Muddy Water Dredging LP, Orange, Texas, was awarded an $18,482,610 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of the Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $23,439,111. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed in Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes, Louisiana, with an estimated completion… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $27,902,501 firm-fixed-price contract for the removal and disposal of hopper dredge material. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Venice, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of April 7, 2026. Fiscal 2025 civil operation and maintenance… Read More
Great Lakes Dock and Materials LLC,* Muskegon, Michigan, was awarded a $9,257,575 firm-fixed-price contract for marine construction. Bids were solicited via the web with three received. Work will be performed in Grand Haven, Michigan, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 30, 2027. Fiscal 2022 civil construction funds in the amount of $9,257,575 were obligated… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a proposed water system improvement project for the city of Northfield, Minnesota. The Corps of Engineers will provide design and construction assistance to Northfield to construct a roughly 750,000-gallon water tower… Read More
HONOLULU— Brig. Gen. Joseph “Clete” Goetz, II, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division (POD) joined senior military leaders, allied government officials, and industry partners this week at the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Indo-Pacific Summit in Honolulu to discuss the future of regional security and infrastructure development. Among the… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded one of the last remaining contracts for the Comite River Diversion project. The Channel Segment 3 contract will construct approximately one mile of the diversion channel. The contract was awarded to Red Bison Services, LLC, of Kenner, LA on September 9,… Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the Kansas Water Office, is pleased to announce the start of the first demonstration period for the innovative Water Injection Dredging project at Tuttle Creek Lake. The demonstration will take place from September 17 to 27, 2025, providing a… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the unloading of dredged material, or river sand, from its Corps Island placement site in Pool 3 of the Upper Mississippi River, located near Red Wing, Minnesota. The purpose of the… Read More
Great Lakes Dock and Materials LLC,* Muskegon, Michigan, was awarded a $9,257,575 firm-fixed-price contract for marine construction. Bids were solicited via the web with three received. Work will be performed in Grand Haven, Michigan, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 30, 2027. Fiscal 2022 civil construction funds in the amount of $9,257,575 were obligated… Read More
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, has awarded a $349,000 construction contract to Paragon Native LLC for improvements to the maintenance yard at Mill Creek Dam and Bennington Lake near Walla Walla, Washington. The project will expand the footprint of the existing maintenance yard, providing more fenced space… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the first time in its 250-year history, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers earned a Top 20 finish for its innovative approach to project delivery against corporate powerhouses in the prestigious Project Management Institute (PMI), Program Management Office (PMO) Global Awards. The USACE Office of Value Expertise’s achievement highlights the agency’s commitment… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gratitude and reflection filled the room as 18 employees with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District graduated from Level I of the Leadership Development Program during a ceremony at district headquarters Sept. 4. Led by longtime instructor Michael Evans, who has taught the course for over eight years, the program… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49918 Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-25-13 Title: Distinct Sandbar Behavior on a Gently Sloping Shoreface Sea-Breeze Dominated Beach By Gabriela Medellín, Alec Torres-Freyermuth, and Nicholas Cohn Source
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49920 Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-25-14 Title: Projecting the Longevity of Coastal Foredunes Under Stochastic Meteorological and Oceanographic Forcing By Nicholas Cohn and Dylan Anderson Source
A coalition of the six Florida counties along the river is urging federal officials not to return to past practices they say destroyed or smothered floodplain habitat and choked creeks with dredged sand. GREENWIRE | TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Some Florida counties and environmental groups are opposing a federal move to consider resuming dredging in the Apalachicola… Read More