Shipwrecks in the lagoon.
SIMPSON BAY--The National Recovery Programme Bureau (NRPB) has launched a tender for the salvaging, decommissioning and disposing of around eighty shipwrecks in the Simpson Bay Lagoon and Mullet Pond.
NRPB is also procuring services to supervise the clean-up activities, which also include the removal of shoreline and shallow water debris.
Cleaning up the lagoon after Hurricanes Irma and Maria is one of the key activities under the Emergency Debris Management Project, which is financed by the St. Maarten Trust Fund. During the implementation of the clean-up activities, careful consideration will be given to the environment. Measures will be taken to ensure the safety for water traffic and surrounded communities.
The tenders have been prepared in close collaboration with the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI, the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) and St. Maarten Nature Foundation.
A public consultation held earlier in this year provided important input from marine industry stakeholders on risks and mitigation strategies. The feedback received was incorporated into the project’s Environmental and Social Management Plan, which has been prepared in compliance with the relevant environmental and social safeguards policies.
Bidding for the shipwreck tender will be conducted through an international competitive procurement process, NRPB said in a press release on Monday. A pre-bid meeting and site visit will take place at 9:30am Tuesday, December 3. Interested bidders must register via e-mail at
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by November 29. The bidding documents for both tenders can be found on the NRPB website
www.nrpbsxm.org/tenders.
