Six international consortia were qualified in the second stage of the procurement process on the design and construction of Rail Baltica Riga Passenger Station (Central Station), the bridge and the embankments, Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas, the implementing party of project Rail Baltica in Latvia announced. The estimated cost of the project is EUR 200 million and will be covered by the EU under CEF with a 85% co-financing and 15% will be the national co-funding.
The six consortia are:
“BASA” – BMGS (Latvia), Strabag (Latvia) and AECOM Baltics (Latvia);
“AB Kauno tiltai” – Comsa (Spain), Trakcja PRKil (Poland), UAB Geležinkelio tiesimo centras (Lithuania), Ceļu būvniecības sabiedrība Igate (Latvia);
“Acciona Mostostal Skonto Būve” – Acciona Construccion (Spain), Mostostal Warszawa (Poland) and Skonto Būve (Latvia);
“Besix Rere Group” – Besix (Belgium) and Rere Būve (Latvia);
“ITL Rail Baltica” – Gulemark (Turkey), Astaldi (Italy), AS LNK Industries (Latvia), Binders (Latvia), Arčers (Latvia);
“Copisa-Basque-UPB- Tilts” – UPB (Latvia), Tilts (Latvia), Copisa Constructora Pirenaica (Spain), Altuna y Uria (Spain), Cycasa (Spain), Lagunketa sociedad de estudios y servicios para la construccion (Spain).
The second stage is scheduled for the second half of this year and the contract will be signed in 2019. The winner shall complete its work by 2020, and construction works are scheduled for 2021-2022.
In April 2017, Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas announced the tender on Riga railway bridge, railway embankment and Riga Central passenger station. Under the procurement process, 7 international consortia submitted their offers. Last year, Cowi and PLH Arkitekter won the contract for the design of Riga Central Station.
Riga Central Station is one of the most complicated projects of Rail Baltica as it is currently operational, but has to be adapted to EU standards, including by converting the infrastructure to standard gauge. It requires a combination of the two railway systems and the existing activity can’t be stopped or interrupted as currently is a multimodal hub of the city. In addition, the project is a challenge as it is a historic centre.
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