Savunma Sanayi Başkanlığı tarafından Teklife Çağrı Dosyası (TÇD) Aralık 2021’de yayımlanan MİLGEM 6, 7 ve 8’inci Gemilerin Tedariki Projesi kapsamında eğer yeni bir uzatma gelmez ise ilgili firmalar tekliflerini 1 Nisan 2022 tarihinde SSB’ye teslim edecek. SSB Deniz Araçları Daire...
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Article by Ibrahim Sunnetci;
- Bidding is delayed to 1st of April (Earlier date was 15th of March)
- RfP was obtained by Desan Shipyard, Istanbul Shipyard(Not to be confused with Istanbul Pendik Shipyard Command), Dearsan Shipyard, TAIS Shipyards, STM
- Ongoing Russia-Ukraine war causes issues on material / equipment market, a surplus of price on construction / steel / common equipment is expected by margin of %100
- STM has finalized the Technical Data Packages*, that will ease the construction and logistics management for the 3 hulls
--- Personal Comments ---
I was a little surprised for not seeing ASFAT among the possible bidders, they were quite radical on the costs and prices (they have claimed of being able to bid for %10 lower than the lowest available bid) and in the end they haven't even obtained the RfP thus they can not bid (
unsure if SOE is not bound to acquire RfP in order to bid)**.
Only STM or TAIS may handle the financial burden and risks, STM for being owned by SSB, TAIS for being a concortium with good flow of cash and ongoing commercial projects.
Desan or Istanbul Shipyards has zero chances in my opinion. STM may win the bid, and later share it to TAIS as a subcontractor. If this happens the overall construction, integration and tests will shorted by %10-15 of overall expected duration STM ,however, may pick to work with any shipyard (RMK, Istanbul Shipyard, Dearsan, ADA (ex-Selah) thanks to a scheme and management plan they have established. STM may also choose to work with multiple shipyards to commence construction of all three ships at once.
*TDP is set of procedures and workflow, logistics management, production plans, integration plans that allows any shipyard with a decent capability to fulfill the construction and test procedures on their own. STM has worked via this scheme in Pakistan LSS, Ukrainian ADA and TN TVEG projects.
**This a good sign, possibly indicating the ongoing issues between SSB - MSB was finally settled or brokered by a higher 3rd party.