Ottawa says no to bid from shipyard

Procurement Minister Judy Foote has rejected a set of unsolicited bids from Davie Shipyard to build or re- purpose a fleet of icebreakers and support ships for the Canadian Coast Guard. A draft statement from the department dated Friday, obtained by The Canadian Press, acknowledged receipt of the proposals, worth a combined total of roughly $ 1.7 billion. However it said the federal government has “opted not to respond.”