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Bid Scheduled To Deliver Eight Gas Carriers; Rio Grande Shipyard Bets On Contract To Consolidate Recovery Of Gaúcho Naval Pole And Strengthen Its Partnership With Transpetro.
Managed by Ecovix, the Rio Grande Shipyard is competing for a decisive contract with Transpetro, a subsidiary of Petrobras, which could generate up to 5,000 direct jobs and 15,000 indirect jobs in the south of the country. The bidding process, which is international in nature, involves the construction of eight gas carriers, essential to expand the state-owned company’s fuel transportation fleet.
The opening of proposals is scheduled for May 19 and marks another step in the reactivation of the Gaúcho naval pole.
Details Of The Announcement And Delivery Projections
The competition is divided into two lots: Lot A, with three gas carriers, and Lot B, with five. Transpetro established the criterion of the lowest price per lot, initially prioritizing Lot A.
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Ecovix intends to compete in both fronts, but the rules do not allow the same company to win both lots.
The delivery deadlines for the vessels vary from two years and three months to three years and nine months, starting from the signing of the contract.
The expectation is that the bidding result, with all phases concluded, will be formalized by mid-July or August, according to estimates from Federal Deputy Alexandre Lindenmeyer (PT).
Rio Grande Shipyard Is Already Building Four Handy-Type Vessels
The competition for this new contract occurs alongside the construction of four Handy-type vessels, already underway at the Rio Grande Shipyard, also ordered by Transpetro.
This project currently employs 1,200 professionals, with mass hiring expected for August of this year, according to the Metalworkers Union of Rio Grande.
A possible victory in the gas carriers bidding would strengthen Ecovix’s recovery plan, which seeks to position itself as a key player in the supply chain of the Brazilian shipbuilding industry.
“The possibility of winning a new bid opens up a much larger horizon of work and projects, improving the hiring and retention conditions of the workforce,” said Ricardo Ávila, operational director of Ecovix.
Interest In Platform P-86 And Continuity Of Naval Reindustrialization
Ecovix also expressed interest in the construction of Platform P-86, a project still undefined by Petrobras.
If it wins the bids for both the gas carriers and the offshore platform, the company projects to maintain operations for at least six years at the Rio Grande Shipyard.
“I see the shipyard’s success in this competition as promising. There is a good probability of winning at least one of the blocks,” emphasized Lindenmeyer, reaffirming his support for the reactivation of the naval industry in Rio Grande do Sul.
Source: A Hora do Sul
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