W912P826BA016_Advertised_Plans.pdf

This is a solicitation document for Freshwater Bayou Maintenance Dredging #26-1, issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District. The solicitation number is W912P826BA016 and pertains to dredging operations in Freshwater Bayou located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, specifically in the waterway connecting to the Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico).

The project involves maintenance dredging of the Freshwater Bayou Lock to the Gulf navigation channel. The solicitation includes detailed technical drawings showing the project location, channel profiles, theoretical cross-sections at multiple stations, and existing channel conditions. The documents depict the bayou channel extending from the Freshwater Bayou Lock through various control structures and transitioning into deeper Gulf waters, with channel centerline, bottom elevations, and required dredging depths marked at specific survey stations. The project area includes reference to freshwater city boat slips, navigation buoys (red and green), and defined discharge locations for dredged material. Cross-sectional diagrams indicate required channel bottom widths ranging from 125 to 250 feet with specified side slopes for embankment stability. The technical specifications note that channel conditions are reflective of a survey taken in June 2025, with all elevations shown in feet mean low water (MLG).