Rail Baltica JV and IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture signed the contract to commence the design services for the railway section from Pärnu to Rapla in Estonia. This is the first design contract signed for the main line of the Rail Baltica. Six other contracts will be soon signed.
The 71-km long section will link Harju, Rapla and Tootsi in Pärnu county. According to preliminary design the section includes 13 road viaducts, 9 railway viaducts, 9 animal passages and 4 railway bridges. The total contract price for this section is 6 802 522 EUR (excluding VAT), including design and design supervision.
Within the next 24 months IDOM, in partnership with local Estonian company Skepast & Puhkim OÜ, will deliver the design services for the construction of the railway substructure, superstructure and related civil structures. Design services contain site investigations, value engineering, development of the master design and detailed technical design, also design supervision services during the construction period will be carried out.
“Starting design activities in the first section of the main line is a significant achievement for all partners involved in the Rail Baltica global project. RB Rail AS has conducted a successful international procurement procedure and we are well prepared to start the design works,” Timo Riihimäki, RB Rail AS CEO, said.
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