The Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority has yet again extended the tender deadline for its major £200 million construction contract for the Orkney Harbours Masterplan Phase 1 - Scapa Deep Water Quay. The deadline for submissions has now been put back from 11th August to 18th August - the orginal tender deadline was 28 July.
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The procurement covers the design and construction of Scapa Deep Water Quay, a new multiuse facility on the coastline of Mainland Orkney between Kirkwall and Holm, offering more than 600m of quayside and water depth of between 15m and 20m below Chart Datum. This will not only contribute to the need for laydown but also provide deep water access and berths that can accommodate the larger vessels coming on stream in the offshore wind industry.
The facility is located on the east side of Scapa Flow, one of the largest natural deep water harbours in Northern Europe encompassing 125 square miles of sheltered water, a unique area that lends itself to wet storage, which is becoming a key requirement for floating turbine integration.
The Harbour Authority is looking to appoint a main contractor to provide Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) pre-construction services including, developing design, progressing key statutory consents and building up detailed construction costs. ECI pre-construction services is likely to be administered through via a NEC4 Professional Services Contract.
Following completion of the ECI pre-construction stage, the contract may proceed to an optional Contract Stage 2, which will include the construction stage of the contract under either a design and build contract or a “Build-Operate-Transfer” (BoT) type structure.
Envisaged scope of the construction contract will be to deliver all works associated with the construction of a new deep water quay on the east side of Scapa Flow on the site of agricultural lands some 4km south of the existing Scapa Pier and approx. 1.1km west of the existing A961 public road.
The works include:
- land creation and reclamation
- bulk earthworks cut/fill
- new deep water quay construction
- piling and reinforced concrete construction
- dredging to -15mCD and -20mCD
- pier fit out
- all ancillary works to complete the development.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 28 July 2023 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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