Alaska Online Public Notices #LAS 36256

Alaska DNR review of seasonal winter storage permit for a tank barge near Bethel

Alaska DNR is reviewing a land-use application for seasonal winter storage of a tank barge near Bethel; this is not a procurement of goods or services. - Government buyer: Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water, Southcentral Regional Land Office. - Applicant: Cruz Construction, Inc. The application is for a five-year land-use permit (LAS 36256). - Vessel: one unmanned steel-hulled tank barge, identified in an attachment as vessel BC151 (EQ# 39617); 150 ft long, 48 ft wide, and 9.6 ft deep. No OEM or manufacturer is identified. - Proposed use: seasonal winter anchoring in Steamboat Slough on the Kuskokwim River, east of Bethel, Alaska. The maximum anchor swing radius is 200 ft. - The vessel would not be used for cargo operations, fueling, maintenance, or occupancy while stored. - No fixed or floating improvements or hazardous-substance storage on state land are proposed. The site is in the navigable channel, adjacent to an upland parcel administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. - Permit term: five years, with storage during the annual winter non-operational period and return to service each spring. - No products or services are being procured; no contract value or competing products are identified.

Description

Cruz Construction Inc. has applied for a five-year land use permit for seasonal winter storage of an unmanned, steel-hulled tank barge at Steamboat Slough, east of Bethel, Alaska. The barge measures 150 feet long, 48 feet wide, and 9.6 feet deep, and would be stored during the non-operational winter period before returning to service each spring. It would not be used for cargo operations, fueling, maintenance, or occupancy while in storage. The proposed permit period is October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2031; public comments are due by October 14, 2026, at 5:00 PM.

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