Joint Stock Company "Latvijas dzelzceļš" invites applicants to submit proposals for the open tender "Modernization of Railway Passenger Infrastructure on the Riga – Lugaži Line (Julga, Garkalne): Construction (Design and Construction Works)".
The objective of the procurement is to construct and modernize Jugla and Garkalne railway stations and the associated railway infrastructure, including elevated platforms, tracks, passenger and pedestrian infrastructure, and lighting, to ensure accessibility of railway transport services for passengers, including persons with reduced mobility. The project also aims to promote the increase in railway passenger numbers by developing railway transport as a central element of Latvia’s public transport system.
Interested participants are invited to review the procurement documentation and submit their proposals in the open tender by April 22 of this year at the following link: https://www.eis.gov.lv/EKEIS/Supplier/Procurement/138126
SJSC "Latvijas dzelzceļš" is implementing a station/stop modernization program, within which, by 2028, permanent elevated platforms will be constructed at at least 97 or 70% of stations and stops that serve passengers.
The program is being carried out in several phases:
- Phase 1 – By 2019, elevated platforms were constructed at 27 stations/stops in the Jūrmala, Jelgava, and Krustpils directions. The work was carried out under several projects financed by European Union funds and SJSC "Latvijas dzelzceļš”.
- Phase 2 – By 2026, elevated platforms and related infrastructure will be built at at least 45 stations/stops in the Jelgava, Skulte, Ogre, Tukums, Jūrmala, and Bolderāja directions. This work is being implemented under the "Railway Passenger Infrastructure Modernization" Phase 2 project, with a total funding of EUR 52.9 million, including EUR 20.7 million from the EU 2014-2020 programming period, EUR 30.9 million from the EU 2021-2027 programming period, and EUR 1.2 million from SJSC “Latvijas dzelzceļš”.
- Phase 3 – By 2025, the construction of temporary elevated platforms will be ensured at 17 stations/stops in the Jelgava, Skulte, Ogre, Tukums, Jūrmala, Lugaži, and Bolderāja directions. This work is being carried out under the "Construction of Temporary Elevated Platforms" project with a funding of at least EUR 1 million provided by SJSC “Latvijas dzelzceļš”. Temporary platforms are being built at stations/stops where permanent elevated platforms will be constructed in the next stages of the program.
- Phase 4 – By 2029, elevated platforms and related infrastructure will be built at at least 25 stations/stops in the Liepāja, Lugaži, Jūrmala, Tukums, Aizkraukle, Rēzekne and Daugavpils directions. This work will be implemented within several projects financed by EU funds for the 2021-2027 programming period.