COBALT advised Estonia’s first alliance contract

Estonian Transport Administration has announced procurement for the design and construction of the Sindi-Lodja bridge crossing the Reiu River. For the first time in Estonia, the work is carried out based on the alliance procurement model.

“Such a procurement method has been successfully implemented in Finland, and its advantages are much more active cooperation between the parties and the development of the best and sustainable solutions through cooperation,” explained Anti Palmi, Head of the Eastern region of the Transport Administration. According to Palmi, the aim of the Transport Administration is to contribute to the implementation of more value-based and cooperation-based construction procurement, which is being piloted with this project.

The object of the procurement is the Sindi-Lodja bridge, which crosses the Reiu river, located in Pärnu on the Pärnu-Tori highway. In the first stage, the project team formed as a result of the procurement plans to design the bridge and the accompanying traffic environment. This is followed by the implementation stage, during which the necessary construction works are carried out. Public procurement paperwork is available in the Public Procurement Register.

Together with the alliance consultant Brainteam OÜ, COBALT’s task was to advise the Transport Administration on the implementation of the alliance agreement. Our team was led by Specialist Counsel Kadri Matteus and included Associate Marit Piirisaar.