Amended: TAP Issues ITT for Offshore Section

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) for the offshore section of the project. 

‘The ITT is open to the companies who have pre-qualified following the contract notice TAP launched in February 2015. The EPCI scope includes associated works at the landfalls in both Albania and Italy (including micro tunnel), offshore installation, seabed intervention, fiber optic cable supply and installation, as well as pre-commissioning and survey activities’ reads a note released on Tuesday.

The 36-inch offshore section across the Adriatic Sea from Albania to southern Italy will be over 100 km in length. 

“Offshore pipeline construction is a technically complex project. As such, the selection of bidders who have been invited to tender has followed a rigorous pre-qualification process, particularly taking into consideration bidders’ ability to demonstrate a commitment to zero harm” Knut Steinar Kvindesland, Procurement Director at TAP, commented. 

In his speech on Monday, Energy Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič did not mention the Southern Corridor, but stressed other pillars of the Energy Union - LNG, gas storage, and electricity. 

“In February, we presented a Communication on how to reach the 10% electricity interconnection among Member States. Other than interconnected infrastructure, the Energy Union will not be a reality unless we build a true internal market in which the EU legislation is fully applied. The Commission will continue to make sure EU law is correctly applied and enforced, and will use infringement procedures more vigorously to make this happen” Šefčovič said on Monday. 

Kindly note that this article has been amended to reflect the correct diameter of the offshore section.