USACE Corpus Christi Ship Channel, La Quinta Channel Maintenance Dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Galveston seeks bids for maintenance dredging of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and La Quinta Channel in Nueces County, Texas. Bids are due by August 19, 2022 for dredging services to maintain authorized depths and widths of the channels, with work to be completed within 365 calendar days of award. Evaluation will be based on price, and the solicitation seeks to dredge approximately 1.4 million cubic yards of material. An amendment provided additional requirements for technical questions, bidder qualifications, disposal of excavated materials, and wage rates.

There is no set-aside designation for this procurement. The NAICS code is 237990 and PSC code is D203. Six bids were received in response to Solicitation Number W912HY22B0013, ranging from $6.2 million to $14.9 million for the base and option requirements to dredge sections of the La Quinta and Jewel Fulton Canals. Orion Marine Construction, Inc. submitted the apparent low bid at $11.1 million. The place of performance is Ingleside, Texas, and dredged material will be pumped via pipeline to designated placement areas within the work site.