FINAL Bid Abstract - W912BU26BA004 Absecon Inlet Maintenance Dredging.xlsx

This is a Bid Abstract for a firm fixed price construction contract for Absecon Inlet (Clam Creek) Maintenance Dredging issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District (Solicitation W912BU26BA004). The solicitation was issued on February 27, 2026, with bids opened on April 2, 2026. Three offers were received from Dredgit Corporation ($4,075,498.99 base bid), Wickberg Marine Contracting, Inc. ($4,660,098.00 base bid), and Seacost Construction, Inc. ($4,412,266.40 base bid), with an independent government estimate of $4,045,500.00. All three bidders acknowledged the single amendment that extended the bid opening date and revised the contract line item description.

The contract requires removal and satisfactory disposal of approximately 61,640 cubic yards of fine sand and silty sediment from the Absecon Inlet federal channel (Clam Creek portion) to a depth of 14 feet MLLW plus 1 foot allowable overdepth, with beneficial-use placement at Boot Island. Base bid items include mobilization and demobilization, material removal and disposal, debris removal, and weirs installation. Optional items include a compact track loader with operating personnel (10 days), coir logs (600 linear feet), hay bales (100 each), and turbidity barriers (1,000 linear feet) for environmental containment measures. Work must be completed between September 15 and December 31 due to environmental restrictions, with a 270-calendar-day period of performance from Notice to Proceed. The contract magnitude is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 under NAICS code 237990, and successful bidders must demonstrate experience completing at least two dredging projects with beneficial-use placement techniques on environmentally sensitive coastal marshes within the last 10 years. A 20 percent bid security bond was required.