15/02122 - VIKING Link. Client Representative Services

National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited and Energinet.dk jointly refered to as the Contracting Entity are developing a new HVDC power cable between Great Britain and Denmark known as VIKING Link. The Contracting Entity is currently tendering a cable route survey extending across the North Sea between the two countries. The cable route survey will include geophysical survey, geotechnical investigations, cable-crossing investigations with ROV and Benthic investigations. The Contracting Entity hereby invites Tenderers to submit a response to prequalify for the Client Representative Services related to the cable route survey. The Client Representative Services will include offshore representation on marine vessels as well as onshore support with logistic management and technical consultancy related to the marine operations. The objectives of the tendered Client Representative Services are to provide offshore representation on the marine vessels on behalf of the Contracting Entity to monitor progress and performance of the surveyor in terms of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality, breakdown of time, accept/disagree on standby for weather/break-down, technical performance of vessel and measurement systems as well as performance of the crew. The Contracting Entity intends to award the work to maximum two Tenderer(s). Estimated quantities The cable route subject to survey is approximately 610km long and 500m wide. The final settlement of the route is still ongoing and these numbers must be expected to vary. It is required to provide two offshore client representatives on 24 hr vessels and one offshore client representative on 12 hr vessels. The number of vessels is not settled. The services are expected to be delivered and completed in 2016.

23-10-2015 12:00:00

65300000-6  Electricity distribution and related services
76520000-4  Offshore services