Definitive Contract W912HY26CA008

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a $86.3 million firm-fixed price definitive contract to Orion Marine Construction, Inc. (doing business as Misener Marine Construction) on December 17, 2025, for maintenance dredging and beneficial use placement services at the Mouth of Colorado River, Texas. The contract, which is not set-aside restricted, requires the contractor to dredge approximately 870,000 cubic yards of sandy material from the MOCR Entrance and Jetty Channels and Sediment Impoundment Basin, then place the material beneficially at Sargent Beach in Matagorda County. The scope includes construction of one rock groin and four breakwaters at Sargent Beach as part of Schedule 1 work, with additional optional beach placement work at different locations. The contract is scheduled for ultimate completion by September 8, 2027, with Schedule 1 work to be completed within 490 calendar days.

Orion Marine Construction, a Tampa, Florida-based marine construction firm registered in SAM.gov since 2002, brings extensive expertise in dredging operations along the Gulf Coast and is well-positioned for this award. The company holds a significant $40 million IDIQ contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District and has demonstrated consistent success executing large-scale maintenance dredging projects ranging from 300,000 to over 5 million cubic yards using cutterhead suction pipeline dredges. The procurement was evaluated using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable method and funded jointly by Federal Authorization for the Mouth of Colorado River through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office, supporting the Corps' navigation maintenance program and coastal protection objectives.