certificate of corporate authority.pdf

This document outlines a solicitation for Lower Wicomico River maintenance dredging in Wicomico County, Maryland. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District is seeking bids for the hydraulic dredging of approximately 120,000 cubic yards of silty and sandy material from the lower half of the Wicomico River to a depth of 14 feet plus one foot of allowable overdepth. Dredged material will be pumped via an 8 to 14 mile pipeline to a placement site for wetland restoration and increasing migratory bird habitat over 70 acres. Restoration will include placing around 11,000 straw bales for containment and constructing approximately 20 tidal ditch plugs of varying sizes. After placement, vegetation such as Spartina patens, Distichlis spicata and possibly Panicum will be planted over two growing seasons. This is a 100% small business set-aside competitive Invitation for Bid with a NAICS code of 237990 and size standard of $39.5 million.