Austal seals Pacific contract
Posted: 06 May 2016 10:48
Austal seals Pacific contract
05th May 2016 - 7:12 by Mike Yeo in Melbourne
Austal has signed an AU$280 million (US$210 million) contract with Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) to build and maintain 19 patrol boats for South Pacific neighbours under the Pacific Patrol Boat programme.
The steel-hulled vessels will be constructed at Austal’s facility in Henderson, Western Australia, with Austal proposing to carry out sustainment – including deep maintenance – at its facilities in Cairns, Queensland.
According to a DoD media release, Austal has also been awarded a AU$24 million contract to provide support services for an initial seven-year period. Total support and sustainment is valued at around AU$400 million over the boats’ expected 25-year lifespan.
Construction of the new vessels will commence in mid-2017, with the first vessel to be delivered in late 2018.
Austal was selected as preferred bidder in April, beating four other competitors. The new vessels will replace older Pacific-class vessels built from 1985-97. The gifting of these larger and more capable replacement vessels aims to enable participating nations to secure their extensive EEZs.
Austal CEO David Singleton was delighted with the outcome, saying, ‘Austal has consistently proven its credentials as an efficient prime contractor and shipbuilder of quality aluminium vessels, and we look forward to translating that expertise into the design and construction of steel-hulled vessels.’
The company is offering its 39.5m design, which is capable of 20kt, and has a 3,000nm range at 12kt. Each vessel can accommodate 23 personnel, and includes a stern slipway for launching and recovering a rigid-hulled inflatable boat.
A DoD spokesperson told Shephard the similarly configured replacement patrol boats will be offered to all current participating states in the previous programme.
Additionally, two boats have been offered to Timor-Leste, with an option for these additional vessels to be constructed by Austal at an agreed fixed price should the country accept the offer.
05th May 2016 - 7:12 by Mike Yeo in Melbourne
Austal has signed an AU$280 million (US$210 million) contract with Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) to build and maintain 19 patrol boats for South Pacific neighbours under the Pacific Patrol Boat programme.
The steel-hulled vessels will be constructed at Austal’s facility in Henderson, Western Australia, with Austal proposing to carry out sustainment – including deep maintenance – at its facilities in Cairns, Queensland.
According to a DoD media release, Austal has also been awarded a AU$24 million contract to provide support services for an initial seven-year period. Total support and sustainment is valued at around AU$400 million over the boats’ expected 25-year lifespan.
Construction of the new vessels will commence in mid-2017, with the first vessel to be delivered in late 2018.
Austal was selected as preferred bidder in April, beating four other competitors. The new vessels will replace older Pacific-class vessels built from 1985-97. The gifting of these larger and more capable replacement vessels aims to enable participating nations to secure their extensive EEZs.
Austal CEO David Singleton was delighted with the outcome, saying, ‘Austal has consistently proven its credentials as an efficient prime contractor and shipbuilder of quality aluminium vessels, and we look forward to translating that expertise into the design and construction of steel-hulled vessels.’
The company is offering its 39.5m design, which is capable of 20kt, and has a 3,000nm range at 12kt. Each vessel can accommodate 23 personnel, and includes a stern slipway for launching and recovering a rigid-hulled inflatable boat.
A DoD spokesperson told Shephard the similarly configured replacement patrol boats will be offered to all current participating states in the previous programme.
Additionally, two boats have been offered to Timor-Leste, with an option for these additional vessels to be constructed by Austal at an agreed fixed price should the country accept the offer.