The following six contractors - two from Norway, one from France, one from Spain/Norway, and two from China - have expressed interest in the construction of the Stad ship tunnel:
- Joint venture Skanska Norge AS and Vassbakk og Stol AS (Norway)
- AF Gruppen Norge AS (Norway)
- Joint ventures PowerChina International Group Limited, Sichuan Road and Bridge Corporation Ltd. Ltd, PowerChina Huadong Engineering (China)
- Eiffage Genie Civil (France)
- Joint Venture China Road and Bridge Corporation, CCCC Second Highway Engineering Co. Joint Venture CCCC Highway Consultants Co. Ltd.
- Joint Venture Acciona Construccion SA and Bertelsen and Garpestad AS (Spain / Norway)
The call for tenders for a turnkey contract - launched on 29th November 2024 - indicated 31st January 2025 as the deadline for submitting applications.
The Norwegian Coastal Administration will now examine the documents submitted by the bidders to check whether the potential contractors have the necessary certificates, technical and professional qualifications, and sufficient experience in similar work to that of the ship tunnel project, which will be 50m high and 36m wide, about seven times the size of a road tunnel.
By March, the Norwegian Coastal Administration plans to complete the evaluation and then invite the most qualified contractors/work teams to participate in the process and submit bids. The goal is to sign the contract in autumn 2025 and start construction in early 2026. The planned duration of the work is approximately five years.
The aim of the Stad ship tunnel project is to improve the accessibility and safety of shipping beyond Stad, probably the most weather-exposed and dangerous stretch of sea along the Norwegian coast.
The Stad tunnel will be built at the narrowest point of the Stad peninsula, between Moldefjorden and Kjødepollen in the Vanylvsfjorden. The tunnel will be 1.7 km long (2.2 km with the entrance areas), with dimensions to allow vessels as large as the Coastal Cruise/Hurtigruten to navigate safely past Stadlandet.
Click here and no/132 for further information in the tunnelbuilder archive and also visit https://www.kystverket.no/. 06/25.
