Guam Shipyard wins $9.7M contract

The Guam Industrial Services, which does business as the Guam Shipyard, is being awarded a $9.7 million contract for a 90-day regular overhaul of the Military Sealift Command's fast combat support ship USNS Bridge, according to a Sept. 10 announcement on the Defense Department Web site.
The regular overhaul will include replacing of the air conditioning plant; installation of forward and aft marine sanitation devices; preservation of the underwater hull; examination and polishing of the propeller; propulsion shafting; rudder and keel examinations; overhaul of sea valves and drydocking.
The shipyard provides about 200 jobs, according to Pacific Daily News files.
The ship can rapidly replenish military ships and can carry more than 177,000 barrels of oil, 2,150 tons of ammunition, 500 tons of dry goods and 250 tons of refrigerated supplies.
The ship receives petroleum products, ammunition and stores from shuttle ships and redistributes these items simultaneously to carrier strike group ships, according to the Defense Department.
The contract has an option for add-on work orders, which would raise the total price to $12.9 million if the option were exercised.