Spanish-led team picked for Femernbelt tech

Shopper Femern has appointed SICE-Cobra, a Spanish-led consortium supported by US, Swedish, New Zealand and Australian providers.

Procedure of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel is to be CO₂-neutral, which phone calls for units to manage strength intake. The electrical installations are between the major components of the 18km-prolonged tunnel

The career of fitting the tunnel with state-of-the-art tools and technological know-how is really worth about DKK4bn. The assignment handles ventilation, lighting and safety programs, and was marketed as a layout and make contract.

“This contract is essential to our ambition for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel to be the inexperienced transport corridor of the long term,” claimed Femern technical director Jens Ole Kaslund. “All bidders submitted best-high quality tenders which met our requirements for experience and skills, but the decided on consortium submitted the ideal bid in phrases of selling price and top quality.” 

The procurement technique commenced in spring 2021 with a prequalification stage in which 3 consortia submitted their first tenders for negotiation in November.

Femern reported that, thanks to a incredibly excellent negotiating supply from SICE-Cobra, it resolved to continue instantly to the deal award process.

“We are making a tunnel which will not only run on 100% renewable energy but will also use the electrical power provided as efficiently as attainable. The style and establish contractor is essential to deliver the correct technological alternatives for the opening in 2029 and to adapt the installations to the eco-friendly systems of the upcoming,” reported Kaslund.

As with the other big contracts on the Fehmarnbelt task, the consortium is predicted to use a large range of sub-contractors. There is also a prerequisite for the contractors to employ apprentices.

SICE-Cobra includes:

• Sociedad Ibérica de Construcciones Eléctricas (SICE), Spain
• SICE Tecnología y Sistemas, Spain
• Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios, Spain
• Moncobra, Spain.

The supporting entities are:

Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios Internacional, Spain

• SICE, United states of america
• SICE Nordics, Sweden
• SICE NZ, New Zealand
• SICE, Australia.

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