Road maintenance contract in Estonia (Viljandi County)


Tallinn, Estonia, 2015-08-11 07:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  

On 10 August 2015, AS Vooremaa Teed – a subsidiary part of AS Merko Ehitus group – and Estonian Road Administration, have signed a contract to perform the road maintenance works of main roads in Viljandi County. The contractor was chosen on the basis of a public procurement organised by Estonian Road Administration where the project was awarded to AS Vooremaa Teed.

The contract value is approximately EUR 1.8 million per year, plus value added tax. The contracting period is for 5 years, 01.01.2016-31.12.2020.

Tallinna Teede AS owns a 100% share in AS Vooremaa Teed, which carries out road maintenance and repair works mainly in the central and eastern part of Estonia. Tallinna Teede AS (www.talteede.ee) performs project management and provides workforce for all road maintenance countrywide, builds road structures and the associated infrastructure, performs maintenance repair, road surface dressing and provides road maintenance services. The company also produces different mixtures in its own asphalt plant. AS Merko Ehitus Eesti holds a 100% interest in Tallinna Teede AS. AS Merko Ehitus Eesti (www.merko.ee) is Estonian leading construction company, which offers construction services in general construction, civil engineering, electrical, road and residential construction.

Additional information: Tallinna Teede AS, Chairman of Management Board Mr. Jüri Läll, phone +372 606 1900.

Merit Kullasepp
Communication and Marketing Manager
AS Merko Ehitus
Phone: +372
 650 1250
E-mail:
merit.kullasepp@merko.ee

AS Merko Ehitus (group.merko.ee) consists of Estonia’s leading construction company AS Merko Ehitus Eesti, the Latvian-market-oriented SIA Merks, UAB Merko Statyba that is operating on the Lithuanian market and the real estate development business unit along with real estate holding companies. As at the end of the year 2014, the group employed 765 people and the company’s revenue for 2014 was EUR 252.3 million.