Finning awarded Canadian Coast Guard contract

The Government of Canada has awarded a contract to Alberta-based Finning to carry out repair works on two Canadian Coast Guard vessels.

Awarded as part of the national shipbuilding procurement strategy, the $965,000 contract involves supplying equipment for use in the Vessel Life Extension work to the Coast Guard ships including CCGS Dumit and CCGS Eckaloo.

Work under the project, being carried out as part of the $360m investment to extend the Coast Guard fleet’s life, involves supplying two new ship service generators and their related switchboards and controls.

Canada Public Works and Government Services Minister Diane Finley said: "This contract for the Vessel Life Extension Program is yet another example of how the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy is creating jobs, helping grow the economy and revitalising the shipbuilding industry all across the country."

Based in Hay River, Northwest Territories, the two coast guard vessels support navigation services on the Mackenzie River.

The latest contract award is in-line with Harper Government’s Economic Action Plan 2012, which aims to extend the life of sixteen Coast Guard ships as well as complete mid-life upgrades on further two existing hovercraft over the upcoming 10 years.