THE CALL FOR TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW CONGRESS CENTRE AT PORTELLO FIERAMILANO CITY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED

Milan, 18 November 2008 – This morning, Sviluppo Sistema Fiera spa, a subsidiary of Fondazione Fiera Milano, published the call for tenders and the general application terms and conditions concerning a privately negotiated procedure for the construction of the largest Congress Centre in Europe that should be completed by the end of 2010 in the pavilions of Portello at Fieramilanocity. The contract costs 50 million Euro and building work is estimated to take 19 months to complete. The applications will have to be forwarded to Sviluppo Sistema Fiera spa – Ufficio Appalti - largo Domodossola, 1 – 20145 Milan, by 9 December 2008, 5 pm. Sviluppo Sistema Fiera will mail the invitations by 15 December 2008, while 20 February 2009 is the deadline for the submission of the tenders.