Inland Dredging Company LLC, Dyersburg, Tennessee, was awarded a $10,877,578 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of April 17, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $10,877,578 were obligated… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $15,784,500 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Venice, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 26, 2025. Fiscal 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $15,784,500… Read More
New Orleans, La. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract for constructing a floodwall in Harvey, La. The contract was awarded September 13, 2024, to Buck Town Contractors & Company of Kenner, Louisiana in the amount of $3,669,807.00. This contract is part of the Mississippi River Levees (MRL) Construction Project. The contract… Read More
WASHINGTON (Sept. 13, 2024) – The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced the first set of proposals being invited to apply for loans under the new Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP). Eight of the invited applicants are in California and the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asks for public input on a project. They plan to dredge sediment from the Big Suamico River and move it to Longtail Point. SUAMICO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is asking for public input on a project planned in Suamico. They plan to dredge sediment from the… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected Cheryl Boyd as chief of the Resource Management Division. The Resource Management Division is responsible for all district level financial management activities and offers professional financial advice, guidance, and policy interpretations while ensuring the implementation of procedural controls, processing of reports and… Read More
GRAND RIVERS, Ky. — The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Board of Directors visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District on Sept. 16 to tour key projects, including the Kentucky Lock Addition construction project and the Barkley Power Plant and Dam. The visit aimed to explore opportunities for innovation and… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49359 Report Number: ERDC/EL TR-24-15 (22277) Title: Toward Systemic Beneficial use of Dredged Sediments in San Pablo Bay: Demonstration of a Proposed Framework for Matching Sediment Needs with Dredging Requirements By Emily R. Russ, Margaret H. Kurth, Kyle D. Runion, and Candice D. Piercy Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited. September… Read More
WASHINGTON – Lt. Gen. William H. “Butch” Graham, Jr. today assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and became the Army’s 56th Chief of Engineers during a three-part ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Conmy Hall. Graham assumed command from outgoing USACE commander Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon during the change of command… Read More
Alabama Shipyard LLC,* Mobile, Alabama, was awarded an $11,466,912 firm-fixed-price contract to drydock and repair the Dredge Wheeler. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Mobile, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 6, 2024. Fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $11,466,912… Read More
Taylor Marine Construction of Texas LLC, Kemah, Texas, was awarded an $18,997,700 firm-fixed-price contract for channel and shoreline protection. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Anahuac, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 13, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $16,998,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the removal and satisfactory disposal of shoal material. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Morgan City, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 16, 2024. Fiscal 2022 and 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $29,060,001 firm-fixed-price contract to remove and dispose of dredging material. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Venice, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of April 4, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $29,060,001… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon signed the Chief’s Report Sept. 11, 2024, for the Jacksonville District’s Western Everglades Restoration Plan (WERP) in a ceremony at USACE Headquarters in Washington, D.C. today. The purpose of the WERP, a component of the… Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to work in close coordination with the Johnson County Fiscal Court on the Section 202 Johnson County Flood Risk Management Project, which is intended to reduce flood risk for Johnson County, Kentucky. USACE has temporarily suspended certain activities associated with the currently proposed design along… Read More