New National Library with 0 budget costs - Call for project ideas until February 10
"The call for the National Library project is open, and the project will be developed near the Tirana Artificial Lake Park, next to the National Children's Cultural Center building. This project will have 0 costs from the state budget."
February 10 is the deadline for candidates to submit their preliminary architectural draft idea for the project. Meanwhile, candidates who meet the eligibility criteria and undertake the criteria will be qualified only five candidates in the first phase. They will then be invited to the second phase of the competition through the sending of the Invitation for Proposal.
The second phase of the selection of the winning candidate for the contract consists of the submission of a proposal containing two parts, the architectural design concept and the financial offer. The financial offers submitted by the candidates at this stage must meet the basic criterion, which is 40% (forty percent) of the total development area on the property for enterprise owned by the Corporation.
Meanwhile, the National Library building project will turn the area into a multifunctional center to increase functional efficiency and contribute to added value in the social life and economy of the city of Tirana. Through this project, a contemporary library will be developed, which will be at European standards, which will support the intellectual development of the community.
This project is being implemented through an innovative public-private partnership model, where the Albanian Investment Corporation will play the role of intermediary between public and private institutions, as well as the developer. The public institution benefits from a new library, while the private partners bring the financial, human and technical resources for the implementation of the projects. This will make it possible to build the library without any additional financial costs.
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