On the possibility of concluding a contract Rail Baltica station, overpass and railway at the international airport Riga eight candidates will compete for the construction, informs Rail Baltica project implementer in Latvia European Railway Lines.
These candidates submitted a technical and financial offer on 15 September. The project is large and complex and its specifics determined the need to combine local and foreign construction experience, according to the project implementers.
“The combination of local and foreign builders’ expertise will benefit the project. There is intense competition for the rights of this expanded Rail Baltica stage build. As a customer, we will be able to choose the best offer in terms of quality and cost. Admittedly, in such a pandemic constraint, it was difficult for candidates to coordinate internationally and prepare a complex financial and technical offer. Hundreds of specialists are involved in it, »says about the course of the competition European railway lines Chairman of the Board Kaspars Vingris.
«Until the end of the year, the submitted tenders will be evaluated in order to conclude a contract for the performance of construction works and to start construction works in one of the most complex construction projects next year. Rail Baltica sections of the route in Latvia. »
The company European railway lines In November 2019, an international tender was announced in two rounds to find builders at the Rail Baltica station building at the international airport Riga, overpasses, driveways, embankment, 6 km track section and overpass over K. Ulmaņa gatve.
The object is very complicated, for example, to take up less space, Rail Baltica The railway and the station at Riga Airport will be located on the railway overpass, which will be about 10 meters high. Such a building will be built in Latvia for the first time. Therefore, high qualification requirements were set for potential builders: experience in the construction of public buildings, railway tracks, as well as new roads, explains the company.
In order to qualify for the competition, applicants formed international associations combining the best competencies of Latvian and foreign construction specialists, and 11 applications were received for the first round from Latvian, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, French, Turkish and Austrian companies.
It was previously estimated that the total amount of procurement could be in the range of EUR 250-280 million.
This project is funded by the European Commission and the State of Latvia, the implementers are European railway lines an ace RB Rail.
European railway lines is a project Rail Baltica implementer in Latvia. The company is carrying out a project Rail Baltica implementation in Latvia in accordance with the financing agreements concluded between INEA (Innovation and Networks Executive Agency), the Executive Agency for the Connecting Europe Facility, and RB Rail, an Estonian – Latvian – Lithuanian joint venture responsible for Rail Baltica implementation of the horizontal, ie joint, activities of the project.
The financing of this project in the range of 81–85% is provided by the EU infrastructure connection instrument, but the remaining part – by the Latvian state budget. The recipient of EU support and the project implementer is the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia.
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