Istrana Sp. z o. o., the Baltic
Hub special-purpose entity, has launched a tender for the design and
construction of a new T5 terminal, which is to serve as an
installation base for offshore wind farms (OWIB; Offshore Wind
Installation Base).
The tender documents were published on
Istrana's website on January 23. The ordering party will be this
company, which is the special-purpose entity of Baltic Hub Container
Terminal. The project is planned to be financed mainly from European
funds, provided that public aid is approved by the relevant
authorities. The tender covers the preparation of all necessary
design documentation and construction works. The basic dates of
individual investment milestones are listed: completion of piling
works is to be carried out by the end of Q2 2025, completion of
converting sea to land by the end of Q3 2025, completion of concrete
and reinforced concrete works, installation and surface works by
mid-2026, obtaining the final permit for operation for all elements
of the project is planned until June 30, 2026. The total
implementation time will depend on when the contract is signed with
the General Contractor selected in the tender.
Interested
entities could make appointments to visit the construction site
between February 12 and 23 on working days. Final tender offers must
be received by noon on April 5, 2024. They will be officially opened
on that day.
Terminal T5, according to the tender information,
is to serve as a deep-water base for the installation of offshore
wind farms (OWIB; Offshore Wind Installation Base). T5 is to be an
extension of the existing T1 terminal, overlooking the waters of the
outer part of the Port of Gdańsk located on the Bay of Gdańsk. For
this purpose, it is necessary to convert a reservoir with an area of
approximately 21 ha. The terminal will be equipped with mooring quays
for the import of components delivered by ships and for the export of
installation ships (expedition of ready-made wind farm sets to the
farm), as well as a Ro-Ro ramp.
The assumptions included,
among others, space intended for the initial assembly of wind farm
elements, as well as storage areas. According to the tender designs,
the T5 terminal will be equipped with two quays - one 451 meters long
(on the north-western side), which is an extension of the existing T1
terminal quay, enabling simultaneous service of e.g. two installation
vessels, while on the north side there will be a 349-meter
transhipment quay and 105-meter Ro-Ro zone with a ramp. There will be
an access road on the south-eastern side – from this side it is
possible to add a T4 terminal in the future.
Detailed tender
and technical documentation is available on the client's website:
istrana.pl.