The sixth round of an open bidding process for kiosk concessions has fetched the Chisinau municipality a total of 12.3 million lei, the City Hall said in a press release.

Ten concessions were awarded during the latest round, with the most expensive being a 3.1 million lei permit for opening a coffee and pastry booth on 13 Zelinski Street in Botanica. Higher-than-average sums were also offered for a booth on 84/6 Albișoara Street (2.9 million lei) in Riscani, and another one in the Metropolitan Cathedral Square (2.3 million lei) in central Chisinau.

Three newsstand concessions were granted following direct negotiations, as there was only one bidder for each. No bids were placed for the available flower stand concessions.

The concessions are granted for a period of five years.

Round no. 6 is the fourth to be held this year. The first three rounds earned 53.3 million lei for the city.