Stornoway Deep Water Port Contractor

Description

Construction of a new deep water port at Glumaig Bay, within Stornoway Harbour Procurement of contractor for a new deep water port within Stornoway Harbour. The anticipated contract works include the following: 1. Dredging between 500,000m3 and 700,000m3 of the seabed to increase water depths to 10m below Chart Datum at the berths and in adjoining manoeuvring areas 2. Re-use of dredge arisings to form a new platform and laydown area; removal of material unsuitable for re-use to the nearby Arnish disposal site 3. Rock blasting and associated earthworks to create infill to supplement dredge material and to clear space for the access and link roads 4. Two quay walls, one to provide part of the main berth approximately 191m long and one of approximately 140m to provide a berth for ferries and other ro-ro vessels 5. An open piled finger pier approximately 119m long to the south of and extending the main berth to approximately 310m in length 6. A linkspan and linkspan dolphins at the freight ferry berth 7. A heavy lift area on the quayside to allow transfer of heavy components to and from vessels 8. A heavy duty pontoon, 100m long and 4m wide, to be located at the west side of the finger pier, with an access bridge from the finger pier 9. Fendering to all berthing faces 10. Quay furniture and aids to navigation 11. Utility services (electricity, water, telecoms), external lighting, tanks for storage of marine fuel and potable water and a new sub-station 12. CCTV and other safety/security measures such as fences and barriers 13. Packaged sewage treatment plant and outfalls for surface water drainage 14. Services infrastructure within the laydown area 15. A new access road approximately 375m long to connect the port to the existing Arnish Road 16. A 25m wide access link road approximately 650m long between the new berth and Arnish Point Industrial Estate to allow the transfer of large components such as offshore modules and large windfarm components. 17. Removal of elements of the wreck of the SS Alabama which are above 8m below Chart Datum (removed elements to be placed within the footprint of the wreck) See Instructions to bidders for further information.