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SACRAMENTO, California — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has begun site preparation at Folsom Dam Dike 1 in Granite Bay, California, so contractors can raise the site up to 3.5 feet as part of the Folsom Dam Raise project. The prime contractor for Dikes 1-6, Maloney-Odin Joint Venture, has placed security fencing and… Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting applications for a new $7.5 billion credit assistance program, the Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP), for dam safety projects. By providing low-cost, long-term, flexible loans for dam safety projects, the CWIFP will accelerate non-federal investment in the nation’s dam infrastructure. The CWIFP has opened its… Read More
WILMINGTON – Maintenance dredging of the channel entrance to Wilmington Harbor is expected to begin this winter. The harbor is one of three that will be dredged later this year, according to an Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District release. The district last week awarded a $23.9 million contract to Manson Construction Co., which is… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $22.5 million contract to Abhe & Svoboda, Inc., of Jordan, Minnesota, on Sept. 18, for gate maintenance on Lock and Dam 5 located near Minnesota City, Minnesota, on the Mississippi River. The project focuses primarily on sandblasting, painting, rehabilitation, and other maintenance of the… Read More
Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a $39,586,250 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of March 1, 2024. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds in the amount of $39,586,250 were obligated at the time of… Read More
The shallowdraft, sidecast vessel MERRITT dredges the federal channel at Oregon Inlet. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has issued an advisory regarding upcoming maintenance dredging. The government owned and operated Dredge Merritt will be conducting maintenance dredging of portions of the federal channel of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway between markers 419 and 427,… Read More
Designed by Glosten, the 28-car Subchapter-T vessel has a steel hull and aluminum superstructure, with a propulsion plant consisting of two azimuthing thrusters, electrically driven by a battery-electric system charged from shore. “This is an exciting milestone in the process to replace the current ferry,” said Skagit County Commissioner Ron Wesen. “The ferry provides a… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $17.6 million contract to Mark Cerrone, Inc. to install approximately 23-acres of engineered non-permeable caps at the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, Seaway Site, Tonawanda, N.Y. Construction of the engineered cap, designed to limit exposure at the site, will occur within areas A,… Read More
Eighteen employees with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District graduated Sept. 13 from the first level of the Leadership Development Program during a ceremony at the Scarritt Bennett Center. Lt. Col. Robert W. Green, Nashville District commander, praised graduates for their professional accomplishment and for capitalizing on their own leadership development by taking… Read More
Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, is awarded a $9,810,396 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging. Work will be performed at Degaussing Station Range; and the waterfront area of Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, and will be completed by July 2024. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,810,396 will be obligated at time… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced today the receipt of several dredging awards totaling $177 million. The awarded work includes: Orange Beach, Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores Engineered Beach Renourishment Project (Coastal Protection, Alabama, $32.8 million) Fire Island Inlet to… Read More
Conrad Shipyard LLC,* Morgan City, Louisiana, was awarded a $9,106,800 firm-fixed-price contract to design, construct, test, and deliver a new steel spud barge. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Morgan City, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of April 14, 2025. Fiscal 2023 Plant Replacement Improvement Program… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is working to obligate appropriated funds as fiscal year 2023 ends. The Contracting Division is obligating its usual “team” approach to award contracts for operations, maintenance, and construction projects by the end of September. Contracting specialists like Bridget Engleman, Diana Namara, and Cierra Vega are part of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, awarded a $7.4 million contract August 25, 2023, to implement Advance Measures engineering solutions to protect critical infrastructure and mitigate flood risk Mora County, New Mexico. The contract was awarded to Kha’P’o Construction Services, Inc., based out of Española, New Mexico. “We have the ability to deliver… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the sixth levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.3 miles of the 17.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to the area… Read More