Mayor Urges Foreign Firms to Tender for Games Facilities

2002/09/01

As host city for the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing will soon begin inviting international tenders for the building of stadiums and gymnasiums for the event. Mayor Liu Qi confirmed this during a meeting with Steve Bracks, premier of Australia's Victoria State. Liu, also chairman of the Games' organizing committee, said Beijing welcomed foreign companies which submit tenders, adding that public bidding would present them with (potentially) rich opportunities.

A total of 32 stadiums and gyms are needed for the Games. Beijing will build 19 new stadiums and gyms, which will cost about US$14 billion. They will be built by companies which win the contracts in global bidding.



	Article featured in Beijing This Month, September 2002 Publication sponsored by Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism