Keweenaw upper breakwater repairs
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded
- Contract number
- W911XK25CA032
- Awardee
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Michels Construction, Inc. UEI CDE7H8M86MB5
- Awarding agency
-
ENDIST Detroit
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $1,836,178
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Keweenaw Upper Breakwater Repairs Solicitation · W911XK25BA026 · Posted Jul 8, 2025
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,836,178.12 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Department of the Army Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 5 offers Sealed Bid
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Houghton, MI 49931, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Davis-Bacon Act FAR subpart 22.4
- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awarded a $1.84M firm fixed-price definitive contract to Michels Construction, Inc. for repairs and modifications to the West Breakwater in the Keweenaw Waterway near Houghton, Michigan. The project addresses infrastructure maintenance challenges stemming from non-native stamp sand migration into the Federally Authorized Channel, which has increased dredging frequency and associated costs. Work includes excavation and disposal of stamp sand at a confined disposal facility, rework of existing armor stone, and placement of bedding stone, core stone, and armor stone along the 2,645-foot breakwater structure. The scope encompasses improvements from station 0+30 to station 4+00, with optional work from station 4+00 to station 4+50, with completion targeted for October 1, 2026. This full and open competition contract carries no small business set-aside designation.
Michels Construction, a large Subchapter S Corporation headquartered in Brownsville, Wisconsin, brings extensive expertise in marine construction and complex infrastructure projects to this engagement. The company maintains a strong track record with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on large-scale civil engineering initiatives, including hydraulic dredging, navigation channel repairs, lock and dam improvements, and spillway construction projects ranging from approximately $2M to $45M. The Keweenaw Upper Breakwater project represents a continuation of the company's specialization in marine infrastructure repair and represents a critical maintenance initiative for this historically significant waterway entry system, originally constructed beginning in 1898 and last substantially rehabilitated in the early 2000s.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract W911XK25CA032?
W911XK25CA032 was awarded to Michels Construction, Inc. by ENDIST Detroit (US Army Corps of Engineers) on September 2, 2025.
How much is contract W911XK25CA032 worth?
The government has obligated $1,836,178 on W911XK25CA032.
Which agency awarded contract W911XK25CA032?
ENDIST Detroit (US Army Corps of Engineers) awarded W911XK25CA032, with funding from Department of the Army (Department of Defense).
Was contract W911XK25CA032 competed?
The extent of competition for W911XK25CA032 was full and open competition. The government received 5 offers.
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