Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Texas Freeport Harbor to Upper Matagorda Bay Maintenance Dredging

This solicitation from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District seeks maintenance dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from Freeport Harbor to Upper Matagorda Bay in Texas. Interested vendors must submit bids by December 19, 2022 to dredge approximately 1.3 million cubic yards across 18 sections of the waterway from December 2022 through May 2024. The contractor will be responsible for mobilization, pipeline management, dredging, and endangered species monitoring. There is also an option to dredge an additional section from the waterway to Palacios totaling approximately 912,000 cubic yards.

No set-aside designation was used for this procurement. The primary NAICS code is 237990 and PSC code is D203. Five contractors submitted bids that were opened on December 19, 2022, with Inland Dredging Company providing the apparent low bid of $22.94 million. The work includes dredging sections of the waterway from Freeport Harbor to Upper Matagorda Bay, as well as an option to dredge an additional area extending to Palacios, Texas totaling over 2 million cubic yards. The period of performance is 309 days with liquidated damages set at $3,434 per day. All work will be performed in Texas.