one main supply of the vessel with a minimum
tonnage of 200 tons and a value of about
$3.5 million during five years to the deadline
to submitting requests. This change allows to
submit offers by all national manufacturing
shipyards. Another change is the score rating
– besides a price (70% points possible to
acquire), warranty period (15%)
and a service and a technical
assistance (15%) will be valid.
Besides the standard
operations of assistance in
manoeuvring in the ports, the
Navy tugboats serve also as
the port taxis transporting a
huge number of passengers in
the inner part of the harbours,
as well as towing shooting
targets on the naval firing
ranges or as a support for
firefighters. The most likely the
new vessels will be also used for
finding the training torpedoes.
