Borough awards contract to construct 300 feet of floats for Meyers Chuck

It took three rounds of bidding but the borough is on its way to installing a new, 300-foot-long float system at Meyers Chuck.

The assembly last month awarded a $445,000 contract to Bellingham Marine Industries for the Washington state contractor to construct the 10-foot-wide wooden-decked floats, gangway and connection to the existing seaplane float in Meyers Chuck.

The work includes building and shipping everything to Wrangell, where the 50-foot-long sections will be stored at the Marine Service Center until a separate contract is issued next year to haul the floats to Meyers Chuck, sink new...