The Lithuanian Police Department has named the five candidates that complied with qualification requirements and were shortlisted to further participate in the tender for Police Infrastructure PPP projects in Kaunas and Panevezys.

The tender consists of two separate sections and will follow the negotiated procedure. One part will be dedicated to the Kaunas Police Infrastructure PPP, and the other to the Panevezys Police Infrastructure PPP, meaning that two separate PPP contracts will need to be signed.

UAB “Inservis", UAB “Kopaka", UAB “Merko statyba", Pessina Construzioni S.P.A. and UAB “Salvinta" have been shortlisted for the Kaunas Police Infrastructure PPP project. It is expected that the private partner will create new police infrastructure in Kaunas that will encompass an administrative building of 6 665 sq. m. and additional premises of 1 300 sq. m. The expected CAPEX is set at €12.4 million (US$13.3 million) for the Kaunas project.

Meanwhile, the following five candidates have been shortlisted for Panevezys Police Infrastructure project: UAB “Inservis", UAB “Kopaka", AB “Panevezio statybos trestas", Pessina Construzioni S.P.A. and UAB “Salvinta". The new police station in Panevezys will incorporate an administrative building, together with a police custody building totaling nearly 8 500 sq. m., 880 sq. m. of garages and secured parking. The capital investment for the Panevezys project is approximately €14.8 million (US$15.9 million).

Two of the candidates are already implementing pilot PPP projects. The real estate development company “MG Valda” (participating via UAB “Salvinta”), signed the Vilnius Police infrastructure PPP contract in December 2015, and UAB “Merko statyba” delivered Vilnius Balsiai school PPP in 2011.

Under these 15-year PPP contracts, the private partners selected will be responsible for the design, construction, financing and maintenance of the police stations. 3 years of the total project duration has been allotted for design and construction, whilst the remaining 12 years is to be dedicated to the maintenance of the buildings.