Summary

This is a state and local contract opportunity for the City of Long Beach Department of Public Works involving the Alamitos Bay Entrance Channel Dredging and Beach Nourishment Project (Specification R-7246). The project encompasses dredging up to 415,000 cubic yards of sediment from the Alamitos Bay Entrance Channel and placement of beach quality sediment on Peninsula Beach to mitigate erosion. The work must be completed within 120 calendar days after the commencement date, which is anticipated for November 2025. A mandatory virtual pre-bid conference was held on July 29, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., and an optional job site walkthrough was available at the 72nd Place parking lot on the same date. Bid opening occurred on September 4, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. The contract includes a base bid for maintenance dredging to -18 feet MLLW plus one foot of payable overdredge, transport, discharge at the Beach Nourishment Area, and grading and earthwork, with an estimated quantity of 287,000 cubic yards at $27.00 per cubic yard. One bid additive is available for additional dredging of up to 128,000 cubic yards between -18 feet MLLW plus one foot of payable overdredge and -21 feet MLLW at the same unit price.

The successful bidder, The Dutra Group, submitted a base bid total of $9,639,000.00 and a bid additive total of $3,456,000.00. The project is subject to multiple regulatory permits, including California Coastal Commission Permit No. 5-24-0845 and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit SPL-2023-00708-SME, with specific environmental conditions including eelgrass surveys, Caul erpa surveys, beach profile monitoring, avian monitoring, and construction timing restrictions to protect sensitive species. The contractor must maintain workers' compensation insurance with policy number WC0679609078 (CA) and WC0679609977 (AOS), and provide comprehensive general liability coverage with limits of $2,000,000. No federal funding is being used for this project. The contract requires the contractor to coordinate with multiple resource agencies including the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Regional Water Quality Control Board, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and to comply with all water quality standards, turbidity control requirements, and debris management procedures during dredging and placement operations.