CCG - Tug and Barge Services

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The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) requires a Contractor for the provision of tug and barge services to transport buildings and associated equipment from Victoria to the Gil Island area where CCG will provide helicopters to sling the two building halves and associated equipment from the barge to the mountaintop communications site. The work to be done is detailed in the Statement of Work at Annex A of the solicitation.

Gil Island is about 100 kilometres to the southwest of Kitimat, BC where the Grenville Channel, Douglas Channel and Whale Channel merge. The work period is defined in Annex A - Statement of Work. Work is planned for June-July, 2021.

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