IFB 2026-36-VPA NNIT Dredging.pdf

This Invitation for Bids (IFB) document is issued by the Virginia Port Authority for dredging services at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) North Container Terminal in Norfolk, Virginia. The project encompasses maintenance dredging to a depth of -52 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) and new work dredging to a maximum depth of -57 feet MLLW, with an estimated total quantity of 1,312,600 cubic yards across the berths and access channel. Dredge material will be disposed at the Norfolk Ocean Disposal Site (NODS). The mandatory prebid conference is scheduled for July 8, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. EST via Microsoft Teams, with contractor pre-registration required by July 6, 2026. Sealed bids are due on July 30, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. local time at 600 World Trade Center, Norfolk, VA 23510. The work shall be substantially completed within 120 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed and fully completed within 150 calendar days. All questions must be submitted electronically to proposalsVPA@portofvirginia.com by July 15, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. EST, with answers published as addenda on the eVA website.

The contract pricing is structured as a lump sum for mobilization and demobilization, plus unit prices for maintenance dredging at -52 feet MLLW (estimated 441,700 cubic yards) and new work dredging at -55 feet MLLW with 2 feet allowable overdepth (estimated 870,900 cubic yards). Bid security of five percent of the maximum bid price is required in the form of a certified check, bank money order, or bid bond. The successful bidder must have demonstrated experience completing similar port and marine terminal projects and will be required to provide performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price. Liquidated damages will be assessed for failure to meet substantial completion and final completion dates. All bidders must hold or obtain required Virginia contractor licenses, and nonresident contractors must comply with Virginia registration requirements and appoint the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation as their agent for service of process. Foreign corporations must be registered with the Virginia State Corporation Commission to conduct business in Virginia.