RAIL BALTICA RIGA STATION – ASPIRATION FOR THE FUTURE Agnis Driksna Development and cooperation department Director Ltd «Eiropas dzelzceļa līnijas» April 25, 2017
Passenger trains must be where the passengers are Strategic framework European Commission's «White Paper» REN-T and CEF regulations National and Riga municipality Development Strategies 14 options analyzed by Costs Environmental and legal aspects Economical aspects Technical aspects Result Two international stations in Latvia Competitive travel times Growth of tourism and business
Infrastructure owners Project partners Society Suppliers Contractors State RAIL BALTICA Entrepreneurs Municipality Infrastructure owners NGO’s EU
Evolution of the concept FEASIBILITY STUDY Executing: Ministry of Transport of Republic of Latvia Completed: 2011 Result: Viability of the project approved by CBA A single route selected by three Baltic countries Recommendations for future studies Executing: Ministry of Transport of Republic of Latvia Completed: 2015 Result: Technical proposals for precise Rail Baltica rail placement and development of the site TECHNICAL STUDY SKETCH DESIGN COMPETITION. Executing: EDZL Announcement of 1st stage: 2nd quarter of 2017 of 2nd stage: 4th quarter Executing: EDZL Completed: 1st quarter of 2017 Result: 15 proposals 2 second prizes 4 recognition awards 1 proposal selected for implementation DESIGN&BUILD
Architectonic proposal Aim: To obtain the most appropriate sketch design for the Rail Baltica central multi-modal public transport hub in Riga and the Rail Baltica railway bridge in the territory encompassing the historic central railway station of Riga and its infrastructure, the embankment from Dzirnavu iela to Krasta iela and the planned Rail Baltica railway bridge over the River Daugava. Competition territory ~14 ha Built by Rail Baltica Study territory ~59 ha Future development
Main criteria for implementation Impact on existing infrastructure Solutions for multimodality Building sequence Time frame Eligibility Technical quality Building costs Maintenance costs Sustainability
Design & Build subject Procurement subject: Rail Baltica Riga railway bridge, embankment and station complex building technical design and construction works Funding: Up to 85% EU co-financing (Connecting Europe Facility) 15% state co-financing
Tight timeframe for implementation Tight timeframe for implementation Why Design & Build? Tight timeframe for implementation Tight timeframe for implementation Efficiency of administrative resources Efficiency of administrative resources Risk mitigation Risk mitigation One contractor – one responsibility One contractor – one responsibility Complexity and scale of the Project Complexity and scale of the Project
D&B territory Bridge, embankment, station Construction work boundaries: (16+400km 21+623km) Bridge, embankment, station Integration of 1520 and 1435 mm railway systems Train and city transport movement during construction works must be kept Minimal negative impact on surrounding territories, businesses, city mobility, people
Procurement stages I stage II stage Aim Aim Task Task Result Result Qualification applications Aim Design & Build proposals Task Ensuring qualification requirements Task Technical and financial proposals Result selection of candidates to participate in II stage Result Contract for execution of Design & Build
Who can apply ? Natural or legal entities, or a partnership of such entities in any combinations, which offers service provision on the market. By submitting an application to bid in the procurement procedure, a supplier has the right to rely on the capacities of other suppliers irrespective of the legal nature of their mutual relations. The average annual net financial turnover of the Candidate (also partnership) for the last 3 (three) years equals at least EUR 150 000 000.00
Professional requirements for Candidate (Design) Minimum professional experience during last 5 years: Design for reconstruction of at least 15 km long electrified railway line in urban environment (including in railway station with 3 tracks), without stopping railway traffic; Design of at least two new bridges with length of 200 m each, from which at least one is located in urban environment; Design of multimodal passenger transport hub with at least two railway tracks in urban environment, providing continuous operation of passenger transport hub. Building area at least 10 000 m2 * a), b) and c) requirements can be fulfilled with one or several contracts
Professional requirements for Candidate (Construction) Minimum professional experience during last 7 years: Experience in the construction of one object, where the contract value, excluding VAT, is at least EUR100 000 000, 00 Reconstruction of at least 10 km long electrified railway line in urban environment (including in railway station with 3 tracks), without stopping railway traffic; Construction of at least two new bridges with length of 200 m each, from which at least one is located in urban environment; Construction or reconstruction of public building in urban environment with total area at least 10 000 m2 * a), b) ,c) and d) requirements can be fulfilled with one or several contracts
Required experts Design Construction works Project manager Manager of the construction design Architect Bridge designer 1435mm railway track designer 1520mm railway track designer Railway catenary designer Designer of electronic communications systems and networks Designer of railway signaling systems Civil engineer-designer Road designer Engineer of the work organization programme Project manager Responsible construction manager Bridge construction manager Railway track construction manager Railway catenary construction manager Electronic communications system construction manager Railway signaling system construction manager Road construction manager
Time frame D&B procurement D&B procurement Design Construction works 2017 II q 2017 IV q 2018 2020 (n+2) D&B procurement I stage - qualification D&B procurement II stage – D&B proposals Design Construction works
What we aim for High quality standards Cooperation with stakeholders Risk and crisis management Effective management of processes and resources Overcoming technological challenges
Practical information Documentation available in Latvian and English Application must be submitted in Latvian Communication with the Procurement Commission – in Latvian Building design must be prepared in Latvian and in English Procurement published: Ltd «Eiropas dzelzceļa līnijas» home page - http://edzl.lv/lv/iepirkumi The Procurement Monitoring Bureau home page - https://www.iub.gov.lv/lv/iubsearch/pt/_pr/ Tenders Electronic Daily - „Official Journal of the European Communities” - http://ted.europa.eu/ Due date for proposal submission: 25.07.2017
The future Multimodality between train, air, buses, city and private transport Wayfinding and accessibility Quality passenger experience Safety Tourism and business travel Connection to the city