Portsmouth Port searches for construction company to build 'green' terminal
Wed 3rd Jun 2009
Portsmouth Commercial Port has started the process to appoint the construction company that will build its £12 million new terminal building.
The Port has issued an Official Journal of European Union (OJEU) notice for the contract to build its new environmentally friendly terminal building which is due for completion in 2010. Following an evaluation of all applicants, contract documents will be issued to tenderers at the end of June. The winning contractor will deliver the construction of the new terminal building, set-down area, access roads and associated infrastructure. Also required will be the demolition of existing facilities and the reinstatement of the area previously used for the old terminal, as a marshalling area. The search for contractors comes after last October’s scheme approval by Portsmouth City Council. The new passenger terminal is scheduled to be completed in late 2010 and operational by Spring 2011. The project is currently in the final stages of detailed design in readiness for tendering the construction work. The new terminal will be situated to the east of the existing terminal building, where Port terminal sheds used to reside. Set to incorporate advanced sustainable features and ground-breaking environmental technology, the terminal will be a fantastic new landmark building for Portsmouth and the shipping industry. Port Manager, Martin Putman, says: “We have been planning this new terminal for many years and it is nice to see all the plans coming together. Enabling works are already underway to re-locate some workshops, to resurface a large area and demolish some existing service sheds, but we look forward to the new terminal construction work starting in November.” Providing Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical design services together with project management on the new terminal is Chichester-based company, Halcrow. Rachel Fowler, Master Planner at Halcrow comments: “We initially started this project by undertaking a master planning exercise to determine the best layout of the buildings and service areas. It is exciting for us to know that construction will commence shortly. This will be an innovative building as it will have a ‘Very Good’ BREEAM rating, meaning it will be a very environmentally friendly building with low CO2 emissions. In particular the building will utilise sea water as a heat source for the building, one of the first times this has been done in the UK.”