Corpus of Independent Institutions: 6 applications compete for the project at the former Aviation Field

Six groupings of companies have qualified to continue into the second phase of the Albanian Investment Corporation’s competition for the projects “Corpus of Independent Institutions” and “Multifunctional Development Centre, Tirana”, a development that also includes the area of the former Aviation Field.

The Albanian Investment Corporation (KISH) recently published the results of the first phase of the competitive procedure, during which the candidates’ documentation and preliminary architectural concept designs were evaluated.

According to the announcement, all six applicants who took part have qualified for the following phase.

Continuing in the competition are AGIKONS, with the specialised subcontractors ZHA Architects Limited and AEI Progetti; the grouping ALBA BETON and GRUPPO KONI, with Luca Dini and X-Plan Studio; and BAMI HOLDING, which has in its team Sou Fujimoto Atelier Paris, tharm architects, Arup, Aspect Studio, Ardian Pepa, Atelier 10 and RLB Rider Levett Bucknall UK Limited.

Also qualified are the grouping EACOM DOOEL and MANGERA YVARS ARCHITECTS, FARE BAU ALBANIA, with CHYBIK+KRISTOF and other specialised partners, and MATRIX KONSTRUKTION Albania, with Studio B&L.

Three of the candidates proceed to the next phase conditionally. MATRIX KONSTRUKTION must complete the information on similar experience and the financial documentation.

The ALBA BETON–GRUPPO KONI grouping must submit the document proving the filing of GRUPPO KONI’s financial statements for 2025, while FARE BAU ALBANIA must submit the certification or audit reports for the financial statements of 2023 and 2025.

After the expiry of the appeal deadline, KISH will send the qualified candidates the Invitation to Propose, which opens the second phase of the competition.

The Corpus of Independent Institutions project

The contract relates to the design and development through entrepreneurship of a multifunctional building in Administrative Unit No. 7, in the urban area of the former Aviation Field in Tirana.

The project also envisages the construction of the Corpus of Independent Institutions, where it is planned to accommodate, among others, INSTAT, the Ombudsman, the Competition Authority, the Public Procurement Commission, the Commissioner for the Right to Information and Personal Data Protection and the Commissioner for the Oversight of the Civil Service.

Part of the development is also the Multifunctional Development Centre in the former Aviation Field area, where a health clinic, a gym and spaces with commercial and residential functions are envisaged.

The procedure takes place in two phases. After the qualification of the candidates, the second phase is expected to bring the submission of the full architectural projects and the financial offers.

According to the procedure documentation, the multifunctional development could reach around 50 thousand square metres, while the offer envisages that at least 35% of the development area will pass to the Albanian Investment Corporation./ N. Maho