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Bid 108-25
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Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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This is a specifications document issued by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for Request for Bid #108-25, detailing the technical requirements for a new construction oil spill response work boat. The procurement seeks a single aluminum-hulled vessel, minimum 30 feet in length with a 10-foot beam, designed for spill cleanup, boom deployment, and field operations in New Hampshire estuarine waters and up to 10 miles offshore. The vessel must feature a pilot house with full enclosure, rear work deck configured as a tow vessel, semi-displacement hull design with operational draft of 3 feet or less, and be capable of year-round berthing in salt water at a Piscataqua River facility. Bids are due March 11, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, with the vessel required for delivery by June 30, 2025, to Great Bay Marine in Newington, NH. Questions must be submitted by March 5, 2025, to Lincoln Adams, with state responses provided by March 7, 2025.

The specifications mandate comprehensive propulsion and electrical systems, including a minimum 300-horsepower single diesel engine with bow thruster, hydraulic steering, dual marine AGM batteries, and advanced navigation equipment such as a Garmin GPSMap 942 xs or equivalent radar/GPS/depthfinder with minimum 9-inch screen, dual marine VHF radios, and LED navigation lights per USCG specifications. Additional required features include self-bailing deck, bilge pumps with automatic float switches, trim tabs, deck lights to illuminate work areas, and 12-volt and USB plugs on the console. Vendors must demonstrate prior experience building aluminum-hulled work vessels for oil spill environments and submit cut sheets and photographs with their bids. The contract is awarded to the responsible vendor submitting the lowest conforming bid and includes a minimum one-year warranty covering 100 percent of parts, shipping, labor, travel, and lodging expenses. No specific budget or set-aside designations are identified in the specifications document.

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Attachment 1: SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications for Oil Spill Response Work Boat

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

Specification # WB-3 12/2/24

Wanted:

Spill response boat to be used for spill cleanup, boom deployment and field operations. This vessel will need to be of aluminum-hulled construction and have a pilot house and rear work deck configuration designed to work as a tow vessel in an oil spill environment. Its use will be mainly in New Hampshire estuarine waters and up to 10 miles offshore and remain berthed in salt water up to 365 days/year. The vessel will be berthed at a facility in the Piscataqua River area. Builder must have experience in building aluminum-hulled work vessels for use in oil spill environments. Builder must provide cut sheet and/or photographs depicting the proposed boat with bid for review and consideration. Boat will be of new construction.

Hull:

Length – 30’minimum.

Beam – 10’minimum

Aluminum hull construction –minimum 5086 alloy ¼” hull, 5052 alloy 3/16” sides

Non-skid flooring – Marine Grade Aluminum Alloy, 3/16” minimum

Semi displacement hull with full length keel

Optimal design to incorporate operational vessel draft of 3 feet or less – to be approved by DES.

Pilot house aluminum hardtop driving station with glass windshield, sliding windows on sides, full enclosure and door with lock.

Heating system for pilot house – engine cooling system heater loop controlled with electric fan

Electric windshield wipers.

Driving station pedestal seat with cushion

Fuel tank below deck – minimum 50 gallon capacity

Self-bailing deck draining to the stern

Tow post – 3” aluminum – mounted amidships forward of propeller

Push Knees on the bow of the vessel

Rub rail - to be installed on sides and bow of vessel – fabric covered foam or equivalent rubber

D ring bumper that covers the bow and both beams of the boat

Deck plates to access fuel tank (fittings and sender) and bilge (pumps and level switches)

Propulsion:

Minimum 300 hp Single engine inboard or inboard/outboard diesel– new motor and transmission

Bow thruster with driving station mounted control – thruster power to be approved by DES

Single binnacle control for combined shift and throttle operation

Hydraulic Steering

Attachment 1: SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications for Oil Spill Response Work Boat

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

Specification # WB-3 12/2/24

Electrical:

Full grounded electrical system, hull not part of galvanic feeding loop, zinc anode protection

Dual marine AGM batteries – Battery configuration and size to accommodate bow thruster operation in heavy current for docking activities (est. 1-2 minutes of intermittent operation for power bank)

Battery switch – all switches to be mounted inside pilot house

Battery charging system – 120v shore power connection acceptable

Waterproof breaker/switch panel on console driving station

LED navigation lights – USCG specifications

Deck Lights/Flood Lights installed to illuminate cockpit and work areas of boat

(2) Marine VHF Radios – ICOM M324 or equivalent – mounted on console driving station

8’ Marine VHF Antenna – Mounted to side/top of pilot house (not on gunwale)

Radar/GPS/Depthfinder –Minimum 9” screen - internal GPS antenna – Garmin GPSMap 942 xs and GMR 18 HD+ Radome or equivalent (Marine Charts) - with transom mount transducer

Bilge pumps with automatic float switches and manual switches

(2) 12v plugs - mounted on console driving station

(2) USB plugs - mounted on console driving station

Electric horn – Waterproof configuration – control switch mounted on console driving station

Trim tabs – trim tab control mounted on console driving station

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