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Contractors bid too high for New Jersey project, Corps said Corps wrongly changed bidding process to negotiation, GAO says The US Army Corps of Engineers unlawfully converted an invitation for bids to a negotiated procurement for a beach nourishment project in New Jersey, the Government Accountability Office said. The agency should rescind the conversion and… Read More
The Memphis District’s Dredge Hurley returned to its home port, Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis Harbor on Jan. 13, 2023, after finishing a record-breaking 273-day season, which began Apr. 26, 2022. In those eight and a half months, the 36-person crew removed 14.5 million cubic yards of material, which is the most the Dredge Hurley… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will begin maintenance dredging of sections of the Okeechobee Waterway and Intracoastal Waterway in the vicinity of St. Lucie Inlet on or about January 3, 2024. The USACE dredging vessel Murden is expected to remove approximately 25,000 cubic yards of shoaling material over a 12-day period. Once under way, operations… Read More
USACE Jacksonville has awarded a $32.4 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., LLC, of Houston, Texas, for re-nourishment of approximately 10 miles of the Duval Co. Atlantic shoreline. Known as Shore Protection Project, Beach Re-nourishment 2024, Duval Co., Florida, the restoration will re-nourish critically eroded beach within the municipalities of Atlantic Beach,… Read More
Dredging two sections of the Duwamish River federal navigation channel will begin Jan. 2, 2024. Mechanical clamshell dredging operations will remove about 75,000 cubic yards of accumulated sediment from the federal channel’s Turning Basin and Section A, ensuring safe passage for vessels. These sections begin nearly five miles upstream of Harbor Island. The U.S. Army… Read More
Waterfront Property Services LLC, doing business as Gator Dredging,* Clearwater, Florida, was awarded a $17,979,800 firm-fixed-price contract for the placement of dredged material on beaches. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 22, 2024. Fiscal 2024 civil operation… Read More
ST. LUCIE INLET, Fla. (CBS12) — Around 25,000-cubic yards of material is expected to be removed from the St. Lucie County Inlet over a 12-day span, starting this coming Wednesday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the Jacksonville District is visiting parts of the Okeechobee and Intracoastal Waterways for the New Year’s project. Boaters in… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $13,183,900 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Anchorage, Alaska, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2027. Fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $13,183,900 were obligated at the… Read More
SOLANA BEACH — Beachgoers will see more construction activity than usual along the Solana Beach shoreline over the next three months as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commences a massive beach restoration effort to combat storm damage and sand depletion. The massive undertaking is part of the long-awaited USACE Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project,… Read More
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $12,901,800 in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funding for restoration and resiliency projects to improve coastal communities and their fish and wildlife habitats. The funding… Read More
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, awarded a $29.1 million contract to Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co. LLC, out of Quincy, Massachusetts, for Baltimore Harbor and channels maintenance dredging for Fiscal Year 2024. In coordination with the Maryland Department of Transportation, Port Administration, the project consists of dredging approximately 1.6 million… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District has completed annual dredging of Toledo Harbor and the Maumee River. Dredging of Toledo Harbor is the largest dredging operation on the Great Lakes, ensuring accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the lakes, and the economic viability of United States waterways…. Read More
CLEVELAND, OH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District has published the Ohio Dredging Newsletter to inform stakeholders and the public about the nine Lake Erie Harbors it supports across the state. The newsletter provides an update on the status of dredging at the end of fiscal year 2023, and initiatives for FY 2024…. Read More
What is a beach without the sand? Those grains mean everything for coastal communities like Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and Sunset Beach. “Without sand, Newport Beach would simply be just called Newport,” Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill said. O’Neill was one of several local leaders who gathered Wednesday at Surfside Colony for a groundbreaking ceremony… Read More
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WPMI) — The Alabama Marine Resources Division has submitted a permit application with the US Army Corps of Engineers for removal and replacement of the public boat launches on Dauphin Island. The plan as submitted would move the boat ramps north into the channel , using fill material to extend the boat ramps… Read More