Description
The US Army Corps of Engineers is seeking a contractor to provide a back-up crane vessel to fill in for the M/V PUGET. The primary tasks include the collection of floating debris within Puget Sound and its Tributary Waters and removing/installing equipment within the small lock and dams at Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. The contractor will be responsible for providing all management, personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and applicable licenses and permits necessary for crane services.
• The required vessel must accommodate a maximum draft of seven feet for navigating shallow waters.
• The vessel should be equipped with a crane capable of a minimum reach and lifting capacity of 10,000 lbs. at 70 feet and 20,000 lbs. at 40 feet from the crane's center.
• The vessel shall have a minimum 30-foot beam, based on debris storage barge beam of 30 foot, to maximize storage capacity.
• Deck capacity shall be at least 60 tons to minimize mobilization and de-mobilization costs.
• The contractor will work ten hour days, between Monday and Friday, and will consist of a combination of work at Hiram M. Chittenden Locks and within Puget Sound.
• The period of performance shall be 12 months from contract award.