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This document provides details on a federal solicitation for maintenance dredging services. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is seeking to dredge approximately 600,000 cubic yards of sediment from the Main and Port Newark Channels of Newark Bay, New Jersey to authorized depths between -40 to -50 feet Mean Lower Low Water plus one foot allowable overdepth. A mechanical dredge with a closed clamshell environmental bucket must be used due to state permit restrictions. Multiple tugboats and barges will also be required to perform the dredging, dewatering, and unloading operations between August 2022 and March 2023. Bidders must be able to maintain a production rate of at least 2,500 cubic yards per day to minimize channel closure impacts on vessel traffic. The contractor will be responsible for obtaining and providing all necessary permits and approvals for transporting, dewatering, processing, and final placement of dredged materials at an upland site. The work is estimated to cost between $25-100 million, and the apparent low bidder must submit permit documentation within 35 days of notification.