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THUNDER BAY – The City of Thunder Bay has issued a formal request for proposals to lift the James Whalen tugboat out of the Kaministiquia River, but the work may not take place until the fall.
The city expects to begin receiving responses to its RFP in the next couple of weeks, said manager of parks and open spaces Cory Halvorsen.“The companies that would be looking at doing this type of work are quite busy this time of year, so we’re probably looking at leaving the window to complete the work open into the fall even, just to make sure we’re not excluding anyone who may be available," said Halvorsen.
“There was a select number of contractors that would have the capacity to do so," he said. "Some of those people reached out to us directly, and then we also reached out to a few others.”“That’s our objective,” he said. “It would likely cause some further damage to the top portion of the tug… We want to avoid that type of situation. As long as it’s done before we get to that point in the winter, nothing’s changed.
Its sinking isn’t expected to pose any environmental risk, as the boat was previously emptied of engine components.
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