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After the Public Procurement Office forced to sign the concession agreement for the National Stadium, the mayor of the capital, Remigijus Šimašius, stated that the municipality will consider building only the stadium without other objects, as well as evaluating other possible construction sites. .
Read more here: Remigijus Šimašius: peasants and greens killed the national stadium.
However, after R. Šimašius’s statement that the service was affected by the ruling due to this conclusion, the Prime Minister replied that the Government could take over the project.
Read more here: Prime Minister R.Šimašius calls for comments on the deplorable stage, the project can be taken over by the Government
Vice Chancellor Lukas Savickas 15 minutes reported that the Government had instructed the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports to provide an alternative model for the implementation of the National Stadium.
“Even today, the government was tasked with developing alternative solutions to provide soccer infrastructure in the capital.” We will have the proposed solutions next week, “he wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
On Friday afternoon, the government announced that the ministry should examine the need for infrastructure for the development of football in Vilnius and by 2020. May 26 present to the Government Office possible alternatives for its development.
Read more: The government instructed the ministry to prepare a plan for the construction of the stadium in Vilnius within 4 days.
Discussed with the President
On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda and Vilnius City Mayor R. Šimaši discussed the situation regarding the national stadium and the possibilities of opening the city to cultural events.
After the conversation with President R.Šimašius 15 minutes He said he welcomed Prime Minister S. Skvernelis’ speeches.
“Saulius Skvernelis finally took a serious role and confirmed that he really wants the stadium to appear in Vilnius, which he had never heard from him until yesterday.” The President supports the need to find a consensus among the institutions so that the stadium takes place as soon as possible and in the best possible way. All options are being considered and we are working very constructively to make that happen. ” 15 minutes assured the mayor of the capital.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Remigijus Šimašius
On Friday morning, the adviser to the mayor Karolis Žukauskas shared on Facebook that alternative ways of building a stadium in the municipality were being discussed. However, R. Šimašius declined to comment on the solutions or proposals. He said the options currently being discussed are to revive the existing project and other options.
“As I understand it, after yesterday we have a much better base for the stadium in Vilnius than yesterday.” We will come with our suggestions next week because we really have a plan. (Friday meeting – 15 minutes) I don’t want to comment, because the details still need to be refined, we want to consult with other institutions, they will be news about it next week, “he said.
According to R.Šimašius, in theory there are several other places where the National Stadium could rise, but he doubts if it would be better.
“As for this place (Šeškinė hills, 15 minutes past), is very correct in the urban sense. Furthermore, one certainly would not want what happened in the jurisprudence, if the project is not carried out, one certainly would not want the restitution of a street village to be carried out with uncontrolled development after a decade of stagnation. That would be the worst option, “he explained.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Remigijus Šimašius
The presidential press release states that, according to G. Nausėda, a stadium should be built in Vilnius that meets the needs of both the capital and the entire population of the country.
“Its financing model must meet the requirements of transparency and efficiency in public procurement. During the conversation, the president emphasized that an object of such size and importance should be built with the joint efforts of the state, concentrating forces and resources and seeking the consensus, and not constantly competing and arguing about the scope of the project and its implementation, “the report said.
According to the head of state, the funds currently allocated for the economic stimulus could also be used for the construction of important long-term infrastructure, such as a stadium of this type.
Finding a new place would be easy
However, associations representing builders and development companies urge both parties, both the Vilnius city municipality and the government, not to rush and discuss new actions to calm emotions.
Mindaugas Statulevičius, head of the Lithuanian Association of Real Estate Development (LNTPA), believes that it is too early to say which model is best for the implementation of the project. However, if the government decides to implement the project, it doubts whether it would be worth building everything that was planned.
“Some of the activities there were at the municipal level, employment centers, schools, museums and the like. But the government has not said anything else so far and I think it is more a political statement without explaining anything else about what that means. Will a new competition be announced? Will it continue in the form of concessions, public procurement? Who will be the manager? Which model will be chosen? Build and control or just build and pass? Here, the cost / benefit analysis will have to be redone, “he assured.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Mindaugas Statulevičius
According to M. Statulevičius, both the municipality and the government have to finally decide who will build the stadium, because the city does not need two. It is true that he regretted that the project of the National Stadium was put on the table during the negotiations of the political season.
“I would like to remove the political denominator, but apparently it is not possible to do so,” he said.
On Thursday R. Šimašius stated that it could be considered another location, not on Šeškinė Hill, where the stadium could be built. According to M. Statulevičius, objects of this size abroad are built outside of city centers. However, in this case, the entire service infrastructure must be created.
“Thinking of Vilnius, I don’t know where such a large place and plot would appear. We saw it well when we were looking for a place for the ministries to raise the city. It will not be easy to start looking for new areas now, “he is convinced.
Facebook photo / “10 years of challenge” – National Stadium
Calls for changes in public procurement rules.
Dalius Gevilas, head of the Lithuanian Builders Association, believes that in this case it does not matter who will implement the project: the state or the municipality. According to him, the rules of public procurement must be changed first.
“If we can’t implement one project or another, we need to draw conclusions about the rules on how we buy design or construction work. Such a project could be implemented by more than one organization, but the current rules in the state make you wonder if everything is in order. For the second time, we have started the construction of the stadium and we have already invested more than 100 million LTL, but after that, all investments were destined to become waste, “he said.
LSA / Dalius Gedvilas photo
According to D. Gedvilas, according to last year’s calculations, projects worth 0.5 billion were arrested in Lithuania and caught in court. euros
“It is a shame not only for the builders, but also, I think, for the whole of society that we cannot agree on the implementation of the project. Both the municipality and the government should fight for some type of dialogue,” he is convinced.
He ordered the contest to end
15 minutes recalls that this week the VPN ordered the Vilnius authorities to suspend the tender for the construction and concession of the National Stadium, since the contract could not be considered a concession. According to the Authority, the contract was intended to distribute the risks between the State and the municipality, but when the project financing model was modified, all the risk was assumed by them and not by the concessionaire.
By the way, The Vilnius Regional Administrative Court on Thursday rejected the appeal of the capital’s municipality. and ruled that the VPN had previously legally suspended $ 156 million. The signing of a concession agreement for the construction and management of a national stadium worth 1 billion euros between the municipality of Vilnius and Axis Industries, a company of concern to Icor.
Irmantas Gelūnas photo / 15min photo / Stadium on the Šeškinė hill from a bird’s eye view
President G. Nausėda said on Thursday that the VPT, which was obliged to suspend the contract for the construction of the national stadium in the capital, demonstrated its backbone, and Vilnius authorities had to assess the conditions for the implementation of this project.
The VPT suspended the signing of the contract and subsequently ordered the termination of the process after being contacted by the Attorney General and the Financial Crime Investigation Service to determine if the increase in the value of the concession after the negotiations was justified and legal. .
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