New Crane Barge   3

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The USACE Marine Design Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is posting an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of one new crane barge to replace anexisting crane barge currently in operation at the Sault Ste Marie Area office for the Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

When complete, the new crane barge will have the following characteristics:
Built to and classed by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) as Maltese Cross A-1Steel Barge, Great Lakes Service.
The barge intact stability will satisfy 46 CFR 170.170 and 46 CFR 174.015 in all loadingconditions.
Length of the hull molded = 150 feet
Beam molded = 50 feet
Depth at sides (molded) = 10 feet
Design waterline = 5 feet
Camber = 4 inches

Contractor will be required to fabricate and deliver the barge to the Government.

Delivery and final acceptance will be at the St. Mary's Falls Canal, Sault Sainte Marie,Michigan.
There will be liquidated damages associated with this procurement.
Bid guarantee, payment, and performance bonding will be required.
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