This project will replace a 48 year old approximately 1500 foot long public breakwater that is damaged and at risk of failure

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded the Port of Bremerton $15.741 million on April 15, 2026, under the National Infrastructure Investments program (CFDA 20.933) to design, engineer, permit, and construct a replacement public breakwater in Bremerton, Washington.

The project replaces a 48-year-old, approximately 1,500-foot breakwater at risk of failure. Component 1 covers preliminary through final design, environmental reviews, permitting, bid document preparation, contract award, construction management, punch list resolution, final inspections, and project closeout. Component 2 delivers new breakwater construction on the existing footprint with a 50-year service life, including heavy-duty concrete floats with a minimum 18-inch freeboard under dead load, upgraded cable mooring system with approximately 60 cable moorings, replacement of existing piles with higher-capacity guide piles and stakes engineered for extreme weather events, electrical upgrades providing shore power for harbor usability and fully electric transit fleet support, and a wet-dry standpipe fire suppression system for life safety. Component 3 demolishes or relocates the former breakwater from the marina and project site. Performance is scheduled through February 15, 2029. The recipient will measure vessel calls (tribal fishing vessels and transient moorage vessels calling to the project study area) and reportable safety or security events on a quarterly basis.

Activities to be performed component 1DESIGN and engineering and construction management preliminary through final design. Environmental reviews and permitting. Prepare bid documents for construction contracts. Advertise award contract and sign the notice to proceed. Construction management. Punch list resolution. Final inspections. Project closeout activities. Component 2 new breakwater construction the new breakwater will be on the same footprint as the existing breakwater will be accessible to the public and will have an expected service life of 50 years. New heavy duty concrete floats with a minimum 18 inch freeboard under dead load. Upgrade cable mooring system. Install approximately 60 cable moorings. Replace existing piles with higher capacity guide piles and stakes designed to accommodate extreme weather events. Electrical upgrades and improvements providing shore power for harbor usability and fully electric transit fleet. Wet dry standpipe fire suppression system for life safety for the users and public. Component 3 demolition the former breakwater will be removed from the marina and demolished or relocated from the project site. Deliverables expected outcomes from schedule G page 10 of the grant agreement measure vessel calls. Category and description economic competitiveness and opportunity total vessel calls per year. Measures the number of tribal fishing vessels and transient moorage vessels calling to the project study area. Must be reported in total and disaggregated by any of the following where applicable vessel type EG transient moorage or tribal fishing freight capacity vessel length or other. Measurement frequency quarterly. Measure reportable events. Category and description measurement safety quality of life total number of reportable events per year. A reportable event is defined as a safety or security event occurring in the project study area terminal berth etc that results in one or more of the following conditions a fatality confirmed within 30 days of the event an injury requiring immediate medical attention away from the scene for one or more persons property damage equal to or exceeding 25000 collisions involving vehicles or vessels an evacuation for life safety reasons. Frequency quarterly. Intended beneficiary port of bremerton. Subrecipient activities none.