See II.2.4

The Port of Antwerp–Bruges wishes to have one operational shore power installation for the cruise terminal on the Swedish Quay by December 2025, to which the docked cruise ships can connect to reduce their emissions at the quay to zero. The cruise terminal is currently under the tenderer's own management. The project will be successful if a working shore power installation is installed within the budget and within the planned period.

In a first phase, one shore power connection will be required to the Swedish Quay, with a capacity of 16 MVA. This is necessary to comply with ISO standards. By offering shore power between now and 2030, we will be at the forefront of European regulations.

However, in a second phase, the AFIR package of the Fit for 55 of the European Green Deal will impose on the cruise terminal to provide up to 2 shore power connections to the Swedish Quay. A modular approach therefore seems appropriate, so that a second connection point to the quay can be provided with a minimum additional investment. In addition to cruises, other ships (RoPax) should also be able to use this second connection point. The contractor is therefore explicitly asked to design the underlying components future-proof, so that the second connection point can be installed at the desired time with minimal investments.

Scope:

The scope of this assignment is the realization of the shore power installation in accordance with IEC 80005-1 and IEC 80005-2 standards. More specifically, the current scope concerns the engineering and realization of electrical, mechanical and civil work.

POAB wants to enter into a "Design and Build" (D&B) contract with one contractor. This contractor acts as the main contractor of the works and offers an integrated solution for the design and realization of the shore power installation including cable management system (CMS).

The electrical, mechanical and civil engineering scope for the construction of the shore power installation consists of the following components (not exhaustive):

1. Technical building with space for a high-voltage connection, power inverters and storing a CMS

a. Design of the building similar to Cruise Terminal (in collaboration with POAB)

2. Hoogspanningsinstallatie – 36 kV

3. Inverter station for a power of 16MVA, consisting of:

a. Transformer(s) for converting the mains voltage to a lower voltage;

b. Frequency conversion to 50Hz and 60Hz;

c. Transformer(s) for the conversion of the voltage after conversion to 6.6kV and/or 11kV.

4. Kabelmanagementsysteem (CMS)

5. Realization of cable slots

6. Battery energy storage system – 6 MW & 12 MWh

The assignment also includes a required option, namely:

- the complete maintenance of the high-voltage installation, the inverter substation and the cable management system, for a period to be determined.

The tenderer is obliged, during the award phase, to make an offer for this required option in his tender. The contracting authority can then decide whether or not to accept this required option, so that the contract can grow into a DBM contract.

The following parts fall outside the scope of this assignment, but the final main contractor acts as coordinating contractor:

1. Connection works high-voltage cable Elia

Indicative timing:

POAB has the ambition to obtain subsidies for this project through the CEF-AFIF call of the European Union. The timetable before and after the submission of this grant dossier will probably depend heavily on the deadline on 7 November 2023. POAB proposes the following timing for the tender process towards the award. After all, in order to be able to submit a subsidy file that is as mature as possible, a contractor will already have to apply. (see order documents)