translated from Spanish: Dutch firm wins first two-mouth refinery contract

The Dutch company Van Oord won, from four participating companies, the contract to condition the land where the refinery of Dos Bocas, Tabasco will be built.
The government awarded the first contract to this firm, which presented the lowest economic offer of a restricted invitation, the secretariat of Energy reported.
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The four participating companies were: Dredging International (Belgian); Boskalis (Netherlands); Van Oord (Netherlands), and Mexican of Dragados, belonging to the consortium Jan de Nul, of Luxembourg.
According to the Sener, the four companies complied with the basis of the bidding, but the Dutch underlined the proposal for the lowest price for almost 5 billion pesos.
Van Oord must carry out the dredging of the sea bed near the facilities of the new refinery, to allow the boats that bring the equipment to be able to access the port area of Dos Bocas.
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According to the information on its website, Van Oord specializes in offshore construction work of hydrocarbons and electrical sector, as well as in the construction of artificial islands.
The Sener said not to know if after the decision they try to ally or outsource to a Mexican company.
On May 9, López Obrador declared the tender for the construction of the Dos Bocas refinery a desert and announced that it would be Pemex and the energy Secretariat who would be in charge of the project.
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He explained that the bidding that had been opened for the construction of this refinery was deserted as the international companies involved did not meet the time and cost requirements.
The president said that the refinery will cost 160 billion pesos, start to be built on June 2 and must be completed in three years: in May 2022.
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Original source in Spanish