Theodore, Ala., based Silver Ships Inc. reports that has received a contract award worth from the Naval Sea Systems Command for six Riverine Patrol Boats (RPB). Worth $6.12 million, the Riverine Patrol Boat contract is a U. S. Navy Foreign Military Sale (FMS) award that will benefit a Pacific region ally. The 40 foot vessels… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — The Emerald Isle beach nourishment project is officially set to begin the final week of January. That was the word from Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph after a preconstruction meeting Tuesday with town, state and federal officials, the contractor for the project and the county’s beach engineering firm. The… Read More
On Oct. 19, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announced the approval of a planned deviation from the water control plan for Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades Agricultural Area, also known as the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule (LORS 2008), in order to reduce risk from harmful algal blooms (HABs). The Corps has approved… Read More
ATLANTA, Oct. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mueller Systems today announced the City of Newport Beach, CA, has selected Mueller Systems to deploy 26,500 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) water meters. The project will include the replacement or retrofitting of all current City water meters with the Mi.Net® AMI system. “After a successful 18-month pilot, the… Read More
CAPE MAY COUNTY, NJ — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has awarded a contract to Yannuzzi Group of Kinnelon, NJ for $1.1 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Lower Cape Meadows-Cape May Point project in New Jersey. The project is a joint effort of the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District, the New… Read More
SPOTSWOOD, NJ – Improving the condition of Devoe Lake is one project borough residents have been anticipating for a very long time. Back in July 2018, it was announced by Senator Linda R. Greenstein, Assemblymen Wayne P. DeAngelo and Daniel R. Benson that Spotswood was receiving a $2.5 million grant though the Department of Environmental… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday awarded a contract for beach replenishment along New Jersey’s southern tip. According to a news release from the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District, the agency awarded a $1.1 million contract to Yannuzzi Group of Kinnelon, Morris County. The joint effort between the Army Corps, the state Department of… Read More
The state of Hawaii recently awarded Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. a $352.5 million contract for the second phase of the Kapalama Terminal wharf and dredging project at Honolulu Harbor. The state is nearing the completion of the first phase of improvements to the Kapalama Terminal for shipping company Pasha Hawaii. The contract of the second… Read More
The grant will be matched with $540,000 in local funds and is expected to create 85 jobs and generate $175 million in private investment. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced Tuesday that the department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $1.7 million grant to the University of West Alabama, in Livingston, Alabama, to improve barge… Read More
Maintenance Dredging from Rollover Pass to Galveston Causeway to be Completed in 2021 GALVESTON, TX – October 25, 2020 – Callan Marine was recently awarded the United States Army Corps of Engineers contract for maintenance dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, from Rollover Pass to the Galveston Causeway. This project will include the removal of… Read More
(Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday said it would offer all available areas in the Gulf of Mexico for auction to oil and gas drillers on Nov. 18, the first major test of the offshore sector’s appetite for investment since early this year. The sale is the federal government’s first offshore lease sale since… Read More
The following press release from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management was shared to The Block Island Times on Saturday, Oct. 17: The Rhode Island Congressional Delegation and General Treasurer Seth Magaziner joined Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Director Janet Coit in launching a $5.2 million project to make much-needed improvements at the Port… Read More
JEFFERSON COUNTY, PA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has awarded a more than $1.4 million contract to remove sediment and repair a concrete structure within Mahoning Creek in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. The district awarded the contract to Green World Contracting Corporation of Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. The work involves removing accumulated… Read More
Pond will be closed to ice skating as work continues through winter DOWNERS GROVE – The Downers Grove Park District is working with the village of Downers Grove to pursue improvements to Prince Pond. The project is slated to start Nov. 30 and is expected to continue through the end of February 2021. Paul Fyle,… Read More
Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK), a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services, announced today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, Planning and Environmental Division awarded the Company a $209 million multiple-award contract. Under this five-year contract, Tetra Tech will provide technical services for planning, assessments, and studies to support… Read More