Lithuanian Airports has finalised Eikos Statyba as the contractor to build the new passenger departure terminal at Vilnius Airport. The total value of the contract is £41.5 million (excluding VAT). The new terminal will be built between the VIP terminal with the conference centre and the old passenger terminal. The company has won the tender initially, but the contract was not signed due to technical and legal issues.
Arnas Dūmanas, Head of the Operations and Infrastructure Department of Lithuanian Airports said: “Faced with legal challenges, we kept up our preparations for the new procurement, we held a public consultation and presented major changes to the procurement documents. As a result, we were able to quickly respond and successfully implement the new procurement.”
Almantas Čebanauskas, Head of Eikos Statyba said: “We appreciate the public sector's ability to react quickly and flexibly in a changing geopolitical and economic situation, and to prioritize the development of such important national infrastructure projects regardless of the current situation. We believe that the experience gained in the construction of complex structures, including our already completed Vilnius Airport VIP terminal construction project, will significantly contribute to the successful implementation of the new terminal construction.”
Eikos statyba will build an A++ energy-efficient departure terminal module with a total area of more than 14,000 sqm and redevelop 34,000 sqm of the airport's access by the end of 2024. After the construction of the new passenger terminal, the total area of Vilnius Airport's terminals will increase by one-third and the passenger capacity will more than double, from 900 to 2,400 passengers per hour.