ČEZ extends deadline for bids on Czech Dukovany unit to 31 October

Energy company ČEZ will once again extend the deadline for submitting final bids to build a new nuclear unit at Dukovany. Bidders will have until 31 October, instead of the current deadline of 2 October. ČEZ has granted a request from one of the three bidders. The extension should not put the schedule for the overall project at risk. ČEZ spokesperson Ladislav Kříž said. The new unit is expected to be completed by 2036. Last autumn, initial bids to build the new unit were submitted by France’s EDF, South Korea’s KHNP and North America’s Westinghouse.

ČEZ, which is in charge of the project, has not disclosed details of the bids. In the spring, it held clarification talks with the bidders to discuss certain tender conditions and their initial bids. ČEZ then invited them to submit final bids. The bidders initially had until mid-September. At the request of one bidder, the contracting authority later moved the deadline to 2 October, and now, following a request from another bidder, all three have been granted a further extension. Once it has received the final bids, ČEZ will evaluate them and submit its evaluation report to the government for final approval.