The Dover Harbour Board has launched an early contractor engagement initiative for marine civils work and reclamation at Dover western docks to create approximately 10 hectares of port land for future development, including the extension of Southern Water's outfall in the Tidal Basin.
The Dover Harbour Board has launched an early contractor engagement initiative for marine civils work and reclamation at Dover western docks to create approximately 10 hectares of port land for future development, including the extension of Southern Water's outfall in the Tidal Basin.
The Stage 3B Marine Civils and Reclamation works for the Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) scheme consists of infilling the old Granville Dock, Tidal Basin marinas, and the Wick Channel, to create approx. 10 hectares of Port land for future development.
The works will cover reclamation, marine civil engineering and utilities, including the extension of Southern Water’s outfall in the Tidal Basin.
The contract is anticipated to commence on site in early 2024 – works will include:
- Decommissioning of marina services
- Removal of old pontoons
- Extracting / cutting off old pontoon restraint piles
- Removal of old redundant greenheart timber fendering
- Deck removal, stripping of rock armour, pile extraction / cutting-off on North Pier.
- Removal of concrete grillage, stripping of rock armour on South Pier
- Wellington Dock quay wall structure inc. dredging and anchorage.
- Wick Channel quay wall structure inc. dredging and anchorage.
- Decommissioning of Granville Dock lock gates.
- Decommissioning of Wellington Dock lock gates.
- Connecting to existing storm water drainage and providing a strategy for storm water drainage across the reclamation
- Connecting to existing foul drainage and providing foul drainage across the site
- Reclamation of Granville Dock, Tidal Basin and Wick Channel
The works cannot commence until the New Marina has been opened and the various stakeholders have transitioned across to the New Marina, which is expected to occur by Q3 2023.
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates is 31 March 2023.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 14 November 2022 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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