Three firms in contention for huge contract to deal with communist era environmental damage

Three firms have made it into the next round of a huge tender to deal with extensive environmental damage resulting from the communist era. At around CZK 115 billion (over 5.5 billion dollars), the contract is one of the biggest ever offered by the Czech state. The companies in the running are Geosan Group, Marius Pedersen Engineering and Environmental Services, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday.