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Aquaculture procurement, phase by phase.

A realistic 12–18 month roadmap from feasibility to commissioning — with typical durations, deliverables per phase, and the bottlenecks that quietly extend most projects by 4–6 months.

  1. 1
    Month 1–2

    Feasibility & scoping

    Deliverables
    • • Species and system selection (RAS, pond, cage, hybrid)
    • • Site pre-screen: water source, energy, permitting risk
    • • High-level CAPEX / OPEX band and IRR sensitivity
    • • Off-take assumptions and market pricing
    Common bottlenecks
    • · Skipping water-quality and volume tests before locking a site
    • · Choosing a technology before defining the production target
    Start a project intake
  2. 2
    Month 2–4

    Concept design & basis of design

    Deliverables
    • • Process flow diagram and mass balance
    • • Hydraulic and oxygen budget
    • • Preliminary layout, single-line electrical, HVAC concept
    • • Bill of Quantities v0 across every major package
    Common bottlenecks
    • · Under-sized biofilter or oxygen system driving late redesigns
    • · No documented basis of design, forcing suppliers to guess
    Open the Planning Center
  3. 3
    Month 3–5

    Bankability & financing

    Deliverables
    • • Full financial model with CAPEX phasing
    • • Environmental permit strategy and biosecurity plan
    • • Insurance strategy (asset + biological)
    • • Bankable pack for lenders / grant agencies
    Common bottlenecks
    • · Model built on supplier list prices instead of quoted CAPEX
    • · Missing off-take LOIs and permit letters
    Download the bankability checklist
  4. 4
    Month 4–6

    RFQ preparation

    Deliverables
    • • Package split (civil, water treatment, oxygen, feed, automation)
    • • Technical spec + BOQ per package
    • • Commercial terms: warranty, spares, training, performance guarantees
    • • Short-list of project-matched suppliers per package
    Common bottlenecks
    • · Sending a single mega-RFQ instead of packaging by discipline
    • · Skipping performance guarantee wording, forcing renegotiation later
    Build the RFQ package
  5. 5
    Month 6–8

    Supplier evaluation & contracting

    Deliverables
    • • Technical clarification rounds and normalised bid comparison
    • • Reference visits or video walk-throughs
    • • Contract negotiation: milestones, LDs, IP, spares, training
    • • Signed contracts and down-payments
    Common bottlenecks
    • · Comparing bids on headline price instead of TCO
    • · No independent technical review before signing
    Compare on a TCO basis
  6. 6
    Month 8–14

    Manufacturing, delivery & installation

    Deliverables
    • • Factory acceptance tests (FAT) for critical skids
    • • Sea and inland freight planning, incoterms
    • • Site acceptance tests (SAT) and mechanical completion
    • • As-built drawings and O&M manuals
    Common bottlenecks
    • · Uncoordinated freight causing storage and demurrage costs
    • · Late civil handover blocking equipment installation
    Documentation center
  7. 7
    Month 14–18

    Commissioning & ramp-up

    Deliverables
    • • Wet commissioning, biofilter maturation
    • • First stocking, biosecurity SOPs signed off
    • • Operator training, spares stocked
    • • Performance guarantee testing against contract KPIs
    Common bottlenecks
    • · Stocking before biofilter is fully mature
    • · No trained operators on day one — quality risk in first cycle
    Operator readiness

Turn this timeline into your own procurement plan.

FishMatch Group helps you sequence RFQs, evaluate suppliers and align financing so the phases above stay on schedule.

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Short answer

What is the fastest way to get quotes for Procurement Timeline?

Submit one structured request for Procurement Timeline. FishMatch Group translates it into a technical RFQ, runs a confidential sourcing round with project-matched international suppliers, and returns comparable quotations. No fee is charged to the buyer, and your identity and project details stay private until you choose to proceed.

How it works:
One structured request, human-reviewed before any supplier outreach
Typical turnaround:
Depends on scope and site data; no turnaround is guaranteed
Confidentiality:
Supplier names are never exposed during evaluation
Cost to buyers:
No fee charged to the buyer
What is the fastest way to get quotes for Procurement Timeline?

Submit one structured request for Procurement Timeline. FishMatch Group translates it into a technical RFQ, runs a confidential sourcing round with project-matched international suppliers, and returns comparable quotations. No fee is charged to the buyer, and your identity and project details stay private until you choose to proceed.

How does FishMatch Group source suppliers for this requirement?

You submit one structured request. We translate it into a technical RFQ, run it against qualified manufacturers and integrators in the relevant categories, and return normalised quotations you can compare side by side on scope, lead time and total cost of ownership.

Do buyers see supplier names during the sourcing process?

No. Supplier identities stay confidential during discovery and evaluation. You receive anonymised, comparable technical and commercial packages, and introductions happen only after both sides are qualified and agree to proceed.

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