Posta Romana Plans Restructuring Before 2013

05.26.2011 By Tudor Ioana Raluca

The board of Romanian state-run postal company Posta Romana will discuss Thursday a restructuring plan which aims to get the company ready for the liberalization of postal services set for January 1, 2013, Communications Minister Valerian Vreme said Thursday.

The minister said the restructuring plan entails eliminating several management positions from the company's organizational chart. The plan also aims to make the organizational chart more flexible and adapt it to the integrated information system to be developed within the operators' offices, said Vreme at a seminar on communications.

The minister highlighted Posta Romana will organize a new auction to buy an integrated information system.

Romania's settlement body CNSC on March 25 decided to cancel the public procurement auction organized by the postal company to buy an integrated information system to help the company enhance its activity.

The settlement body upheld the auction contestations filed by institute for computing techniques ITC, Tehno Team Construct, Master Telecom, Romus Trading&Development Ltd, Co-Operativ Services, DIM Soft and a law firm.

On March 30, following the body's decision, the postal company annulled the contract awarding procedure.

Posta Romana has a network of over 7,100 postal offices and about 34,200 employees.

The company is owned by the Communication Ministry, with a 75% stake, while investment fund Fondul Proprietatea holds the remaining 25%.