1. RAIL BALTICA RIGA STATION – ASPIRATION FOR THE FUTURE
Agnis Driksna
Development and cooperation department
Director
Ltd «Eiropas dzelzceļa līnijas»
April 25, 2017

2. 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

3. Infrastructure owners
Project partners
Society
Suppliers
Contractors
State
RAIL BALTICA
Entrepreneurs
Municipality
Infrastructure owners
NGO’s EU

4. 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: nd quarter
of 2017
of 2nd stage: 4th quarter
Executing: EDZL
Completed: 1st quarter of 2017
Result: proposals
2 second prizes recognition awards
1 proposal selected for implementation
DESIGN&BUILD

5. 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

6. Main criteria for implementation
Impact on existing infrastructure
Solutions for multimodality
Building sequence
Time
frame
Eligibility
Technical quality
Building costs
Maintenance costs
Sustainability

7. 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

8. 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

9. D&B territory Bridge, embankment, station
Construction work boundaries:
(16+400km km)
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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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 m2
* a), b) and c) requirements can be fulfilled with one or several contracts

13. 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 EUR , 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 m2
* a), b) ,c) and d) requirements can be fulfilled with one or several contracts

14. 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

15. 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

16. What we aim for High quality standards Cooperation with stakeholders
Risk and crisis management
Effective management of processes and resources
Overcoming technological challenges

17. 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 -
The Procurement Monitoring Bureau home page -
Tenders Electronic Daily - „Official Journal of the European Communities” -
Due date for proposal submission:

18. 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