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Dredging's 'Big Four' Remain in Running for Maasvlakte 2
01 Apr 2006
The Port of Rotterdam says the Ballast Nedam - Per Aarsleff consortium has withdrawn from the tendering process for the construction of Maasvlakte 2.
This means that only two consortia remain in the competition for the massive land reclamation project which will extend the Port of Rotteradam into the North Sea, with the major Dutch dredging contractors Boskalis and Van Oord pitted against Belgium's Dredging International and Jan de Nul.
The three consortia all qualified for the tendering procedure at the end of last year.
'The fact that Ballast Nedam and Per Aarsleff have decided against further participation in this procedure does not have any consequences for the project, said the Port in a statement. 'The two remaining combinations are both highly suitable as regards size, knowledge and experience for execution of the first major contract for the construction of Maasvlakte 2. The Port Authority expects that the two consortia will therefore submit high quality and financially attractive tenders.'
The Port Authority expects to receive these tenders this summer.
Following assessment of the tenders, negotiations will take place in the winter of 2006-2007, resulting in a contract for one of the consortia during the course of 2007 so that construction can commence in the spring of 2008.
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