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Cobalt Advises Italferr on Rail Baltica Engineering Consultancy and Construction Supervision Tender in Latvia

Cobalt Advises Italferr on Rail Baltica Engineering Consultancy and Construction Supervision Tender in Latvia

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Cobalt has advised Italian company Italferr on its successful participation in the EUR 141.5 million Rail Baltica public procurement process for the provision of engineering consultancy and construction supervision services for the construction of the mainline in Latvia.

According to Cobalt, Italferr is the engineering consultancy arm of the Italian State Railways Group Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, with more than 30 years of experience in large-scale infrastructure projects, including the implementation of the Lyon-Turin, California, Texas, Cairo, and Saudi Arabia high-speed rail lines.

Under the contract, Italferr will supervise the engineering works during the construction and warranty period of the 230-kilometer double-track high-speed line in Latvia. The same company is also engaged in the implementation of the line-wide electrification and signaling sub-systems of Rail Baltica.

The Cobalt team included Managing Partner Dace Silava-Tomsone, Partner Sandija Novicka, and Associate Arturs Valdersteins.

Cobalt at a Glance

COBALT is a closely integrated alliance of top-tier law offices across the Baltics, uniting more than 250 attorneys and support staff. During 25 years of experience, we have become a strategic partner to our clients in handling both daily matters and complex large–scale transactions and disputes.

The firm’s broad spectrum of expertise and established position as the market leader gives a comprehensive basis for providing full-service business law advice.

Top international and regional businesses, financial institutions, state and local governments, and the region’s most promising start-ups are among our clients. We offer leading-edge solutions in key industry sectors: Consumer Products, Trade & Distribution, Real Estate & Construction, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Communications, Media & Technologies, Financial Services, Transport & Logistics.

COBALT has been named Baltic Law Firm of the Year 7 times receiving Chambers Europe, IFLR, The Lawyer and Mergermarket awards, and we are regularly listed amongst the top-performing M&A legal advisors in the Bloomberg, Refinitiv and Mergermarket deal tables. Recognized as the No.1 Lithuanian law firm in the Prospera Law Firm Review 2021 and No. 1 law firm in Latvia in 2022, 2020, 2019, and 2018 client satisfaction surveys. We were recognized as a Baltic-wide Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 Chambers Europe Awards ceremony and named the Baltic States Tax Firm of the Year and Pro Bono Firm of the Year at the annual ITR EMEA Tax Awards 2021 ceremony. 

More information on COBALT can be found at www.cobalt.legal.