Project record

Elizabeth Harbour marine redevelopment

Planning CGI of the proposed Elizabeth Harbour suspended deck, LoLo berth and retained ferry infrastructure

VolkerStevin; exact-project planning CGI, not evidence of construction progress

Ports of Jersey selected VolkerFitzpatrick through a two-stage design-and-build procurement for the marine works in the Elizabeth Harbour redevelopment. The official award record carries GBP 40 million and a 14 May 2025 to 31 December 2027 contract period. Owner and contractor releases identify the Portside alliance of VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerStevin and Geomarine, with Arup and Boskalis named as specialist supply-chain partners. The planned works combine a suspended deck and reclamation, a new lift-on/lift-off berth, berth-pocket and basin dredging, demolition or incorporation of the eastern RoRo pier, and a concrete-block return wall and revetment. Current public evidence reaches final design and planning-condition discharge, not Stage Two construction authorization or marine mobilisation.

Project signal

Design in Jersey

Current status Final design and planning-condition discharge are evidenced; construction was scheduled for autumn 2026, while Stage Two authorization, dredger or piling mobilisation and physical works start remain unpublished Source confidence Confirmed

Location

Jersey / Europe

Segment

Ferry-terminal marine works, dredging and demolition

Status

Final design and planning-condition discharge are evidenced; construction was scheduled for autumn 2026, while Stage Two authorization, dredger or piling mobilisation and physical works start remain unpublished / Confirmed

Last checked

4 August 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Ferry-terminal marine works, dredging and demolition is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Ports of Jersey
Delivery parties
VolkerFitzpatrick Ltd - award supplier and Portside alliance member, VolkerStevin - Portside alliance member, Geomarine - Portside alliance member, Arup - named specialist supply-chain partner; package not publicly allocated, Boskalis - named specialist supply-chain partner; package not publicly allocated
Contract route
Two-stage Design and Build procurement under NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract Option C. Stage One covers detailed design, early contractor involvement, construction planning and development of pricing criteria. Stage Two construction is intended to proceed using the price and delivery basis agreed during Stage One. The 24 April 2025 Contracts Finder award names VolkerFitzpatrick and records GBP 40 million, while a Stage One fee, later Stage Two authorization, final target cost and notice to proceed remain unpublished.
Execution window
The award record states 14 May 2025 to 31 December 2027. Ports of Jersey's May 2025 milestone release described an approximately two-year construction programme planned from autumn 2026 to winter 2028 after detailed design. Its 2025 annual report says final design had commenced and planning-condition discharge was ongoing. The later owner programme supersedes the procurement end date as planning context, but neither date proves physical start or completion.
Works package
Marine works include a new LoLo berth and suspended deck, land reclamation and hardstanding, demolition or incorporation of the eastern RoRo pier, a concrete-block return wall and revetment, and dredging of a new berth pocket and basin. Planning evidence describes rock-socketed piles, percussive marine piling and prefabricated reinforced-concrete deck components. The worst-case offshore-disposal quantity is up to 80,000 cubic metres. The construction assessment uses a medium backhoe dredger, two 1,000-cubic-metre split-hopper barges and a tug, with an estimated 30 to 44 days of dredging depending on tides. These are approved planning assumptions, not an awarded plant schedule or measured production record.
Marine interfaces
The new LoLo workfront sits inside an operating ferry and freight harbour. Dredging, barge movements, pile installation, deck construction, reclamation, RoRo-pier interfaces and crane relocation must be sequenced around harbour traffic and berth availability. Planning evidence routes suitable dredged material to recycling at La Collette and residual material to the licensed FEPA disposal area about six kilometres southwest of the harbour. The accepted berth depth, actual dredged quantity, disposal split, marine plant, temporary navigation controls and post-dredge survey remain open.
Commercial evidence boundary
The evidenced opportunity is currently an ECI and design-stage delivery chain rather than a mobilised marine contract. VolkerFitzpatrick is the award supplier and the three-company Portside alliance is named, while Arup and Boskalis sit in the disclosed specialist partner layer without allocated packages. Lower-tier piling, dredging, marine logistics, disposal, temporary works, survey, concrete, fendering, mooring, electrical and commissioning scopes remain publicly unassigned. A Stage Two authorization or package-specific appointment would materially change the supplier map.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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Ports of Jersey named the Portside delivery team

The owner identified VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerStevin and Geomarine as the Portside alliance and named Arup and Boskalis as specialist partners while describing detailed design as the current workstage.

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VolkerFitzpatrick received the marine-works award

Contracts Finder recorded VolkerFitzpatrick as supplier at GBP 40 million, but the two-stage route keeps later construction authorization and final pricing as separate gates.

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Planning permission confirmed the marine scope

The Planning Committee approved the redevelopment and documented the LoLo berth, reclamation, dredging, offshore-disposal and piling assumptions that define the permitted workfront.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Stage Two authorization, final target cost or notice to proceed
  • Package-specific appointments for Arup, Boskalis and lower-tier marine firms
  • Backhoe dredger, hopper-barge, tug, piling-spread or survey mobilisation
  • FEPA disposal approval, La Collette reuse quantities and material receipts
  • Accepted berth depth, post-dredge hydrography and LoLo berth handover
  • Construction traffic and operating-harbour interface controls
  • Separation from the completed Albert Pier and St Helier Marina upgrades

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Reporting status

Design, confirmed confidence

Last checked 4 August 2026 across 8 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 4 August 2026 Cited sources 8

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