On 14 January 2019, Jan De Nul Group, acting through Payra Dredging Company Ltd., and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, represented by the Ministry of Shipping and acting through Payra Port Authority, entered into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement for the development, capital dredging and maintenance dredging of 75-km long access channels, turning basins, anchorages and berthing areas to secure the safe nautical access and operation of 40,000 DWT bulk carrier vessels with a draught of 10.5 m.
Both parties, Payra Dredging Company Ltd. and Payra Port Authority, are now looking for a consulting engineering company, with no conflict of interest, and with the required technical, commercial and contractual expertise to act as the Independent Engineer for the purposes of the PPP.
The Independent Engineer is to be an independent adviser providing services which include the technical, contractual, legal, financial, quantity survey vetting, progress monitoring, health, safety and environmental compliance and independent engineering assistance to the Contracting Parties during the Project construction period.