of the Via Baltica route. The construction of the S61 expressway improved the operation of national and provincial roads, separated heavy traffic from built-up areas and reduced the negative impact of exhaust gases on the environment.

The project involves the construction of a completely new road system in the main artery of the Tricity – Trakt Św. Wojciecha Street. The investment also included the construction of an access flyover with retaining walls, an adjacent viaduct over Nowe Podwale Grodzkie Street, a bridge over the Radunia Canal, reconstruction of access roads, railway infrastructure elements and construction of a multi-level Park&Ride car park.

The “Iron Bridge” Waste Disposal Facility is a site for the deposition of copper ore flotation tailings from all mining plants of KGHM Polska Miedź SA and is the largest facility of this type in Europe. Modern construction technologies implemented by Budimex will ensure effective use of the facility and the development of KGHM in the copper basin. During the extension of the facility, the safest variant of dam construction and sealing was implemented, both from the hydrotechnical and environmental aspects. The value of the main contract amounted to PLN 588 million. “Iron Bridge” is environmentally neutral and completely protects the natural environment from the water accumulating in the reservoir.

The contract, realised in the “design and build” mode, concerned the reconstruction of national road No. 12 within the limits of the town of Chełm with a length of approx. 8.2 km along with the reconstruction and construction of the necessary auxiliary infrastructure, including 5.5 km of local/service roads. The construction works included comprehensive redevelopment of several streets, a bridge over the Uherka river and a viaduct over the former railway siding in the course of Przyjaźni Avenue. There was also a new viaduct over the railway tracks and bus stops. Acoustic screens were installed and over 8 km of bicycle paths were built.

As part of the investment worth almost PLN 389 million, the Budimex and Strabag consortium completed an important section of the A1 motorway, about 16 km long. The section was built in the threads of the existing road. The new element is the concrete surface. After the works, drivers now have two traffic lanes in each direction with two carriageways and an emergency lane at their disposal. Additionally, from the “Piotrków Trybunalski West” interchange, an exit from Łódź towards Warsaw and from Warsaw towards Łódź was made. The motorway is part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and the project “Motorway Gdańsk – Brno / Bratislava – Vienna”

The modernisation of LK7 linking Warsaw and Lublin for PKP PLK is the largest railway investment from the National Railway Programme 2015-2020 worth PLN 1.5 billion. The work was carried out by a consortium of Mostostal Kraków SA (leader), PKP Energetyka SA and Schweerbau GmbH. The scope of work included the comprehensive reconstruction of 120 km of track and the construction – at Dęblin station – of the largest steel, three-span railway bridge of 159.6 m in length on this project.

In April 2021, Budimex completed works at the Rother’s Mills complex. The subject of the contract with the City of Bydgoszcz was the execution of construction works consisting in the reconstruction, extension and change of the manner of use of the Rother Mill, the Grain Granary and the Flour Granary as well as the Baths for the needs of a multifunctional service facility. The usable area of the investment was 12,844.84 m2. Rother’s Mills in Bydgoszcz received an award in the Masterpiece of Construction Art 2021 competition in the category of revitalised buildings.

In 2021 Budimex completed the works and handed over the Research and Development Centre to the investor PKN ORLEN. The contract net value is approximately PLN 167 million. The investment was carried out under the EPC formula (engineering, procurement, construction). Apart from the design, Budimex’s task was also construction and furnishing of the “turnkey” buildings of the Centre together with the launch of the supplied equipment, including measurement and laboratory apparatus. The task of CBR in Plock will be the development of refining and petrochemical industry, implementation of new technical solutions and conducting works on new technologies and products.

In 2021, the combined heat and power plant in Vilnius received an occupancy permit, which was the final step to complete the project by a consortium of Budimex SA and Steinmüller Babcock Environment GmbH worth €178 million. The plant was equipped with a waste-fired boiler (municipal and RDF) feeding an 18.8 MWe turbine. Under the contract, a complete waste-to-energy plant was built, including auxiliary equipment and turbine island, together with the power output of the biomass-fired plant.

As part of a consortium with Mitsubishi Power Europe GmbH and Tecnicas Reunidas SA, Budimex has built a separate 450 MW power unit at the power plant. Under the contract, the unit was equipped with all necessary technological systems for its operation. The works included site preparation, delivery of the unit’s elements, their assembly and start-up. The net value of the project amounted to PLN 3.646 billion.

Budimex in a consortium with Mostostal Kraków SA has completed the construction of a strategic high-pressure gas pipeline in the Podkarpackie voivodeship, which is an important element of the Poland-Slovakia interconnection. In August 2021, the gas pipeline was technically connected with the “golden weld” with the gas pipeline on the Slovak side. During the implementation, trenchless technologies were used such as: HDD (horizontal directional drilling) or microtunneling. The contract net value amounted to PLN 521.48 million.