Berth 218 Marine Infrastructure - Port Tampa Bay

https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2023/12/27/tampa-new-berth-construction.html The Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission has approved a port project to relieve cargo congestion and create a dedicated berth for Titan America. Port Tampa Bay successfully applied for a standard work permit to construct Berth 218 to take pressure off Berth 219. Right now, cold storage products and building materials are moved through Berth 219 at the southern tip of Hookers Point. This will allow Titan America to move its product while another vessel is unloading cargo at Berth 219. The $19.5 million project is out to bid now, with responses due Jan. 11. It will go to the February 2024 port board meeting, and construction is scheduled to start in March 2024, according to a spokesperson. A project of this size usually takes around eight to nine months. The new berth will be created with steel sheet pile bulkhead, the interior of which will contain over 50,000 cubic yards of imported fill. Adverse effects are not expected on navigation or the environment; the location in question has already been dredged for large vessels. Titan America, a Virginia-based cement and building materials producer, currently moves 500,000 tons per year of product through Berth 219, according to a company spokesperson. Construction will occur right next to the current terminal and will also be adjacent to a 70,000-ton storage dome completed by Titan America earlier this year. That project cost is approximately $35 million. "[Berth 218] will further enhance the port's abilities to accommodate the increase in activities expected to due to ongoing economic growth," the port's application to the planning commission said. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2023/12/22/tampa-new-berth-construction.html The Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission has approved a port project to relieve cargo congestion and create a dedicated berth for Titan America. Port Tampa Bay successfully applied for a standard work permit to construct Berth 218 to take pressure off Berth 219. Right now, cold storage products and building materials are moved through Berth 219 at the southern tip of Hookers Point. This will allow Titan America to move its product while another vessel is unloading cargo at Berth 219. The project is out to bid now, with responses due Jan. 11. It will go to the February 2024 port board meeting, and construction is scheduled to start in March 2024, according to a spokesperson. A project of this size usually takes around eight to nine months. The new berth will be created with steel sheet pile bulkhead, the interior of which will contain over 50,000 cubic yards of imported fill. Adverse effects are not expected on navigation or the environment; the location in question has already been dredged for large vessels. Titan America, a Virginia-based cement and building materials producer, currently moves 500,000 tons per year of product through Berth 219, according to a company spokesperson. Construction will occur right next to the current terminal and will also be adjacent to a 70,000-ton storage dome completed by Titan America earlier this year. That project cost is approximately $35 million. Cost estimates weren't immediately provided for the Berth 218 project. "[Berth 218] will further enhance the port's abilities to accommodate the increase in activities expected to due to ongoing economic growth," the port's application to the planning commission said. ____________ As of January 17, 2023, a design firm has been selected for the project. Although a firm timeline for construction has not been determined, construction is not expected to start prior to summer of 2023. *The closed solicitation has been included below for reference: Port Tampa Bay (PTB) is advertising a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from Respondents (Consultants) interested in providing proposals from qualified Respondents interested in providing general engineering services for the Design of Berth 218 Marine Infrastructure and supporting infrastructure as defined by the Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA). PTB encourages the use of registered Small Business Enterprise (SBE) firms to the greatest extent possible on projects and has a goal of nine percent (9%) SBE participation. PTB will consider SBE participation when evaluating the responses. Pursuant to CCNA, this RFQ also includes a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) component. The MBE component will be considered, along with the SBE participation goal. Questions concerning this RFQ should be directed to Nancy Marino of PTBs Procurement Department, at (813) 905-5042 or e-mail at nmarino@tampa Budget for the Engineering Services for this Project is $600,000.

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