Firms Asked to Bid on Building Broadway Pier Cruise Ship Terminal

Thursday, 09 April 2009
Contact: John Gilmore (619) 686-7206, Marguerite Elicone (619) 686-6222

The Port of San Diego is advertising for construction bids for one of its largest public works projects, the Broadway Pier Cruise Ship Terminal.

In a related development, on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, the California Coastal Commission gave the go-ahead for construction of the $28 million terminal project should be finished by the end of next year.

The project includes a 52,000-square-foot building to be built on Broadway Pier and the demolition and removal of an embarkation platform that is on the pier.

• Broadway Pier Cruise Ship Terminal Bidding Information
  

The cruise ship terminal building is planned as a steel, metal-framed structure that will include Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) features such as photovoltaic panels, sustainable materials and equipment that will reduce energy and water consumption. The building will house a ticketing, passenger waiting area and a baggage claim area. There will be an area for passenger disembarking, baggage handling and stations for customs and Homeland Security. On days when there are no cruise ships in port, the building may be used for public events, and public art will be included in the project.

Bids are scheduled to be opened on May 8, 2009. The proposed contract is scheduled to go before the Board of Port Commissioners for approval at the July 7, 2009, Board meeting.

A new terminal is needed so the Port can meet the demands of its growing cruise business. There were 297 cruise calls at the Port in fiscal year 2008, compared with 181 cruises in fiscal year 2007. The Port's main cruise ship terminal is located at the B Street Pier, which can handle two cruise vessels at once. On days when there are more than two cruise ships in port, the vessels use Broadway Pier as an additional berth.

Because there isn't a building at the cruise terminal to service the cruise ships, the Port has been conducting cruise operations from a large tent. The Port needs to build an additional cruise ship terminal to avoid losing business to other port cities that have more modern features.