The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a contract to provide maintenance dredging for (4) dredging projects. The areas of consideration for these dredging services are Brunswick Harbor, Georgia; Savannah Harbor, Georgia; Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina; and Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina.
Brunswick Harbor, Georgia
Estimated Quantity: 2,000,000 CY
Environmental Window: December 15 March 31
The work for Brunswick Harbor for maintenance dredging will require a hopper dredge(s). The dredge(s) must have the capability to dredge fine sands and silts to a depth of -40 MLLW and to transport the dredged sediment up to 15 miles to the dump location. Dredged material shall be placed in the Brunswick Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS). Disposal shall be within a specific area within the Brunswick ODMDS identified by USACE in conjunction with EPA, Region 4 in order for disposal monitoring to be effective.
The bin restrictions for the Brunswick ODMDS are as follows:
Reach Bin Restriction
-19+000 to -23+000 11,500 cy
-23+000 to -28+000 8,860 cy
-28+000 to -33+500 9,300 cy
-33+500 to -56+500 7,000 cy
Savannah Harbor, Georgia
Estimated Quantity: 735,000 CY
Environmental Window: December 15 March 31
The work for Savannah Harbor for maintenance dredging will require a Hopper dredge(s). The dredge(s) must have the capability to dredge fine sands and silts to a depth of -51 MLLW and to transport the dredged sediment up to 15 miles to the dump location. Dredged material shall be placed in the offshore disposal areas. Disposal shall be within a specific area within the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) identified by USACE in conjunction with EPA, Region 4 in order for disposal monitoring to be effective. The bin restriction for the Savannah ODMDS is 12,500 cubic yards.
Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina
Estimated Quantity: 825,000 CY
Environmental Window: December 1 April 15
The work for Wilmington Harbor Outer Ocean Bar shall consist of maintenance dredging of Wilmington Harbor Baldhead Shoal Channel Reach 3. The maintenance dredging will require removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels since they were last dredged. The dredging shall be performed by hopper dredge. Dredging depth is 44' plus 2' of allowable over depth. The Government furnished disposal area is the Wilmington Harbor Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site.
Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina
Estimated Quantity: 1,170,000 CY
Environmental Window: December 1 April 15
The work for Morehead City Harbor shall consist of maintenance dredging of the Morehead City Harbor Cutoff and Range A. The maintenance dredging will require removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels since they were last dredged. The dredging will require a hopper dredge(s), mechanical dredge(s) (clamshell, dragline or dipper) or cutter suction dredge(s). Dredging depth is 45 feet plus 2 feet of allowable over depth. Disposal of dredged material will be in the Nearshore Placement Areas and/or the Morehead City Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site.
This solicitation is unrestricted. The contract issued will be Firm Fixed Price. The Magnitude of Construction of this project is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.00. This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be available on or about 05 July 2023. The bid opening date will be specified in the solicitation when it is issued. No additional media (CD-ROM, floppy disks, facsimiles, etc) will be provided. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the size standard is $37,000,000.00.
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Background
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a contract to provide maintenance dredging for (4) dredging projects. The areas of consideration for these dredging services are Brunswick Harbor, Georgia; Savannah Harbor, Georgia; Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina; and Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina.
Work Details
The work for Brunswick Harbor for maintenance dredging will require a hopper dredge(s). The dredge(s) must have the capability to dredge fine sands and silts to a depth of -40 MLLW and to transport the dredged sediment up to 15 miles to the dump location. Dredged material shall be placed in the Brunswick Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS). The bin restrictions for the Brunswick ODMDS are also provided.
The work for Savannah Harbor for maintenance dredging will require a Hopper dredge(s) with similar requirements as Brunswick Harbor.
The work for Wilmington Harbor Outer Ocean Bar shall consist of maintenance dredging of Wilmington Harbor Baldhead Shoal Channel Reach 3. The maintenance dredging will require removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels since they were last dredged. The dredging shall be performed by hopper dredge. Dredging depth is 44’ plus 2’ of allowable over depth. The Government furnished disposal area is the Wilmington Harbor Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site.
The work for Morehead City Harbor shall consist of maintenance dredging of the Morehead City Harbor Cutoff and Range A, which will require a hopper dredge(s), mechanical dredge(s) (clamshell, dragline or dipper) or cutter suction dredge(s). Dredging depth is 45 feet plus 2 feet of allowable over depth. Disposal of dredged material will be in the Nearshore Placement Areas and/or the Morehead City Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site.
Place of Performance
The geographic locations where the construction projects will be performed are Brunswick Harbor, Georgia; Savannah Harbor, Georgia; Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina; and Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina.
