Supply and Delivery of a Straddle Carrier for the Beachport Boatyard

⁠⁠⁠The Department for Infrastructure and Transport (the Department) invites companies to provide a response to the Request for Tender (RFT) for the Supply and Delivery of a Straddle Carrier for the Beachport Boatyard, Contract No. 23C237.

The Beachport Boatyard is a critical marine facility that serves the rock lobster commercial fishing industry that operates out of Beachport and Southend. In a recent condition assessment on the existing Vessel Straddle Carrier, a range of machine faults were identified. Due to these safety concerns, the Straddle Carrier was decommissioned and mobile cranes are now being used as an alternative to launch, retrieve and move vessels around the Boatyard. The Department determined that a new Straddle Carrier is required for the Beachport Boatyard.

The objectives of the project are to procure a new modern Straddle Carrier for Beachport Boatyard, while maintaining current requirements for the movement of boats until the Straddle Carrier is purchased, and ensure the Straddle Carrier procured is capable of moving boats safely and efficiently.