Port of Vancouver rejects initial dismantling bids

The Port of Vancouver in the state of Washington has rejected two initial bids it received to dismantle a port crane and a nearby structure.

The agency has chosen to delay the demolition project at its port’s Terminal 5 after receiving two bids, both substantially higher than its budgeted amount.

According to The Columbian website, based in Vancouver, Washington, the Port of Vancouver had asked for bids “to demolish the crane and gallery” after agency staff estimated the cost at around $1.3 million.

Subsequently, the agency received two bids each of which came in at more than $2 million. According to The Columbian, the bidders were from companies based in Ridgefield and Woodland, Washington.

Lower bids could result if the Port of Vancouver takes delivery of a “fender system” from South Korea designed to accommodate waterborne demolition equipment, says the website.