Coastal Dredging Awarded $8.5 Million for Dredge Beach Placement Project at Lido Key, FL

Coastal Dredging Co. Inc.,* Hammond, Louisiana, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for dredging beach from New Pass federal navigation channel for placement on the Lido Key beach placement area in Sarasota, Florida. The amount of this action $8,515,913.04. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Sarasota, Florida, with an estimated completion date of April 15, 2026. Fiscal 2025 operation and maintenance, Corps of Engineers, Civil funds in the amount of $3,960,000 and Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance, Corps of Engineers, Civil funds in the amount of $4,555,913.04 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity.