Lithuania will officially launch construction of the second phase of the Rūdninkai military campus on Friday, advancing a 1.3 billion euro project that will host Germany’s planned permanent brigade deployment in the Baltic country.
The second phase of the development, located in the Šalčininkai district near Lithuania’s border with Belarus, is being carried out under public-private partnership agreements.
A consortium operating under the name Rudina, managed by Conres, INVL Asset Management and Fegda, was awarded one section of the project in January. Estonian-owned construction company Merko Statyba secured contracts for the remaining two sections.
Under 15-year public-private partnership agreements covering construction and maintenance, Rudina will receive 487.61 million euros, including value-added tax, while Merko Statyba will receive 393.25 million euros and 453.5 million euros for its two contracts. Payments will begin after construction is completed.
The contracts entered into force in recent weeks.
