The Danish government has signed four major construction contracts worth over £3 billion with the international contractor consortia that will be responsible for the construction of the world’s longest immersed road and rail tunnel, the 18 km Femernbelt link between Denmark and Germany.
Femern CEO Claus F. Baunkjær commented:
"We're pleased that, after a number of years of preparation and a tendering process, contracts have now been signed with the winning contractor consortia. As a result, our prime focus is now on obtaining German approval, which is a condition for getting construction underway," says
Certain contractors who were not awarded contracts have lodged a complaint with the Danish Review Board for Public Procurement where the matter is currently being considered.
One joint venture has won three contracts, two contracts covering construction of the immersed tunnel and the tunnel element factory that will manufacture the precast tunnel elements and a contract covering the building of the portal structures, toll buildings, bridges and ramps. The three contracts have a combined value of €3.4 billion (of which 25 per cent for BAM).
The joint venture comprises VINCI Construction Grands Projets, Per Aarsleff, Royal BAM Group (with its three operating companies BAM Infra, BAM International and Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau), Solétanche-Bachy International, CFE and Max Bögl Stiftung & Co.
The joint venture has appointed Dredging International (DEME Group) as subcontractor for the tunnel contracts and COWI as consultant for all three contracts.
The Fehmarn Belt Contractors (FBC) joint venture consisting of Boskalis International , Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors, HOCHTIEF Solutions and Ed Züblin AG has won the dredging and reclamation contract.
The 18 km immersed tunnel connecting Denmark’s Lolland Falster region with Germany’s Schleswig Holstein region will be the world’s longest immersed road and rail tunnel. It will shorten the journey between the German and Danish coasts to just ten minutes by car and seven minutes by train compared to the current travel time of one hour by ferry or a 160 km detour via the Danish region of Jutland by car.
The Femernbelt tunnel project is one of Europe’s largest infrastructure projects to date. After signing the contracts, the joint venture will start further design, planning and development of the integrated management system. Construction works are expected to start in January 2018 and are subject to permits from the German government. The construction of the Femernbelt link will take approximately 8.5 years.
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