Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-12-01
Buyer: Otary RS
Country: BE
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 31121340 | 31321500
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: EPCI contract (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation) for submarine high voltage cables (the connection facilities) and connection to the Belgian Modular Offshore Grid. The works may include future maintenance for a period to be further specified in the procurement documents.
The domain concessions for operation of wind farms are attributed to Seastar NV and Mermaid THV respectively, who appoint Otary RS nv to conduct the present procurement procedure on their behalf and for their account. The final contracting entit(y)(ies) may be Otary RS NV and/or Seastar NV, Mermaid THV and/or any new or other company set up or participated in by, among others, any of the foregoing entities or a combination thereof. In the same sense the award procedure may, during its course, be continued by such contracting entit(y)(ies).
Belgian North Sea; Mermaid concession area (in Belgian EEZ) and cable corridor between Mermaid wind farm located approx. 50km offshore and Belgian Modular Offshore Grid located approx. 40km offshore.
The contract accompassed the design, supply, offshore installation, testing and commissioning of approximately 18,5 km 225kV XLPE submarine high voltage cable and connection between the Mermaid high voltage substation and the Belgian modular offshore grid. The Mermaid offshore wind farm will have a capacity between 232-266MW. The works may include future maintenance for a period to be further specified in the procurement documents.
The works may include future maintenance for a period to be further specified in the procurement documents.
Belgian North Sea; Seastar concession area (Belgian EEZ) and cable corridor between Seastar wind farm located approx. 40km offshore and Belgian Modular Offshore Grid located approx. 40km offshore.
The contract encompasses the design, supply, offshore installation, testing and commissioning of approximately 6,5 km 225kV XLPE submarine high voltage cable and connection between the Seastar high voltage substation and the Belgian modular offshore grid. The Seastar offshore wind farm will have a capacity of approximately 246MW. The works may include future maintenance for a period to be further specified in the procurement documents.
The works may include future maintenance for a period to be further specified in the procurement documents.
Plant and Design Build Contract for the Design, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Submarine High Voltage Cables for the Mermaid and Seastar Offshore Wind Farms
Article 23 of the Act of 17.6.2013 concerning the motivation, information and legal remedies with regard to public procurement contracts and certain contracts for works supplies, services and concessions sets out the following deadlines:
— introduction of annulment proceedings: 60 days as of publication, notification or receipt of notification, as the case may be,
— introductions of suspension proceedings: 15 days as of publication, notification or receipt of notification, as the case may be,
— ineffectiveness proceedings referred to in article 17 of Act of 17.6.2013: 30 days as of publication or notification, as the case may be or six months if notification or publication requirements were not complied with,


Winner: Commercial Court of Ghent, division Ostend (competent civil court pursuant to article 56, 2 of the Act of 17th.6.2013 concerning the motivation, information and legal remedies with regard to public procurement contracts and certain contracts for works supplies, services and concessions)