Princess of Acadia to be scrapped:

The federal government has issued a request for proposals to dismantle the old Digby ferry, which it replaced in 2015 with a more modern ship.

The old Digby ferry is heading for the scrapyard.

The federal government has issued a request for proposals to demolish the MV Princess of Acadia, which it replaced in 2015 with a more modern ferry.

“The Princess of Acadia shall be disposed of through ship breaking,” say tendering documents. “The contractor will be required to ship break the vessel in an efficient and environmentally responsible manner that is conforming to Canadian laws and the contract.”

Constructed at Saint John Shipyard in 1971 by Canadian Pacific, the 146-metre-long ship was purpose-built for the run between Digby and Saint John, N.B.

“After decades of service the Princess of Acadia has reached the end of its operational life and is now moored in Sydport, N.S., in an unmanned and cold state,” say tendering documents.

The request for proposals defines ship breaking as “the process of systematically scrapping the entire infrastructure of an obsolete vessel by dismantling and disposing or recycling all of its component parts and hazardous materials.”

There is a bidders conference for companies interesting in doing the scrapping work slated for April 5 at the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney. Outfits that want to be considered must let Public Works know by Wednesday.

A mandatory site visit for bidders is slated for April 6 at the college.

Only eastern Canadian companies with ship breaking capabilities are eligible for the scrapping work. The tendering documents cite several laws aimed at restricting the movement of hazardous waste for that stipulation.

The scrapping work must start around July 1, when it is estimated the Princess of Acadia will be towed to the yard that wins the contract, and be completed by June 30, 2018.

Bidders must demonstrate their experience in handling and disposing of hazardous materials, say tendering documents.

Bidders also need to provide at least one example of a project that they have completed in the past decade that required proper handling of a minimum of four of the following items: asbestos-containing materials, metals (including lead) in paint, heavy metals in materials (flashing, solder, anodes), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) containing materials, mercury in electronic products, ozone depleting substances, petroleum oil and lubricant residue and radioactive materials.

The outfit that wins the work must be prepared to take the Princess of Acadia from its current berth within 30 days of the contract award, say tendering documents.

The request for proposals defines ship breaking as “the process of systematically scrapping the entire infrastructure of an obsolete vessel by dismantling and disposing or recycling all of its component parts and hazardous materials.”

There is a bidders conference for companies interesting in doing the scrapping work slated for April 5 at the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney. Outfits that want to be considered must let Public Works know by Wednesday.

A mandatory site visit for bidders is slated for April 6 at the college.

Only eastern Canadian companies with ship breaking capabilities are eligible for the scrapping work. The tendering documents cite several laws aimed at restricting the movement of hazardous waste for that stipulation.

The scrapping work must start around July 1, when it is estimated the Princess of Acadia will be towed to the yard that wins the contract, and be completed by June 30, 2018.

Bidders must demonstrate their experience in handling and disposing of hazardous materials, say tendering documents.

Bidders also need to provide at least one example of a project that they have completed in the past decade that required proper handling of a minimum of four of the following items: asbestos-containing materials, metals (including lead) in paint, heavy metals in materials (flashing, solder, anodes), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) containing materials, mercury in electronic products, ozone depleting substances, petroleum oil and lubricant residue and radioactive materials.

The outfit that wins the work must be prepared to take the Princess of Acadia from its current berth within 30 days of the contract award, say tendering documents.

Source: local xpress.

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