The long-awaited project to build a replacement for the 61-year-old Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Tustumena was put out to bid on Friday.
Without fanfare, the bid announcement was posted on the State of Alaska Online Public Notices website, stating that sealed bids for furnishing “all labor, materials, equipment and performing all work” on the Tustumena Replacement project would be accepted until 2 p.m. on May 28.
“The project consists of replacing the M/V Tustumena…
