π Tender Overview
Scope:
construction and operation of a floating dock ship repair facility in Ghanaβs western Takoradi port. The consortium members are the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and Petra Pension Schemes.
PMD has now secured the commitment of all providers for the US$137 million in capital required to execute the project.
PMD was awarded a 25-year concession by Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority to design, build, operate and maintain the floating dock in the Gulf of Guinea.
The project involves the construction of a 200-metre jetty, dredging 300,000 cubic metres of rock in the port basin, and procuring and installing a 13,500-tonne lift capacity floating dock.
The facility will also have offices, a warehouse, mechanical workshops for steel and pipe fabrication, electrical works, blasting and painting, and equipment maintenance.