Review
of Tender Documents
for the
Port of San Lorenzo - Grain Terminal
Client
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Han-Padron
Associates, LLP |
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Completion Date
August, 1997
Project Description
The Port of San Lorenzo is located on the Rio Parana at
kilometer 446. It is operated by the
Argentina Association of Cooperatives, Ltda.
As an investor in a major modification of the grain handling facilities
of the port, Mitsubishi International Corporation requested that the Tender
Documents be independently reviewed. A
technical review of the proposed equipment and structures was completed.
The new facilities are designed to adapt an existing grain shiploading berth to import and unload fertilizer from
geared vessels. New berth structures and
traveling hoppers are added to accommodate the vessels. System capacity is 400 tph
on 800 mm wide conveyors handling urea, DAP, and potash. The complex includes a series of elevated
conveyors and large enclosed storage building.
Review comments included an assessment on the proposed design of the new
receiving structures that require an important modification to handle the loads
that would be imposed upon this design.
The wharf part of this development is seen in the illustration.
