PERFORMANCE OF STRATEGIC GAS PIPELINES UNDER WAY – TENDER FOR THE COMPLEX SERVICES OF INVESTOR SUPERVISION
The Gas Transmission Operator GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. on 5 April 2011 announced a public procurement for complex services of investor's supervision within the construction of the Rembelszczyzna-Gustorzyn gas pipeline. The deadline for expression of interest to be admitted in participating in the proceedings expires on 21 April 2011.
Earlier (on 11 February 2011) a public tender was announced for the complex services of investor's and environmental supervision for the construction of the Świnoujście-Szczecin gas pipeline, while on 10 February 2011, GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. announced public procurement proceedings for the construction of the following gas pipelines: Szczecin-Gdańsk (Płoty-Karlino section), Gustorzyn-Odolanów (Gustorzyn-Turek and Turek-Odolanów sections) as well as the Świnoujście-Szczecin gas pipelines.
The announced tenders are one of several public procurements that GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. will conduct in order to fulfil the investment programme encompassing the construction of over 1,000 km of new gas transmission pipelines in Poland valued at approx. 5 bn PLN.
Public procurements yet to be announced in this half of the year for the construction and investor's and environmental supervision for the following gas pipelines: Szczecin-Gdańsk (Karlino-Koszalin section, Koszalin-Słupsk and Słupsk-Wiczlino sections) as well as Szczecin-Lwówek section.
For more information about the tender proceedings, please visit our website: www.gaz-system.pl and click on the "tenders" tab.
GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. has decided on carrying out investments under investor supplies in order to streamline the entire investment process and obtain additional benefits resulting from large scale purchases.
In January 2011, GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. signed framework agreements with Contractors selected by an open procurement procedure for the supply of pipes 700 and 800 mm diameter for the construction of strategic pipelines.
The method of performing the investment projects selected by the Company enables the simultaneous conduct of procurement proceedings for various different orders, which in effect accelerates the investment works progress and improves the cost effectiveness.
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GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. is planning to build over 1,000 km of new gas transmission pipelines by 2014. The most important will be constructed in North Western and Central Poland (Szczecin-Lwówek, Świnoujście-Szczecin, Szczecin-Gdańsk, Włocławek-Gdynia, Rembelszczyzna-Gustorzyn, and Gustorzyn-Odolanów), as well as in Lower Silesia. The last section of the Włocławek-Gdynia pipeline is currently under construction. The remaining gas pipelines in North Western and Central Poland are on the stage of preparing the design documentation, encompassing the civil engineering design along with obtaining the building permits. The design documentation will be complete in 2011. The location decisions have already been obtained for the Rembelszczyzna-Gustorzyn, Gustorzyn-Odolanów, Świnoujście-Szczecin, Jeleniów-Dziwiszów and Polkowice-Żary pipelines.
The construction of gas pipelines is co-financed from the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment funds: the Włocławek-Gdynia pipeline (31 mln PLN), the Jeleniów-Dziwiszów pipeline (65,1 mln PLN), the Szczecin-Gdańsk pipeline (226,9 mln PLN), the Szczecin-Lwówek pipeline (136,57 mln PLN), the Polkowice-Żary pipeline (25,6 mln PLN) as well as the Rembelszczyzna-Gustorzyn pipeline (121,55 mln PLN), and the Gustorzyn-Odolanów pipeline (175,5 mln PLN). The Świnoujście-Szczecin gas pipelines is also being co-financed by the European Union European Energy Programme for Recovery.
GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. is also fulfilling the construction of a new interconnector between Poland and the Czech Republic.
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The Gas Transmission Operator GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. is a strategic, wholly-owned State Treasury Company responsible for the transmission of natural gas throughout Poland. The Company manages assets worth in excess of 5 bn PLN comprised mainly of elements of the transmission system, e.g. more than 9.7 thousand km of high pressure pipelines, 14 compressor stations, 56 hubs and 970 exit points. The Company employs over 2,000 people.
GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. is also the owner of the LNG S.A. Company which was appointed to construct and operate the liquefied natural gas terminal (LNG) in Świnoujście.
Contact:
Małgorzata Polkowska
Spokesperson for GAZ-SYSTEM S.A.
tel. (22) 22-01-755, 691-911-217
e-mail: pr@gaz-system.pl
www.gaz-system.pl
