North American Windpower: Construction Bids Received For Mass. Offshore Wind Terminal

Construction Bids Received For Mass. Offshore Wind Terminal

by NAW Staff on Monday 18 February 2013

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) says it has received three construction bids for the development of the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, a facility to support the construction, assembly and deployment of offshore wind projects.

According to the MassCEC, bids were received from Braintree, Mass.-based Cashman Equipment Corp., Quincy, Mass.-based Cashman-Weeks NB and Oak Brook, Ill.-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC.

The agency will review the submitted bids and expects to sign a general contractor by the end of May. Staff and engineers will review the bid requirements for compliance and determine the lowest qualified bidder, the agency notes.

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