SUPPLY FENDER CAMEL

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
SUPPLY FENDER CAMEL

Fender camels are utilised by the Canadian Forces Auxiliary
Fleet to support fuelling operations of water compensated ships.
The camels provide a stable platform which facilitates the hOok
up of collection hoses which are attached near the water line to
receive compensatory water from fuel tanks during fuelling
operations. This effluent contains petroleum products and must
be captured and processed to prevent contamination of harbour
waters 
Two fender camels are required to allow space between the ship
being fuelled and the collection barge. The camels must be
stable and sufficiently robust to provide personnel a working
platform and maintain distance between the vessel and barge. The
camel must be 15 ft long by 6 ft wide to produce sufficient
fendering length and to allow hoses to be deployed and recovered
from the ship discharge hull fitting. The camels must have a
freeboard of l' 6"- l' 8' to properly align with the discharge
hull fitting. The construction material must be made from
environmentally stable material reinforced to provide structural
strength to withstand the pressure between the ship and barge.
Displacement tonnage for various vessels, Arleigh Burke Class
9,238, Algonquin 5,300, YOM Class 1,000. The camel must be able
to withstand the resultant pressures in conjunction with tidal
and wind pressures normally associated with Esquimalt Harbour.
Other features include 
- lifting points of sufficient strength to lift the camel 
- Four securing cleats for tying up 
- Platform top to enable personnel to handle hoses and ship side
connections 
- Constructed of an engineered product with the following
features, non corroding, non rotting, 
petroleum degradation resistant, UV resistant without coatings,
resist marine growth accumulation and easily cleaned. 
- Camels must be maintenance free for a minimum of ten years 
- Non marking 0 rubber fendering on four sides 
The camels must have extreme crush resistance and made from a
material that the buoyancy can be modified to provide a stable
work platform
The contractor must have a proven line of products which meet
the requirements with minimal modification.




Sourcing Strategy
The sourcing strategy related to this procurement is subject to
the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). This procurement is
exempt from NAFTA [see Chapter 10, Annex 1001.1b-2, paragraph 1
(a) and from the WTO-AGP (see Annex 4, Note to annex 4)











Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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procurement.

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