7.2 PO75 100408 1 - Borrow Area Bathymetric Survey Plan View.pdf

This federal contract opportunity is for a PO-75 LaBranch Marsh Creation project in Louisiana. The goal of the project is to restore 1,200 acres of marshland and create 6,540 linear feet of tidal creeks using dredged materials from Lake Pontchartrain. This will improve wildlife and fisheries habitat as well as water quality, while also providing storm protection to Interstate 10, a key hurricane evacuation route. The solicitation is for a firm fixed-price construction contract with a performance period of 524 calendar days from notice to proceed. The issuing agency is the Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation.