Posted on June 30, 2021
The Port of New Orleans has issued a request for proposals for program management/program controls services of its new $1.5 billion container terminal.
Responses to the program management/program controls services RFP are due on July 13.
This is the second RFP that has been issued related to the new terminal in St. Bernard Parish. A contract for assistance with preliminary design and permit support services is expected to be awarded at the Board of Port Commissioners meeting in July.
The port plans a 350-acre container terminal with a 3,500 linear foot wharf on more than 1,000 acres of developable green-field property. A news release touted the site’s “naturally deep-draft riverfront acreage, a 50-foot Mississippi River Channel, documented ability to navigate ships with a capacity up to 23,000 TEUs, access to six Class I railroads through New Orleans Public Belt Railroad and interstate highways.” Port officials also want to grow their container-on-barge service at the site by partnering with the Port of Baton Rouge and Seacor Marine.
The project is expected to be complete and ready to open in 2027, a news release said. It also will require public-private partnerships. The news release said that current and prospective industry partners, including terminal operators, carriers, and others have expressed “serious interest in potential financial participation in the (Louisiana International Terminal) development. Port NOLA is developing a comprehensive RFP for a development partner and expects to begin the procurement process within the next few months.”
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