RIGA, May 23 (LETA) - Merks construction company on Monday signed an agreement for EUR 2.7 million with Liepaja city council on construction of a new preschool in the city, LETA learned from Merks.

The construction works will be started in June.

Liepaja Mayor Gunars Ansins said that next year Liepaja will have a new, modern kindergarten for 144 children.

The goal of the investment project is to build a zero-energy building, ensuring all necessary functions and infrastructure for a preschool.

In 2021, Merks generated EUR 61.862 million in turnover, up 24.2 percent from 2020, while the company's profit decreased 4 percent to 1.572 million. 

Merks is a Latvian construction company that offers construction services in the fields of general construction, civil engineering and residential construction. Merks belongs to Estonian Merko Ehitus group.