Engineering Consultant Services for Hydrogen Transmission Network (Trunkline) Investments

Gasgrid Finland Oy and its subsidiary company Gasgrid Vetyverkot Oy (both later referred to as "Gasgrid") developing hydrogen transmission infrastructure to enable the creation of a hydrogen economy and to promote Finland’s role in it. Gasgrid will build a hydrogen transmission pipeline network to connect hydrogen producers and consumers within Finland. Gasgrid is currently exploring options for the national hydrogen infrastructure and hydrogen transmission needs in Finland. Gasgrid is collecting information from stakeholders and studying possible routing options for the national hydrogen infrastructure. In this procurement procedure Gasgrid was seeking for two to four (2-4) partners to provide Engineering consultant (EC) services. The integral scope consists of multi-disciplinary engineering and other services for developing Finland H2 Backbone program. The program is an initiative to design and construct a H2 gas trunk line connecting north-west, west and southern Finland. EC Service Provider’s tasks cover first and foremost engineering services for feasibility study phase and for basic engineering phase. ECs partners are however required to provide other services covered by the agreement. Following the basic engineering, the agreement may be extended to cover service needs during the execution phase. The scope of EC services was described in more detail in the Invitation to Participate and its annexes. The procurement and the selection of partners was divided in two separate parts: Part 1: Onshore compressor stations Part 2: Onshore pipelines Gasgrid selected two (2) EC service providers per each part of the procurement. The candidate had opportunity request to participate in both parts 1 and 2, or just one of the parts. The main contracting entity in this procurement is Gasgrid Vetyverkot Oy. Gasgrid Finland Oy may purchase services from the service provider(s) to the specific needs relating to the development and implementation of the hydrogen transmission network described in the scope of service.