The new Ministry of Infrastructure building project in central Athens to start shortly

The large building project – PPP for the new building facilities of the General Secretariat of Infrastructure on Piraeus Street is entering the implementation trajectory. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport with its decision approved the holding of a tender with the procedure of competitive dialogue.

The full title of the project is “CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING FACILITIES FOR THE HOUSING OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OFFICE OF THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND INFORMATION”.

The competition will start with the setting of a date for submitting an expression of interest. The budget of the project is 112,579,546 euros. The contracting authority of the project is the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.

Consultant studies are in progress

For the implementation needs of the Competition, technical and legal consultant contracts have been concluded from 02-04-2021, respectively, and the tender process for the recruitment of a financial advisor is underway, for its assistance in technical, legal and financial issues until the completion of the entire tender process (AD Phase and B. Phase of the Competition).

The project will be constructed based on the architectural competition plan that took place about 1.5 years ago. The subject of the Public-Private Partnership Contract to be awarded concerns the design, financing, construction, insurance and maintenance of a functional, modern building complex that will house the services of the G.G.Y. of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.

The building will be designed based on the “Principles” of Bioclimatic Design in which the Environment and Energy coexist and must achieve LEED certification (Silver or higher) and a footbridge on Piraeus Street that ensures access to the building.

In addition, it includes the renovation of the surrounding area, part of which is located on an adjacent plot owned by OSE. SA managed by GAIAOSE SA, which will essentially be the access between the building complex under construction and the “Rouf” station of the Suburban Railway.

The object of the contract includes the opening of a road provided for in the approved road plan, as well as the demolition of existing buildings on part of the plot.

The benefits of the project

With the implementation of the project is achieved:

• Saving energy and resources from the operation and maintenance of the existing buildings of the G.G.Y.
• Saving resources from the cleaning and maintenance of the existing buildings of the G.G.Y.
• Saving telecommunication fee costs by using advanced telecommunication services (“syzefxis”)
• Elimination of communication costs between the Services (official vehicles, transfers, etc.)
• Lower implementation costs of the National e-Government Plan
• Unified, orderly operation between the Services of the G.G.Y. /Y.PY.ME.

In the framework of the proposed Public-Private Partnership, the Private Partnership Agency (IFS) will implement the study, financing, construction, insurance and maintenance of the building complex of the General Secretariat of Infrastructure of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the surrounding area.

The Directorate of Building Infrastructure (D21) is responsible for the planning, planning, assignment and execution of public contracts for projects, studies and provision of services for the Building Infrastructure projects under the responsibility of the General Secretariat of Infrastructure.