Project record

Aqaba Cement Terminal and Mut'ah berth rehabilitation concession

Aqaba bulk-terminal context showing a cargo vessel alongside a concrete jetty with fenders, a conveyor, and ship-loading equipment

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Aqaba Development Corporation is procuring a concessionaire to rehabilitate, modernize, finance, operate, and transfer the existing Cement Terminal and Mut'ah floating berth, add silica-focused bulk handling and ship-loading facilities, and integrate utilities and transport links under a 20-year DFBOT concession.

Project signal

Tender in Jordan

Treat this as an existing-asset condition and lifecycle bid, not a greenfield equipment sale. The proposal must connect berth and marine-asset rehabilitation, terminal integration, ship-loading performance, utilities, logistics, financing, operations, and handback obligations before a concession award can become an executable works programme.

Current status DFBOT proposals due 17 August 2026 Source confidence Confirmed

Location

Jordan / Middle East

Segment

Port infrastructure

Status

DFBOT proposals due 17 August 2026 / Confirmed

Evidence reviewed

16 July 2026

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Project anatomy

Scope, counterparties, and execution logic

Client / authority
Aqaba Development Corporation
Delivery parties
DFBOT concessionaire under procurement; no award announced
Contract route
Tender 27/A/2026 for a design-finance-build-operate-transfer concession covering rehabilitation and modernization of the existing Cement Terminal and Mut'ah floating berth; 20-year term with a possible five-year extension
Execution window
Tender-document requests closed on 28 June 2026 and ADC scheduled mandatory site visits for 8-9 July. Clarification requests are due by 20 July and technical and financial proposals by 14:00 Jordan local time on 17 August 2026. The reviewed owner pages do not identify site-visit attendance, an addendum, bids received, an award, financial close, construction start, or operating start.
Works package
Rehabilitate and integrate existing marine and terminal infrastructure at the Cement Terminal and Mut'ah floating berth; provide new operating and support facilities; upgrade utility and transport networks; and install advanced cargo-handling and ship-loading systems. The primary use is silica export, with flexibility for future multipurpose cargo.
Marine interfaces
The tender joins the condition and rehabilitation of an existing floating berth and terminal marine infrastructure with vessel access, berth structure, fendering and mooring, ship-loader geometry, bulk-transfer interfaces, utilities, landside transport, operational safety, commissioning, maintenance, and eventual handback. The public notice does not identify a dredging package or publish asset-condition quantities.
Commercial read
Bidders are pricing an integrated concession exposure rather than a standalone marine works contract: unknown existing-asset condition, rehabilitation capital, new cargo systems, financing, throughput and operating revenue, maintenance, performance acceptance, and handback condition all sit inside the 20-year offer. The JOD 100,000 bid bond and separate technical and financial submissions confirm a live competition, while detailed quantities and risk allocation remain in the tender documents rather than the public notice.
Next milestone
Track the 20 July clarification deadline and any addenda, then verify the 17 August proposal close, named bidders or shortlist, preferred bidder, concession award, financial close, notice to proceed, disclosed condition survey, marine rehabilitation package, and accepted start of operations.

Material change register

What changed, when, and what it proves

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Mandatory site-visit window was scheduled

ADC scheduled mandatory site visits for 8-9 July after the tender-document request window. The reviewed public pages do not identify attendees, confirm that a visit occurred, disclose observations or provide an asset-condition survey.

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Tender-document request window closed

Only firms that had submitted the 2025 EOI could request the documents by this date. Closing the request window does not establish who requested documents, who remained eligible, or who will bid.

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ADC published formal Tender 27/A/2026

The owner moved from EOI market sounding to a live 20-year DFBOT competition with a possible five-year extension, a JOD 100,000 bid bond, separate technical and financial submissions, and a 17 August close. Publication is not evidence of bids received, award, financing, mobilisation, rehabilitation, or operation.

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Extended EOI submission deadline closed

ADC extended the EOI submission deadline and said earlier applicants would be automatically shortlisted without resubmitting. The record does not name applicants or establish a final invited-bidder list.

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Initial BOT expression-of-interest deadline

ADC opened market sounding for a silica terminal using the existing Cement Terminal facilities and Mut'ah floating berth. The EOI initiated procurement but did not award a concession, publish asset condition, or establish an executable rehabilitation package.

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Delivery watch

Evidence needed next

Track the 20 July clarification deadline and any addenda, then verify the 17 August proposal close, named bidders or shortlist, preferred bidder, concession award, financial close, notice to proceed, disclosed condition survey, marine rehabilitation package, and accepted start of operations.

Decision watchpoints

  • 20 July clarification deadline and any formal addenda
  • 17 August technical and financial proposal close
  • Preferred bidder, concession award, and financial close
  • Existing berth, fender, mooring, structure, and ship-loader condition evidence
  • Silica throughput, vessel envelope, loading-rate, and acceptance requirements
  • Utilities, road interface, operations, maintenance, and handback obligations

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Project availability status

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Evidence reviewed 16 July 2026 Sources in this record 5

Source record

ADC's 2025 expression-of-interest record establishes the procurement before Tender 27/A/2026: an initial 25 May deadline, a 2 June site visit, a 15 June question deadline, and an extended 13 July submission deadline. ADC said earlier applicants would be automatically shortlisted without resubmitting, but the page does not name any applicant or confirm a final shortlist. The current tenders register controls the formal 9 June 2026 publication date and 17 August close. Tender 27/A/2026 invites international and local firms to rehabilitate, modernize, finance, operate, and transfer the Cement Terminal facilities and Mut'ah floating berth under a 20-year DFBOT concession, with a possible five-year extension. It identifies silica export as the primary use, future multipurpose flexibility, rehabilitation and integration of existing marine and terminal infrastructure, new support facilities, utility and transport upgrades, modern ship-loading equipment, a JOD 100,000 bid bond, a 20 July clarification deadline, and a 17 August 2026 proposal deadline. ACPOM describes Mut'ah as a 150 m by 35 m floating dock used for general cargo and grain operations and direct truck loading. ACPOM's 2025 insurance RFP confirms an operating port-asset and insurance context; it is not a Tender 27/A/2026 condition survey and does not prove bidder access, site-visit attendance, asset defects, or rehabilitation quantities. The final concessionaire, detailed condition survey, rehabilitation quantities, dredging scope, award value, construction start and operating performance are not disclosed. The photograph is a separate Aqaba bulk-terminal reference, not a condition record for the two Tender 27/A/2026 assets.

Phase: tender. Evidence reviewed: 16 July 2026.

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