JV bid from Irish firms tipped for Green Port Hull contract

A joint venture bid from two Irish firms is tipped to scoop the £90m civils contract to build Green Port Hull, according to reports.

According to Construction Enquirer, the JV bid from Lagan and Graham Construction is set to secure the multi-million pound contract. The pairing will rebuild Hull’s Alexandra Dock paving the way for Siemens to build the offshore wind farm assembly facility.

Engineering giant Siemens announced earlier this year that it is to invest £160m in the previously announced site at Green Port Hull in Alexandra Dock and in a new rotor blade manufacturing facility in Paull. ABP is investing a further £150m in the Green Port Hull development.

The £310m investment will create up to 1,000 jobs directly – 550 at the blade factory and 450 at Green Port Hull – with additional jobs during construction and indirectly in the supply chain.

A three-year building programme at the port will involve construction of a 600m long quay on the Humber. The project will also involve refurbishing existing buildings and constructing a 23m high shed, in a separate work package believed to be worth around £10m.