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Media release16 05 2016Vilnius

Deadline nearing to submit participation requests for Marvele cargo port

3rd of June 10:00 is the deadline to submit participation requests for Marvele cargo port concession tender. Submissions should be made via CVP IS, a procurement system used by the Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications, which will then create a shortlist of applicants.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications on 15th of March has issued a tender for the operation and development of Marvele cargo port in Kaunas. A state-funded development of the inland cargo port’s basic infrastructure was completed last year, and the Ministry is now looking for a concessionaire to take over responsibility for operating and further developing the facility.

The winning bidder will operate the port for 25 years and will assume all demand risk. The expected capital investment for the project is €11 million. The scope of the project includes extending the dock by a further 80 metres at least. The winning bidder will also be required to add internal roads and utilities infrastructure, storage facilities, and loading equipment such as cranes and reach stackers.

The tender has a number of core requirements for bidders. They must have constructed a water port or water port structure in the last five years, where the construction was at least €11 million. They must also have managed a water port structure, with an annual turnover exceeding €0.5 million, over the last three years.

The Ministry expects the concession tender process to last until the third quarter of 2017. Tender documents are published at the CVP IS (link).

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For more information:Irmantas Butkauskas | PPP team lead at Invest Lithuania Tel. +370 5 264 9078 | Fax. +370 5 212 0160 irmantas.butkauskas@investlithuania.com