
Following an open and also affordable procedure, Public Services and also Procurement Canada, in support of the Canadian Armed Forces, has actually granted an agreement of C$ 1,996,439 (concerning US$ 15.3 million) to Canadian Maritime Engineering Ltd., of Port Alberni, British Columbia, for the purchase of 4 steel barges for Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt inBritish Columbia The agreement likewise consists of a total technological information plan, training and also the alternative to acquire extra components.
The steel barges will certainly be made use of to sustain numerous sorts of upkeep on ships and also will certainly change the 6 existing wood barges.
The shipbuilder should supply all 4 barges together with the Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton at Esquimalt Harbour within 18 months from the agreement honor day.
According to Public Services Canada, 4 brand-new steel barges will certainly be “durable, reduced upkeep and also reduced draft and also will certainly be 12 to 15 meters in size, with unblocked clear functioning decks of 75 square meters.