Amendment 0001 W912P826BA076.pdf

This document is a Standard Form 30 Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract for a dredging project, along with contractor questions and government responses, and a revised bidding schedule.

The solicitation (W912P826BA076) is for maintenance dredging (non-continuous) of Passes of the Mississippi River, South Pass, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (Project ED 25-004). The estimated construction magnitude ranges from $25,000,000 to $100,000,000. The work consists of dredging shoal material from South Pass within specified limits to elevation -20.0-ft MLLW over a 300-foot bottom width and satisfactory disposal of dredged material at designated disposal sites. The amendment, effective August 25, 2026, changes the bid opening date from August 28, 2026 to September 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM CST, provides answers to bidders' questions, establishes a deadline for clarification questions only (NLT August 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST), and provides updated bidding schedules and specifications. The base work includes mobilization/demobilization, aerial photography documentation, dredging of Reach 3 (3.1 million cubic yards), flotation access channel/access corridor, and dike and closure construction/maintenance. Optional work includes additional mobilization/demobilization, dredging of Reach 1 (88,500 cubic yards) and Reach 2 (111,500 cubic yards), and bird nesting prevention measures (90 days). The project is unrestricted procurement, and award will be made as a whole to one bidder. The contractor must furnish all plant, labor, equipment, and materials for construction and is subject to specific environmental restrictions, disposal area elevation limits (+6.0-ft NAVD88), and site work requirements detailed in the specifications.