Contractor named for deep foundation works on Poland’s new £27bn airport
Contractor named for deep foundation works on Poland’s new £27bn airport
02 Apr, 2026 By Rob Hakimian
Budimex has been named the preferred contractor to carry out deep foundation works for the passenger terminal at Poland’s planned Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK), the authority overseeing the Port Polska programme has announced.
The state-owned CPK launched the procurement for piling works in December and invited nine major contractors and consortia – all previously party to framework agreements – to bid. Six offers were submitted by the 20 February deadline, all reported to be within the project’s budget.
Budimex’s proposal, at roughly PLN 146M gross (£30M), was the lowest and judged most competitive. It is one of Poland’s largest construction firms and has experience on major infrastructure projects.
The awarded scope covers installation of more than 8,194 piles and columns, ranging between 9m and 30m in length. Combined, the ground-reinforcement works will extend to more than 140km of piling. The contract also includes construction of intermediate foundations that will form the base for the future terminal structure.
CPK expects the contract to be signed in June, with on-site works starting later this year. All piling activities are scheduled for completion by the end of 2027, with final acceptance planned in early 2028.
The decision is being cast by CPK as the transition of the Port Polska programme into its delivery phase.
Port Polska is the umbrella project to build a new transport hub between Warsaw and Łódź, combining a newly constructed airport with high-speed rail links and road connections. The airport is intended to open in stages, with initial capacity targets of 34M to 44M passengers a year and provision for later expansion.
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The overall programme targets completion of key elements by 2032 and is expected to cost PLN 131bn (£26.7bn).
The piling contract is a visible early milestone but that the wider programme faces considerable technical, environmental and financing challenges. Building a major new airport and associated high‑speed rail network will require further large contracts, land preparation and complex coordination with regional planning and environmental approvals.
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