Port Of Dammam Ksa, Expansion Project Phase 3

The engineering services were performed to meet the terminal operator’s need to improve the existing quay structure to allow the simultaneous berthing of large vessels and modernize the yard with next-generation automated cranes.
The project also included the following activities:

• Dredging of the seabed to -16.50 m above sea level;
• Widening of the quay by 1,000 m, constructed on piles with a diameter of approximately 1,800 mm; new landside track to allow the installation and movement of 24-row cranes;
• Installation of automated cranes on the yard and adjustment of the electrical and lighting networks in the new areas.

Other additional services included:

• Procurement: preparation of tender documentation based on:
• Conditions of Contract for the Construction of Building and Engineering Works Designed by the Client, First Edition 1999 (FIDIC Red Book);
• Conditions of Contract for Design-Build and ‘Turnkey’, first edition 1995 (FIDIC Orange Book).

Topographic Survey: Topographic survey and investigation plan carried out as follows

• Detailed topographic survey of the site; Identification and mapping of existing installations;
• Production of survey reports and drawings.