Definitive Contract W911XK25CA032
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- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $14.9 million firm fixed-price definitive contract to Michels Construction, Inc. on September 26, 2025, for the Kettle Falls Port Design Build project (VOYA 306890). The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2027, will be performed in International Falls, Minnesota. This award was made through full and open competition with no small business set-aside. Michels Construction, a large for-profit Subchapter S Corporation...
- This is a definitive, firm-fixed price contract awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Michels Corp, a utility contractor, for the FY16 Boardman River Dam Removal and River Restoration project in Traverse City, Michigan. The $7,714,232.71 contract does not have a set-aside designation and was awarded on February 17, 2017 with a completion date of March 29, 2019. Michels Corp is a for-profit, family-owned subchapter S corporation registered in SAM.gov since 2001 that has previously...
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $980,101.80 firm-fixed-price delivery order contract to Great Lakes Dock And Materials, L.L.C., a certified Small Business Administration (SBA) HUBZone firm, to repair the concrete breakwater structure on the shore of Lake Michigan at the Ludington Harbor in Ludington, Michigan. This contract was issued under the Buffalo District National Guard Construction IDIQ 2014-2019, a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract...
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $3,550,772 firm fixed-price contract to Michels Corporation, a for-profit, family-owned subchapter S corporation, for the FY18 Kaukauna Dam Tainter Gate Replacement and Pier Repair project in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. The scope of work includes removing and replacing eight tainter gates and seals, removing and replacing the downstream portion of the concrete piers, and repairing the upstream portion of the piers. The contract has a completion date of May 31,...
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District awarded a $5,534,544.64 firm fixed-price contract to Great Lakes Dock And Materials, L.L.C., a certified SBA HUBZone small business, for the Michigan City Breakwater Repair Project. This construction contract involves partial demolition and reconstruction of the East Pier concrete cap, as well as armor stone placement along the western end of the Detached Breakwater in Michigan City, Indiana. The contract was set aside for small businesses...
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $2,353,371.15 firm-fixed price definitive contract to Great Lakes Dock And Materials, L.L.C., a certified Small Business Administration HUBZone firm, to perform repairs to a detached breakwater and East Pier in Michigan City, Indiana. The scope includes adding armor stone to restore the breakwater structure and make concrete and steel repairs to the pier. This contract is part of the Army Corps of Engineers' civil works program to maintain and improve...
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $3,424,526.98 Firm Fixed Price contract to Petersen Companies, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation, for the FY18 Keweenaw Stamp Sands Shoreline Dredging project in Lake Linden, Michigan. The contract, which was not set aside, requires the removal of approximately 205,000 cubic yards of stamp sands material from three locations near Gay, Michigan, with disposal along the shoreline southwest of Gay. The original solicitation was a Pre-Solicitation...
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a $1,757,700.00 firm-fixed price contract to Roen Salvage Co., a for-profit HUBZone small business, for the Manistee South Breakwater Repair project in Manistee, Michigan. The contract requires Roen Salvage Co. to perform construction services, including the removal of existing armor stone and construction of a steel sheet pile encapsulation around the existing timber crib structure, filling voids with graded stone, and placing a concrete cap with...
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $949,805.00 firm-fixed price contract to Michels Corporation, a utility contractor, for the FY19 De Pere Walkway and Pier Replacement project in De Pere, Wisconsin. The project scope included the removal and replacement of six steel bridge spans and five reinforced concrete piers attached to the De Pere dam structure. This contract was a full and open competition with no set-aside designation. Michels Corporation is a for-profit, family-owned subchapter...
- This federal contract award, valued at $751,778.80, was issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to Great Lakes Dock And Materials, L.L.C., a certified Small Business Administration (SBA) HUBZone firm. The contract is for the FY16 Muskegon North Breakwater Head Repair project in Michigan, a civil works project focused on repairing and maintaining coastal infrastructure. Great Lakes Dock And Materials has significant experience performing marine construction, dredging, and coastal...
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.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Keweenaw Upper Breakwater Repairs | W911XK25BA026 | Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Detroit | Award Notice 2/2 | 9/2/25, 6:29 PM | |
Keweenaw Upper Breakwater Repairs | W911XK25BA026 | Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Detroit | Solicitation 1/2 | 7/8/25, 1:12 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $1.8m | 9/2/25 |