Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Manchac Wildlife Management Area, Fish Dip Construction, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana ED 22-021

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District has the following requirement:

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This solicitation, W912P822B0047, will issued as Invitation for Bid (IFB) and resulting in the award of a single firm fixed price (FFP) contract. The solicitation will be issued on or about 6 Sept 2022.  Actual issue date and anticipated bid opening will be shown when the solicitation is issued.

The work consists of removal of stone from an existing dike to create fishery access (fish dips) along the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain at the Manchac Wilderness Management Area, construct stone breakwaters at each fish dip to minimize erosion, and construct stone spur dikes at each end of the existing dike. The work also includes surveys, and all operations incidental thereto.

The estimated value of this work is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

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