Essayons Emergent Drydocking- Hopper Door Repairs

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District (NWP) awarded a sole-source contract to Vigor Marine, LLC to provide drydock, labor, materials, and equipment to drydock the Dredge Essayons to repair 2 Stbd Hopper Door.

Vigor Marine will to provide mission critical drydocking and repair services to return the vessel to operational status. Vigor Marine Portland is the only facility that currently has an available drydock. Due to the condition of the hopper door an ocean transit is not recommended as this could cause the complete loss of the damaged door. Vigor Marine Portland is the only viable option to get the vessel repaired and back on the critical mission in a timely manner to meet the dredging requirements.

The Government has determined this contract to be of critical importance to the operations of 2025 dredging operational season and that feasible substitutes are not available.