Today, the Province of Nova Scotia awarded the Bluenose II construction contract, worth $12.5 million, to the Lunenburg Shipyard Alliance. The contract is part of a significant restoration project announced by the provincial and federal governments in May 2009.
The total value of the project is $14.8 million. The federal contribution towards the project will come from the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund.
MHPM Project Managers was selected to manage the restoration on behalf of the province following a tender last fall. Lengkeek Vessel Engineering was hired as the design consultant following a tender late last year.
Plans are proceeding to provide the public with views of the construction site through a video link at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenburg. The museum’s collection includes a number of artifacts and resources that tell the story of the famous schooner Bluenose whose legacy the Bluenose II helps preserve.
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