Nordecon wins ESTDEV contract to build bomb shelter and outdoor area for IDP housing in Ukraine
Estonian company Nordecon and its Ukrainian subsidiary Eurocon Ukraine have won a €949,900 contract to construct the bomb shelter and outdoor area for an apartment building for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Brusyliv, Ukraine.
The contract was signed by representatives of the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV), Nordecon and Eurocon Ukraine. According to the agreement, a 165-square-meter bomb shelter and the exterior works (e.g. utilitiy connections, landscaping, etc.) for the apartment building must be completed by July 2, 2026.
According to Maret Tambek, the chairperson of the management board of the Nordecon Group, the wartime construction experience of their Ukrainian subsidiary will be essential to successfully completing the project.
"The opportunity to help the city of Brusyliv restore the prerequisites for normal life is a great responsibility and an honour for our team," said Tambek. "The construction of a modular apartment building, its corresponding outdoor areas and a bomb shelter will give the community both a home and a sense of security, which is invaluable in the current circumstances. The experience of our Ukrainian colleagues in building under war conditions is irreplaceable in this project."
The entire housing project is a joint effort between Estonia, Ukraine and Japan. Estonia and Ukraine signed a cooperation agreement in March this year to provide housing for IDPs in the Zhytomyr Region. In August, Harmet, Estonia's largest modular building manufacturer, won a 2-million-euro tender for building and assembling wooden modules of this 18-apartment residential building. The Japanese Development Cooperation Agency JICA joined the project with the NICHIHA Corporation, which will provide the building’s fibre cement facade panels.
True international cooperation: Estonian representatives in Japan. Photo: ESTDEV.
"With the construction of the Brusyliv apartment building, we want to pave the way for the development of modern wooden construction in Ukraine. It is also the country's first three-story wooden frame modular building," said Tarmo Needo, ESTDEV's programme manager for Infrastructure Development Projects.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that there are approximately 3.7 million internally displaced persons in Ukraine. Approximately 60,000 IDPs live in the Zhytomyr Region. Providing housing is one of the region's biggest challenges, making Estonian construction projects critical to solving the area’s housing crisis.
18-apartment residential building for DPI-S. Photo: ESTDEV
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