§ Lord Hardy of Wathasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether a contract has been awarded for the Royal Navy submarine berthing facility at HM Naval Base Clyde. [HL2486]
§ Lord BachThe Ministry of Defence's contract for the provision of new jetties in support of the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine fleet at HM Naval Base Clyde was awarded on 31 March 2003 to AMEC plc.
Amec has been awarded the design, construction and commissioning contract, worth approximately £100 million, as part of its existing prime contract.
The contract will provide a floating jetty facility that provides four alongside berths, two of which are double berths, thereby giving six fully serviced berthing positions. The construction is due to be completed by 2007.