East Link Project

East Link Project

The East Link Project will procure consultancy services, design assignments and construction contracts during several years. This page presents procurement details, as well as information on how to become a supplier, and how the procurement process works.

East Link is Sweden's Largest Infrastructure Investment in Modern Times

The East Link is Sweden's largest infrastructure investment in modern times, where some preparatory work already is underway for the construction of the 160 km long double-track railway between Järna and Linköping.

Procurements are also underway, for the first gigantic contracts in the order of around SEK 10 billion, so called volume contracts:

1 – 'By carrying out fewer but larger contracts, we can create better conditions for time- and cost-effective construction', says Magnus Sjöberg, Programme Manager for the East Link.

• An early dialogue with suppliers is crucial to meet future challenges.
• The Swedish Transport Administration is Sweden's largest developer and will expand, upgrade and modernise Sweden's infrastructure over the next 10-year period at a cost of SEK 799 billion. To succeed in this, they need to have a good collaboration with their suppliers.

2 – 'The Swedish Transport Administration wants to be the supplier's first choice. We need the suppliers' knowledge to be able to carry out our mission. The strategy for the volume contracts is to involve both contractors and consultants early in the process so that together we can find innovative and sustainable solutions to challenges such as climate change, cost control and access to skills and resources,' says Magnus Sjöberg.

• The Swedish Transport Administration strengthens its ability to lead major transactions in the international market.
• The long implementation time, complexity and large scope of the volume contracts mean that the Swedish Transport Administration also targets suppliers on the international market.

3 – 'We need to strengthen our ability to lead major business in an international market, especially with a focus on collaboration and mutual understanding of the driving forces of clients, consultants and contractors,' says Magnus Sjöberg.

• The calls for applications for the volume contracts Skavsta and Vagnhärad are published in the Swedish Transport Administration's procurement system Kommers. In order to submit a tender in the next stage, the supplier must first be invited after a request to participate.

Facts About Volume Contracts

Volume contracts are contracts in the order of around SEK 10 billion and implementation times of 8-10 years. This form of contract is based on a developed form of Early Contractor Involvement (ECI). The goal is to create efficient construction with the right quality through early supplier collaboration and on the basis of clear contract conditions that also includes the right LCC perspective, reduces costs and reduces climate impact. This is done through cross-border cooperation based on trust and confidence.

Procurement Status for the East Link Project

Some of these procurements might consist of several contracts, which ones will be made clear when the procurements are announced in the Swedish Transport Administration’s procurement timetable.

           Designation    Project name                     Contract form                                               Status

• OL11     Gerstaberg                                     Performance contract                                   Planned
• OL31     Vagnhärad                                      Design and construct contract     (ECI)       Ongoing procurement
• OL32     Skavsta                                            Design and construct contract     (ECI)       Ongoing procurement
• OL33     Nyköping Secondary Line            Design and construct contract     (ECI)       Ongoing procurement
• OL2.3    Nyköping Travel Centre                Performance contract                                  Awarded contract
• OL41     Ålberga                                            Design and construct contract     (ECI)      Planned
• OL42     Kolmården                                      Performance contract                                  Planned
• OLP5     New Freight Yard Norrkoping     Performance contract                                  Awarded contract
• OL61     Norrköping Central                      Design and construct contract     (ECI)       Planned
• OL71     Norsholm                                       Design and construct contract     (ECI)       Planned
• OL81     Linköping                                       Design and construct contract     (ECI)       Planned

East Links Project Subdivision

The East Link's design and construct contracts will be carried out as two-phase contracts. This means that the contract initially consists of a design phase and then a production phase. Within the East Link there are two types of two-phase contracts:

Volume contracts are contracts in the order of around SEK 10 billion and that has an implementation time of 8-10 years. This form of contract is based on a developed form of Early Contractor Involvement (ECI). The goal is to create efficient construction with the right quality through early supplier collaboration, and on the basis of clear contract conditions that also includes the right LCC perspective, reduces costs and climate impact. This is done through cross-border cooperation based on trust and confidence.

Strategic partnering, which means that the contract is divided sequentially into stages. The Nyköping Secondaty Line, for example, has changed its form from a construction contract to a design and construct contract according to strategic partnering.

The East Link consists of a total of eleven projects and contracts, broken down into Stages A, B and C.

Six of the projects are high-volume business projects, which are aimed at creating greater opportunities for innovative technical solutions and effective production methods. The other projects are performance contracts.