KIEV: Ukraine’s port authority has launched an open tender to finish building a general cargo berth for Panamax ships and dredge the adjacent water area at the Port of Odessa. Ukrainian and foreign companies can participate in the tender to finalize construction on a berth designed for handling of general cargoes on the Androsovsky mole. The first phase of a grain terminal on the Androsovsky mole opened on April 13, 2013. Now, the area is set to get a new general cargo berth, with a length of 254 metres and the depth under the berth of 12 metres.
The project to build the berth, called berth 1-z, is expected to take about a year and cost US$55.3 million excluding VAT. A call for proposals was published in in the USPA’s electronic procurement system Prozorro on October 9, 2017 and packages will be accepted until November 9, 2017. A tender was also recently held to pick an outsourcing contractor, which would provide for reconstruction of the berth number 7 at the Port of Odessa. Raivis Veckagans, the Acting CEO of USPA, said: “Implementation of the project is carried out with the cooperation among the state and port operators, private investors and international financial institutions. “The berth will be able to accommodate Panamax vessels, while in the rear of the berth a modern powerful grain terminal to be built. “This will positively affect the export potential of Ukraine and increase revenues from port dues to the budgets of all levels. “The task of the Port of Odessa is to provide a transparent, competitive tender, with the involvement of a wide range of participants.”
