Furnish, Tow & Sink Steel-Hulled Vessel
The contractor must be able to provide one steel-hulled vessel of any design (other than a flat-topped deck barge) at least 90 feet in length, 30 feet in width, and with a vertical height between 25 and 35 feet. The contractor will be responsible for all cleaning and preparation of the vessel prior to sinking including, but not limited, to the following:
- All loose or buoyant debris removed.
- Watertight doors, hatches, deck plates removed or welded open.
- All hazardous materials removed, including petroleum products, batteries, mercury gauges, thermometers, etc.
- Oil and fuel drained and flushed from engines, bilges, steering and other hydraulic oil reservoirs and lines.
- Fuel tanks, ballast tanks and fuel lines drained, cleaned and flushed.
- All internal voids permanently opened.
