THE operators of Greenock Ocean Terminal are inviting bids for £750 million worth of long-term construction works across their UK sites.

Peel Ports Group, with a portfolio which incorporates the Clydeport sites at Greenock, Hunterston PARC, Ardrossan, Govan and Rothesay, is seeking contractors for two new frameworks covering a major programme of works for a period of up to eight years.

One of the project packages involves general construction and the other covers marine construction, and the remit includes the Liverpool headquartered company's other ports in England and Ireland.

The firm said the move 'underpins the delivery of Peel Ports’ long-term construction pipeline', with the scope of the frameworks covering both existing infrastructure improvements, and the development of new infrastructure.

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Lewis McIntyre, managing director for port services at Peel, said: “Our ports form a network of busy logistics hubs servicing local, national and global supply chains, and this move represents a huge step in our efforts to futureproof that network, so we can keep responding and adapting to our port users’ needs in an agile way.

“The long-term nature of these framework agreements allows us to build meaningful, commercially sustainable partnerships with our construction contractors.

"It further allows us to appoint a collection of regional suppliers to give us breadth and depth of scope, skill, and responsiveness; the way the frameworks are structured provides invaluable opportunities for the successful partners to design and build sustainable solutions for our various projects, in what will be a truly collaborative approach as we aim for net zero by 2040.”

The first framework’s scope covers general construction works including drainage; the construction and maintenance of new and existing roads and carparks; earthworks and ground remediation; foundations and piling; the construction, maintenance and refurbishment of new and existing warehouses; paving, surfacing and concrete works; rail construction; bridge construction and refurbishment; and demolition.

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The second framework covers specialist marine construction works including piling; asset renewal and refurbishment; berthing furniture and bollards; quay walls; lock and sluice gate maintenance and replacement; and RoRo (roll-on, roll-off).

The call for tenders notes that bidders should be able to demonstrate first class delivery of health, safety, environmental and quality requirements, including local community engagement and supporting Peel Ports Group in the delivery of its ambition to become a net-zero port operator by 2040.

The procurement process is expected to take place throughout 2024, with contracts expected to be awarded towards the end of the year.