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“Lithuania is not very successful with stadiums, but I think Kaunas will be successful.” The whole city (and not only) eagerly awaits the resumption of work in the S.Darius and S.Girėnas stadiums. Finally, we can confirm that this prolonged rest has reached the goal: today, the negotiation procedures with the bidders have been officially closed, we have the winners.
Unforeseen events and in accordance with all legal procedures, we are in no rush to name specific names, quantities and other details. We will announce all of this in the coming weeks, when signatures will be placed on the contract with the contractors, ”says V. Matijošaitis in the report.
According to him, experience so far has yielded many valuable lessons, from which the correct conclusions are supposed to be drawn.
“As you know, public procurement procedures often do not go without complaints and disputes in court, but we hope this is not the case.”
We all understand how important this object is for the city and the country in general, so we cannot allow the stadium construction project to stop. It must be finally completed. A very clear deadline has been set for this purpose, a year and a half after the signing of the contract, “promised the Mayor of Kaunas.
Erik Ovcharenko / 15min photo / Visvaldas Matijošaitis
According to him, many Kaunas residents were looking forward to this moment, so they promise to do everything possible so that in mid-August it can be announced with confidence that the S.Darius and S.Girėnas stadium will continue to increase.
“The strong support of the Government and personally of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is especially important here. The solid financial contribution of the state shows that the ambitions of our city are important for all of Lithuania,” said V. Matijošaitis.
The stadium is only one part of the entire grand project: the sports hall will be reborn nearby, the entire Plaza de Sporto street and the entrances to the stadium and the hall will be significantly changed, and reconstruction of the Ąžuolynas infrastructure will begin. The city is also preparing for the construction of a new athletics stadium, and there will soon be a series of works in the Song Valley.
He rejected both proposals but entered into negotiations
In mid-July, it was announced that the Kaunas city municipality had rejected both contractors’ proposals in the tender for the construction of the S.Darius and S.Girėnas stadiums, but decided to continue negotiations with them.
To the BNS’s knowledge, the procurement report states that the tenders were submitted by the private joint stock companies Veikmės statyba and Autokausta. In both cases, the reason for the rejection of the offers is the maximum possible offer price exceeded indicated in the acquisition documents. The price of the offers cannot exceed 32 million. euros with VAT. Such a decision was made on July 8.
The price of the offers cannot exceed 32 million. euros with VAT.
The stadium’s contractor competition ended on June 26, and the deadline for the submission of bids was extended twice, motivating the need for potential participants to familiarize themselves with the project in detail.
Contract with the Turks ended
The municipality of Kaunas is looking for a new contractor for the stadium after terminating the contract with the Turkish company Kayi Construction in January this year.
One of the reasons for terminating the contract was the breach of the agreed schedule.
According to the municipality, the previous contractor carried out approximately a quarter of the work: the demolition of the old stadium structures was completed, engineering communications were established, the construction of an underground parking lot and VIP posts began.
Photo from Kaunas City Municipality / Visualizations of S. Darius and S.Girėnas Stadium
The municipality of Kaunas signed the reconstruction contract for the S.Darius and S.Girėnas stadium with the Turkish construction company Kayi Construction, which offered the lowest price, in June 2018, its value amounted to 34.95 million. euros The new stadium was to be officially opened in May this year.
Promised during the presentation of the projectthat the stadium grass will be like this, which can be seen in the stadiums of the best soccer clubs in Spain or England. The mayor of Kaunas himself, throwing a kind of stone into the Vilnius garden, assured that these construction can only be stopped by war. But work stopped even in peacetime.
Initially, the project went smoothly. During 2019, the municipality paid more than 6 million to Kayi Construction. (A total of € 8.5 million was paid to the Turks).
It is true that the reconstruction process itself was not easy: in dispute with two failed construction companies LitCon and Versina 4.6 million for the stadium project. The support of the European Union had to be distributed in euros. For other projects, obstacles have been encountered with the entry of Turkish workers to Lithuania, furthermore, VDI had detected violations at the construction site, and where else 15 minutes described sConstruction site installation chimney estimate – 4.7 million. euros.
Problems with the contractor started last fall when the first expressions of dissatisfaction arose among the employees of the Turkish company.
Soon everything turned into bigger protests and even starving populations. Half of the Kayi Construction workers who went on strike at the construction site went on strike in December last year. The company owed each 7 to 12 thousand. euros It was announced that a total of 51 employees had not been paid around 363 thousand. euros
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