Mike Hooks Awarded $49 Million Army Corps Dredging Contract
Anna Davis09/07/2025
Contract Award Defense
HigherGov
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, announced it has awarded a contract for the rental of a cutterhead pipeline dredge with attendant plant and operators for maintenance dredging to Mike Hooks LLC worth $49 million over approximately two years. The contract is a firm-fixed-price vehicle, with work locations and funding determined with each order; no specific set-aside was listed in the award notice.
Work to be Completed Under Cutterhead Pipeline Dredge Rental Contract
The contract covers the rental of a cutterhead pipeline dredge, along with all necessary supporting plant and qualified operators, to perform maintenance dredging at various locations as directed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. Maintenance dredging is essential for ensuring navigable waterways remain open and safe for commercial and recreational vessels.
Under this agreement, Mike Hooks will provide both equipment and personnel on an as-needed basis. The specific sites for dredging operations will be determined through individual task orders issued over the life of the contract. Funding for each task order will also be allocated at that time.
This type of contract allows the Corps of Engineers flexibility to address sediment buildup and maintain channel depths across multiple harbors and waterways within its jurisdiction. The estimated completion date for all work under this contract is November 4, 2026.
Maintenance dredging contracts like this one are critical for supporting maritime commerce and preventing disruptions caused by shoaling or sedimentation. The Mobile District oversees a wide range of navigation projects along the Gulf Coast, including ports in Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.
Awardee Details: Mike Hooks LLC
Mike Hooks LLC, based in Westlake, Louisiana, is an experienced contractor specializing in marine construction and dredging services. The company has previously completed several significant projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mobile District, demonstrating its capacity to handle large-scale maintenance dredging assignments.
Notable recent contracts awarded to Mike Hooks by the same agency include:
- Maintenance Dredging of Pascagoula, MS ($18.2 million)
- Mobile Harbor Dredge, Alabama ($15.1 million)
- Perform Maintenance Dredging of Mobile Harbor ($10.7 million)
- Maintenance Dredging of the Gulfport Harbor Gulfport, MS ($4.6 million)
- Maintenance Dredging of Panama City Harbor Channels, Panama City, FL ($3.3 million)
- Maintenance Dredging of the Perdido Pass Orange Beach, AL ($2.4 million)
- Dredging Shoals Within the Navigation Channel on and Along Biloxi Harbor, Biloxi, MS ($1.9 million)
This award was disclosed by the DoD in its daily press release. Additional contract details will be available on HigherGov once disclosed by the government in approximately 90 days under W9127825DA034 after the contract is formally disclosed by the government.
