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Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)

Enlèvement/démantèlement/élimination du MV Capt. Earl W. Winsor

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
December 16, 2025
Published
November 13, 2025
Type
Services
Explore similarEnvironmental ServicesOntario
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Marine Recycling Corporation
Contract value
CAD $1.5M
Award date
2026-05-12
Supplier location
St. Catherines, On
Request for Proposal

Full description

Requirement

The Contractor must prepare to dismantle and dispose/recycle, the vessel Capt. Earl W. Winsor in an efficient and environmentally responsible manner in accordance with Canadian Laws, regulations and referenced guidelines and approved Ship Recycling Plan. If required, the contractor must prepare the vessel for transfer and/or tow to an Approved Site.

Background

The MV Capt. Earl W Winsor was constructed in 1972 as the Prince Edward for service between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. In 1998 it was purchased by the Province of Newfoundland, retrofitted and renamed the Capt. Earl W Winsor the vessel remained in service until 2016. In 2018 the vessel was sold by the province and towed to Springdale, NL. The vessel has been laid up ever since. In February 2024 an overboard discharge pipe burst and the vessel experienced extensive down flooding throughout the below deck spaces. The Canadian Coast Guard – Marine Environmental and Hazards Response program responded in February 2024 to stabilize the vessel and removed approximately 1000 M3 of contaminated water and again in December 2024 to remove the bulk oil pollutants from the vessel.

Particulars of the Vessel

The particulars of the vessel are:

Name: CAPT. EARL W. WINSOR
Type of Vessel: Roll on / Roll off Ferry
Builder: Pictou, N.S.
Built: 1972 / Modified St John’s Nfld. 1998
Official Number: 331725
Port of Registry: Not Registered
Length overall: 249’
Breadth Moulded: 53’ 6”
Depth Moulded: 18’
GRT: 1772
NRT: 927
Displacement: 2,161LT at Load Line
Operational Displacement: 1,589LT
Deadweight: 584LT
Material: Steel

Period of the Contract

The period of the Contract is from Contract award until [7 months after Contract award date] (exact date will be provided at Contract Award).

Security

There is no security applicable to this requirement.

Trade Agreements

The requirement is subject to the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), Canada - Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

Mandatory Requirements

Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the mandatory evaluation criteria as detailed herein. Bidders’ Proposals must clearly demonstrate that they meet all Mandatory Requirements for the proposal to be considered for further evaluation. Proposals not meeting the mandatory criteria will be excluded from further consideration.

Summary of Mandatory Criteria

M1 The bidder MUST have a minimum of sixty (60) months (5 years) experience in the Marine Salvage or Marine Commercial Industry, within the last 15 years from the date of bid closing

M2 The Bidder MUST have completed pollutant removal and dismantling operations on steel hulled vessels on two (2) separate occasions within the last 15 years from the date of bid closing.

M3 The Bidder must identify Key Personnel* that MUST have experience in each of the following areas:

1. Pollutant removal
2. Marine survey and stability assessments
3. Steel hull vessel deconstruction and recycling operations

M4 The Bidder MUST provide a response plan with its technical proposal that demonstrates how they will perform the removal of the MV Captain Earl Winsor in accordance with the Statement of Work (Annex A). The response plan must include all of the following items:

M4.1 Accessing the vessel and Bulk pollutant removal
M4.2 Dismantling and recycling the vessel
M4.3 Timeline of operations

Selection Method

The basis of selection is Mandatory Technical Criteria – Lowest Evaluated Price.

Please refer to the RFP document for complete details.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-317-93516079
Solicitation no.
30007433
Buyer
Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 77000000 — Environmental Services

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Newfoundland and Labrador

Key dates

Published
November 13, 2025
Closes
December 16, 2025
Amendment no.
004

Likely incumbents

(1)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    WSP Canada Inc.
    1 contract won· latest April 23, 2026

WSP Canada Inc. is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.

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