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This is a maintenance dredging project document for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, involving the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Pass area in Louisiana. The project requires furnishing one fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge with a dredge discharge size of 30 inches or greater inside diameter, complete with all attendant plant and crew. The work encompasses non-continuous maintenance dredging from Mile 6.0 AHP to Mile 19.5 BHP using Cutterhead Dredge No. 1-2025 (OM25275). Work will be performed at the Mississippi River Southwest Pass Area and potentially in other areas within the New Orleans District. The contract falls under the Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction category (NAICS 237990) and involves comprehensive dredging operations to maintain navigable waterway depths.

The project documentation specifies detailed equipment and operational requirements for the dredging contractor. The contractor must provide a complete dredging operation including crew, equipment maintenance, and all necessary support services for conducting maintenance dredging operations. The contract involves mobilization and demobilization of dredging equipment to the specified work areas along the Southwest Pass, with operations potentially extending to other New Orleans District locations as required. This is a capital improvement and waterway maintenance project essential for maintaining Mississippi River navigation and commerce capabilities.