The government re-announces the 400 million euro tender for the new Commercial Port of Durrës in Porto Romano

2024-12-24 15:01:03, Aktualitet CNA

The government re-announces the 400 million euro tender for the new Commercial

On the eve of the end of the year, the government has once again re-announced the tender for the New Integrated Commercial Port of Durrës in Porto Romano - Phase I.

After the failure of a previous open procedure this year, it seems that the decision has been made to try once again for one of the most debated procedures of this year, the limit fund of which has been set at 39.2 billion ALL or about 400 million euros.

The port will be built with public funds as specified in the tender documents and the contracting authority in this case is the Durrës Port Authority.

Specifications for construction

In the tender documents, it is clarified that the Durrës Port Authority has decided to develop the procurement procedure above the upper monetary limit without dividing it into lots, based on the forecasts of the works for the facility according to the contract: "Detailed Project of the New Integrated Commercial Port of Durrës in Porto Romano".

"The Contracting Authority finds it technically impossible to divide this project into separate lots," these documents state.

The same underline that the technical documentation, including the Technical Report, Technical Specifications and Work Forecast prepared by the designer, clearly shows that the work processes for this object are closely related to each other.

"Therefore, it is impossible for the Contracting Authority to determine in advance which volumes should be allocated. Much of the first phase of the development of the Porto Romano port project involves dredging and reclamation activities, the construction of quay walls and the construction of breakwaters.

These activities are closely related to each other and their separation into separate contracts increases the overall risk profile of the project due to the contractual interactions that are created. Combining all these components into a single contract eliminates these contractual interactions, reducing the possibility of contractual claims and reducing the risk profile of the project.

Also, a single contract approach makes the project more commercially attractive to qualified international contractors, increasing the likelihood of receiving more competitive bids," the document states.

The Port of Durrës with budget funds

Between the two alternatives for the development of the new Port in Porto Romano, where the activity of the current one in Durrës will be moved, the government has chosen the C2 model. This model envisages a port developing onshore rather than variant C1 which envisages development at sea.

At the end of 2022, during the presentation of the project, it was underlined that the project has a significant cost, so it will require the commitment of budget funds, Port Authority funds, grants, but also the private sector, thus leaving open the possibility of PPP. At least 46% of the funding will be provided by the government and 54% by the private sector.

In the presentation of the project by the representative of the Royal Haskoning DHV company at that time, it was underlined that this investment is considerable and normally the government should bear a good part of its weight./ Monitor.al