Baltimore Harbor Maintenance Dredging - York Spit

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, issued a solicitation seeking bids for maintenance dredging of the York Spit Channel in the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. The scope of work involves dredging approximately 2.675 million cubic yards of material from six designated areas of the channel to a depth of 51 feet with one foot of allowable overdepth. Bids were due by September 27, 2019 and were to be evaluated based on price and technical factors to ensure compliance with specifications. Amendments to the solicitation provided responses to contractor questions and modified certain requirements.

There was no set-aside designation specified. The work involves dredging services under NAICS 237310 and PSC D302. The government estimate for the base contract ranged from $10-25 million. Six contractors submitted bids by the deadline, with proposed prices ranging from $17.6-38.2 million. An estimated 2.9 million cubic yards of material would be dredged from the York Spit Channel located in the Chesapeake Bay near Virginia for placement in designated areas. The performance period for all dredging and placement work was not to exceed 180 calendar days.