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Hayleys PLC subsidiary Sri Lanka Shipping Company Ltd., has been awarded the contract to procure tug vessels for five years, to maintain a sufficient tug vessel system under Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA).
Cabinet approved the proposal by Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva to award the contract after bids were called from registered suppliers to obtain four Tug Vessels with a capacity of over 70 tons for five years on a rental basis adhering to the competitive bidding process.
“International competitive bids were invited to obtain Tug Vessels, and only two bids were received,” Cabinet Co-Spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardena said at the post-Cabinet meeting media briefing on Tuesday.
He said Sri Lanka Shipping Company the minimum bidder responded substantially following the recommendation by the Cabinet-appointed standing procurement Committee.
