The Italian company “Leonardo“ JSC (Leonardo S.p.A.) sent official information to the Ministry of Health (MOH), in which it notifies of another delay in the delivery of the next two medical helicopters, dariknews.bg reported.
The new terms indicated by the manufacturer are the end of m. February 2025 for helicopter #2 and the end of March 2025. for helicopter #3, emphasizing that their compliance is also at risk due to a critical delay in the supply of key components for their assembly, the Ministry of Health writes.
At this stage, the second helicopter is undergoing flight tests and the third is on the assembly line and about 60% assembled.
According to the signed contract, helicopter No. 2 was supposed to be in Bulgaria by the end of the month. June 2024, and No. 3 until the end of December 2024 These deadlines were violated twice by the manufacturer, and the Ministry of Health was notified of this with official letters in may and m. October.
At the moment, the expected delay is 183 days for the second helicopter and 90 days for the third, with the foreseen sanctions that will be imposed in the event that the last stated deadlines for the delivery of the two machines are met, totaling more than BGN 500,000 .
The new terms indicated by the manufacturer are the end of m. February 2025 for helicopter #2 and the end of March 2025. for helicopter #3, emphasizing that their compliance is also at risk due to a critical delay in the supply of key components for their assembly, the Ministry of Health writes.
At this stage, the second helicopter is undergoing flight tests and the third is on the assembly line and about 60% assembled.
According to the signed contract, helicopter No. 2 was supposed to be in Bulgaria by the end of the month. June 2024, and No. 3 until the end of December 2024 These deadlines were violated twice by the manufacturer, and the Ministry of Health was notified of this with official letters in may and m. October.
At the moment, the expected delay is 183 days for the second helicopter and 90 days for the third, with the foreseen sanctions that will be imposed in the event that the last stated deadlines for the delivery of the two machines are met, totaling more than BGN 500,000 .