📋 Tender Overview
"This Government is committed to facilitating the development of fisheries-dependent coastal communities along the entire coast. Therefore, we are very pleased that the Senjahopen approach project is almost complete," says Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Cecilie Myrseth.
The Norwegian Coastal Administration and Senja municipality (formerly Berg municipality) entered into an agreement to advance the project Innseiling Senjahopen in 2019. The agreement entailed that the municipality would carry out the project on behalf of the state, then the state would repay the investment cost when the project was completed. Senja municipality has completed the main part of the project, which has included dredging and deepening of the approach. The Norwegian Coastal Administration will now establish the necessary seamarks to ensure that the approach is safe for shipping.
The Norwegian Coastal Administration takes over the baton
"The municipality has done very good work on the project. The depth of the approach has been increased so that larger vessels can arrive safely. This will benefit the fishing industry, and will have positive ripple effects throughout the region," says Myrseth.
This year, the Norwegian Coastal Administration will be able to pay back to the municipality the amount the municipality has advanced. This is in line with the agreement between the Norwegian Coastal Administration and Senja municipality.
The preparatory work the Norwegian Coastal Administration will now carry out includes further investigations and assessments related to the design of the measure, zoning plans, obtaining necessary permits, uncertainty analysis, final cost estimate, and preparation of tenders for the project.
