Invitation to Negotiate for Supply of an ASD Tug.

Descriptions

In order to fulfil its duty to provide certain services at the Port, the Contracting Authority is inviting tenders for provision of an Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) Harbour Tug. The vessel is to be of a suitable design to undertake towing operations, ship assistance operations and general port duties. The minimum bollard pull of the vessel is to be 40 Tonnes ahead and 35 Tonnes astern. The vessel should be between 19.0 and 24.0 metres long.For towing operations, the vessel will typically assist vessels between the mouth of Lough Foyle and the Port of Londonderry (a transit of approximately 16nm). The vessel should be capable of undertaking this tow in both the bow tug and stern tug positions. The vessel should be fully capable of ship assistance for berthing and unberthing procedures.The successful bidder will be responsible for design, manufacture, classification, delivery, commissioning and performance testing of the ASD Tug, together with the provision of training and potential ongoing supply of spare parts, and provision of a thirty six (36) month guarantee.For further details, please refer to the tender documents.