FY23 South Atlantic Division (SAD) Regional Harbor Dredging Contract (RHDC)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a contract to provide maintenance dredging for (5) dredging projects.  The areas of consideration for these dredging services are Brunswick Harbor, Georgia; Savannah Harbor, Georgia; Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina; Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina, and Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.

Brunswick Harbor, Georgia

Estimated Quantity:  1,475,000 CY

Environmental Period of Performance (POP): POP as stated below.

The work for Brunswick Harbor for maintenance dredging will require a hopper dredge(s), mechanical dredge(s) (clamshell, dragline or dipper) or cutter suction dredge(s).  The dredge(s) must have the capability to dredge fine sands and silts to a depth of -40 MLLW and to transport the dredged sediment up to 15 miles to the dump location.  Dredged material shall be placed in the Brunswick Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS).  Disposal shall be within a specific area within the Brunswick ODMDS identified by USACE in conjunction with EPA, Region 4 in order for disposal monitoring to be effective.  The bin restrictions for the primary designated disposal zone within the Brunswick ODMDS are as follows:

Reach                                                    Bin Restriction

12+750 to 22+000                               12,500 CY

-19+000 to -23+000                            11,500 CY

-23+000 to -28+000                            8,860 CY

-28+000 to -33+500                            9,300 CY

-33+500 to -56+500                            7,000 CY

The base bid item of 1,475,000 CY for Brunswick Harbor shall start no earlier than 15 December 2022 and complete all work no later than 31 March 2023.  Dredging of the optional bid item of 410,000 CY shall start no earlier than 1 May 2023 and complete all work no later than 31 August 2023.

Savannah Harbor, Georgia

Estimated Quantity: 775,000 CY

Environmental Period of Performance:  December 15 – March 31

The work for Savannah Harbor for maintenance dredging will require a hopper dredge(s), mechanical dredge(s) (clamshell, dragline or dipper) or cutter suction dredge(s). The dredge(s) must have the capability to dredge fine sands and silts to a depth of -51 MLLW and to transport the dredged sediment up to 15 miles to the dump location.  Dredged material shall be placed in the offshore disposal areas. Disposal shall be within a specific area within the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) identified by USACE in conjunction with EPA, Region 4 in order for disposal monitoring to be effective.  The bin restriction for the designated disposal zone within the Savannah ODMDS is 15,800 cubic yards.

Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina

Estimated Quantity: 1,100,000 CY

Environmental Period of Performance:  No window.  Year-round Dredging

The work for Wilmington Harbor Outer Ocean Bar shall consist of maintenance dredging of Wilmington Harbor Baldhead Shoal Channel Reach 3, Southport Channel and Battery Island Channel.  The maintenance dredging will require removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels since they were last dredged.  The dredging will require a hopper dredge(s), mechanical dredge(s) (clamshell, dragline or dipper) or cutter suction dredge(s).  Dredging depth is 44’ plus 2’ of allowable over depth.  The Government furnished disposal area is the Wilmington Harbor Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site.

Morehead City Harbor, North Carolina

Estimated Quantity: 1,200,000 CY

Environmental Period of Performance: No window. Year-round Dredging

The work for Morehead City Harbor shall consist of maintenance dredging of the Morehead City Harbor Cutoff and Range A. The maintenance dredging will require removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels since they were last dredged. The dredging will require a hopper dredge(s), mechanical dredge(s) (clamshell, dragline or dipper) or cutter suction dredge(s).  Dredging depth is 45 feet plus 2 feet of allowable over depth. Disposal of dredged material will be in the Nearshore Placement Areas and/or the Morehead City Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site.

Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

Estimated Quantity: 700,000 CY

Environmental Period of Performance:  December 15 – March 31

The work for Charleston Harbor for maintenance dredging will require a hopper dredge(s), mechanical dredge(s) (clamshell, dragline or dipper) or cutter suction dredge(s). The dredge(s) must have the capability to dredge fine sands and silts to a depth of -58 MLLW and to transport the dredged sediment up to 10 miles to the dump location.  Dredged material shall be placed in the offshore disposal areas. Disposal shall be within a specific area within the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) identified by USACE in conjunction with EPA, Region 4 in order for disposal monitoring to be effective.

This solicitation is unrestricted. The contract issued will be Firm Fixed Price. The Magnitude of Construction of this project is between $25,000,000 and $50,000,000.00.  This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be available on or about July 1, 2022. The bid opening date will be specified in the solicitation when it is issued. No additional media (CD-ROM, floppy disks, facsimiles, etc) will be provided.   Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the size standard is $30,000,000.00.  

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