TIBEI Selected as Engineer in Construction of Greece-Bulgaria Gas Interconnector

The TIBEI consortium has been selected as the owner's engineer for the building of the Greece-Bulgaria natural gas interconnector, the ICGB project company said on Saturday. The owner's engineer is key for management and control of the realization of the project in the preparation phase and during the implementation of the construction process. The commitment involves assisting the contracting entity in the implementation of the project during the construction phase until the pipeline enters into operation and management of all the main contracts related to the project - including the contract for the supply of line pipes and the contract for the award of design, procurement and construction.

TIBEI offered "the most economical price" for the main package of services - 5,670,000 euro, ICGB said.

TIBEI is a consortium of foreign and Bulgarian companies including the following members: Tractebel Engineering S.A. (Belgium), Tractebel Engineering SRL (Italy), INTBER GMBH (registered in Austria), Ipsilon Consult OOD (Bulgaria) and Engineering EAD (Bulgaria).

The Executive Officer from the Bulgarian side, Teodora Georgieva, was quoted as saying that this is one of the most important milestones that secure the implementation of the Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector project. "The successful completion of this procedure brings us closer to the start of the construction work," Georgieva said. 

The Executive Officer from the Greek side, Konstantinos Karayannakos, reportedly expressed certainty that the project company will have the opportunity, through an external consultant, selected in an objective and transparent way, to apply the best engineering practices in the project management. "This will contribute to the realization of the project according to the scheduled timeframe and the planned budget," Karayannakos added.

The open procedure was launched at the end of 2017 but was suspended for about 10 months due to appeals against actions of the contracting authority. In September 2018 twelve companies and consortiums submitted offers for participation in the open procedure.

Source: BTA