CALAIS PORT 2015

Promoter – Financial Intermediary

REGION NORD-PAS DE CALAIS

Location

• France

Description

Design, build, finance and maintain an extension of the Calais Port together with the operation and maintenance of the current ports in Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Objectives

The Calais Port 2015 project will enable to accommodate more traffic and alleviate the operational constraints of the current port layout.

Comments

The Project Bond Credit Enhancement (PBCE) will be proposed in order to credit-enhance the senior debt.

Sector(s)

• Transport - Transportation and storage

Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)

EUR 50 million

Total cost (Approximate amount)

EUR 771 million

Environmental aspects

The project's compliance with the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive 2001/42/EC, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive 2011/92/EC, the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and the Birds Directive 2009/147/EC, including the status of any environmental studies and public consultation, mitigation measures , environmental monitoring plans and biodiversity assessment requirements will be verified during appraisal.

Procurement

Regarding upstream procurement, the Bank will require the promoter to provide evidence that award of the concession has been tendered in line with the principles of the EU Treaty. Concerning downstream procurement, the construction contract has already been tendered within the scope of a restricted procedure with publication in the Official Journal of the EU on 1 June 2013 with the following reference: 2013/S 105-180670.

Status

Signed - 13/07/2015