J189741-1 Std_Tal_L4 Final Report_Part1.pdf

This is a final report document (Part 1) related to a maintenance dredging solicitation for the Arthur Kill 35' Reach in the New York and New Jersey Channels Federal Navigation Project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is soliciting services to remove approximately 150,000 cubic yards of material from critical shoals to maintain a -35 feet Mean Lower Low Water depth plus 1 foot overdepth allowance. The dredged material, expected to consist primarily of silt with some sand and clay, must be transported to and placed at contractor-furnished, State-permitted upland placement sites that meet all federal, state, and local environmental and water quality criteria.

The contractor must employ a mechanical dredge with an environmental clamshell bucket due to State Water Quality Certificate restrictions, along with multiple barges and tugboats for dredging, dewatering, and unloading operations. The apparent low bidder is required to submit all necessary permits and approvals for transportation, transfer, dewatering, processing, and final placement within 35 calendar days of notification and must commence work within five calendar days of receiving the notice to proceed. The contractor must maintain an integrated production rate of at least 2,500 cubic yards per calendar day. The solicitation number is W912DS26BA013, and the procurement is issued by the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District New York.