Dublin Port Company, the state-owned operator of Ireland’s largest port, has launched a €250 million tender for civil engineering contractors to support its long-term port expansion programme. The six-year framework covers works across the Alexandra Basin redevelopment, MP2 and 3FM, with €250 million as a maximum value rather than a committed construction contract.

Dublin Port Company is a self-financing company owned by the State. It reported EBITDA of €71.1 million and profit after tax of €38.8 million for 2025, after revenues of €106.26 million in 2024. The port handled 35.2 million gross tonnes of cargo in 2024, with imports up 1% to 21.9 million tonnes and exports down 4.7% to 13.3 million tonnes.

The scope includes quay wall construction and refurbishment, dredging, new ro-ro ramps and jetties, berth redevelopment, internal roads and bridges, and port electrification infrastructure, giving the framework a mix of marine, civil and energy works. The framework also covers the installation of specialist cargo-handling equipment, including cranes, conveyors and loading arms, and the relocation of cargo operations between quays.

The structural driver is the port’s long-term expansion programme. Quay walls will be designed to accommodate future dredging to a depth of 15 metres below chart datum, so the framework builds in capacity for deeper berths. The programme also includes other capital developments at the port alongside the Alexandra Basin redevelopment, MP2 and 3FM projects.

Dublin Port is seeking multiple contractors capable of undertaking the full range of works, either independently or through consortia. Individual projects will be commissioned as required, and some works depend on regulatory approvals that have yet to be issued.

For the sector, the framework gives contractors and port users an early view of the scale of civil works planned at Dublin Port, while the approvals still to come mean timing for individual projects remains open.

Source: Splash247 / Dublin Port Company / RTÉ