Istrana Sp. z o. o., the Baltic Hub special-purpose entity, has launched a tender for the design and construction of a new T5 terminal, which is to serve as an installation base for offshore wind farms (OWIB; Offshore Wind Installation Base).

The tender documents were published on Istrana's website on January 23. The ordering party will be this company, which is the special-purpose entity of Baltic Hub Container Terminal. The project is planned to be financed mainly from European funds, provided that public aid is approved by the relevant authorities. The tender covers the preparation of all necessary design documentation and construction works. The basic dates of individual investment milestones are listed: completion of piling works is to be carried out by the end of Q2 2025, completion of converting sea to land by the end of Q3 2025, completion of concrete and reinforced concrete works, installation and surface works by mid-2026, obtaining the final permit for operation for all elements of the project is planned until June 30, 2026. The total implementation time will depend on when the contract is signed with the General Contractor selected in the tender.

Interested entities could make appointments to visit the construction site between February 12 and 23 on working days. Final tender offers must be received by noon on April 5, 2024. They will be officially opened on that day.

Terminal T5, according to the tender information, is to serve as a deep-water base for the installation of offshore wind farms (OWIB; Offshore Wind Installation Base). T5 is to be an extension of the existing T1 terminal, overlooking the waters of the outer part of the Port of Gdańsk located on the Bay of Gdańsk. For this purpose, it is necessary to convert a reservoir with an area of approximately 21 ha. The terminal will be equipped with mooring quays for the import of components delivered by ships and for the export of installation ships (expedition of ready-made wind farm sets to the farm), as well as a Ro-Ro ramp.

The assumptions included, among others, space intended for the initial assembly of wind farm elements, as well as storage areas. According to the tender designs, the T5 terminal will be equipped with two quays - one 451 meters long (on the north-western side), which is an extension of the existing T1 terminal quay, enabling simultaneous service of e.g. two installation vessels, while on the north side there will be a 349-meter transhipment quay and 105-meter Ro-Ro zone with a ramp. There will be an access road on the south-eastern side – from this side it is possible to add a T4 terminal in the future.

Detailed tender and technical documentation is available on the client's website: istrana.pl.