In a project that involves the world’s longest combined road and rail immersed tunnel and a bill of around DKK 60 billion, the 217 meter viewing platform does not take up much space. But few are also right, and five offers were received for the task, which is, after all, slightly larger than building a detached house.
As we have already told here at FemernReport, it was Aarsleff who came up with the winning bid. Now, after having access to the submitted offers, we can reveal what the five offers were about.
We take the bids from the top – i.e. the most expensive first:
Zacho-Lind A/S
The Copenhagen contractor Zacho-Lind A/S is the top scorer – or the bottom scraper, depending on how you look at this sort of thing. They offered to build the arrow for the net sum of 52,046,788 kroner and 48 øre.
Depenbrock ApS
The Danish branch of the German contractor group Depenbrock, which specializes in port and coastal projects, was able to get the second most expensive bid with just under five million kroner. Depenbrock ApS forwarded an offer of DKK 47,281,971 outright.
Jorton A/S
The Danish contractor Jorton A/S is already a “friend of the house”. At least, Jorton uses maintenance works for Sund & Bælt as a reference. Jorton also had the raw house contract for the maritime center Lanternen in Esbjerg, which in November was named Building of the Year at the Building Awards 2023. But it is the price that counts, and the tender’s roundest offer of DKK 44,224,000 was too much for Femern A /S.
Christiansen & Essenbæk A/S
The Glostrup contractor Christiansen & Essenbæk wins by eight figures. But that’s only enough for second place and the dubious honor of being the best-placed loser. Christiansen & Esssenbæk’s offer was a handsome DKK 39,888,888.
Per Aarsleff A/S
As we have already said, the order stayed in the Femern family, as it was Per Aarsleff A/S who ran the contract. The only Danish member of the FLC consortium can now look forward to having to build a 217 meter long and 24 meter high vantage point for the largest construction project in Danish history, and they will receive DKK 33,043,372 for it.
The construction of Pilen starts at the beginning of the new year.
