Danish grid operator Energinet has issued a tender for preliminary geotechnical site investigations for the Thor offshore wind project to be located in the Danish North Sea, west of Jutland.
Under the scope of the work, which has a contract value of €5m, the contractor will be expected to acquire geotechnical and geological information that bidding developers will use to determine the soil characteristics and risk for the Thor project, perform a preliminary evaluation of installation and foundation conditions to inform the project bid for the wind farm.
The scope includes geotechnical boreholes and laboratory testing of extracted samples.
According to the tender details, published on Europa’s Tenders Electronic Daily website, geotechnical boreholes will be performed up to 70 metres below the seabed.
The water depth in the areas of the Thor offshore wind farm is expected to be 25-35 metres.
The work is scheduled to take 10 months, with interested parties having until 2pm local time on 18 October to apply.