In brief

• The Maritime Office in Szczecin and the Maritime Ports Authority of Szczecin and Świnoujście have announced a tender for the marine part of the Przylądek Pomerania investment.
• The contractor is to build a 186-hectare peninsula with a deep-water container terminal.
• The estimated value of the works is about PLN 2.5 billion, and construction is to last 2.5 years.

What will be built

The contractor will design and build an artificial peninsula with an area of 186 hectares, on which a deep-water container terminal is to be built (Przetarg na Port Zewnętrzny w Świnoujściu za ok. 2,5 mld zł – stockwatch.pl) (Polska się powiększy - nowa inwestycja pochłonie 2,5 mld zł. Ruszyło postępowanie na wykonawcę – wnp.pl). According to the announcement from the Ministry of Infrastructure, the terminal will be able to receive the largest ships entering the Baltic Sea and, ultimately, handle 2 million TEU per year (Przylądek Pomerania coraz bliżej. Ruszył przetarg na budowę części morskiej nowego portu – Ministerstwo Infrastruktury). The investment covers the marine part of the entire undertaking called Przylądek Pomerania.

Cost and schedule

The estimated value of the works is about PLN 2.5 billion. Construction is to last 2.5 years. The contracting authorities have divided the contract into two complementary scopes, to be carried out by a single contractor, with the works to be performed at the same time.

Procurement procedure

The tender is conducted in the competitive dialogue mode, and the contract is implemented under the "design and build" formula. Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Arkadiusz Marchewka stressed that preparing the procedure took about a year.

What comes next

Construction companies and consortia may apply to take part in the tender. Selecting the contractor will open the way to carrying out the works. For firms in the hydrotechnical construction sector, this is one of the biggest opportunities in the coming years, and for the ports in Szczecin and Świnoujście it is a signal that the expansion of their terminals is entering the implementation phase.