Wilmington Harbor Mid-River & Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point Dredging Maintenance

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a contract to provide maintenance dredging along the Wilmington Harbor Mid-River and Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, in New Hanover and Brunswick Counties, North Carolina. The required work for the Wilmington Harbor Mid-River shall consist of maintenance dredging of the Harbor Federal Navigation channel reaches extending over 11 miles, to include Upper Midnight, Upper Big Island, Reaves Point, Lower Midnight, Keg Island, and Lower Big Island. The work will require the removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels since they were last dredged. The dredging shall be performed by a US Coast Guard Ocean Certified hopper dredge, hydraulic cutter suction dredge, and/or mechanical dredge (clamshell, dragline, or dipper). The maximum dredging depth will be 42 feet Mean Lower Level Water (MLLW) plus 2 feet of allowable overdepth. The estimated quantity of material to be dredged, including allowable overdepth, is approximately 800,000 cubic yards. Disposal of dredged material shall be in the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS). Environmental dredging windows vary according to the type of dredge used and location. The environmental window for dredging by hydraulic cutter suction dredge is 1 August to 31 January. The environmental windows for hopper dredging is 1 December to 31 January from Reaves Point Channel to Upper Lilliput Channel and 1 August to 31 January from Upper Lilliput Channel to Wilmington.
The required work for Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point (MOTSU) shall consist of maintenance dredging of the Harbor Federal Navigation basin and channel reaches. The work will require the removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels since they were last dredged. The dredging shall be performed by a US Coast Guard Ocean Certified mechanical dredge (clamshell, dragline, or dipper). However, for the Security Boat Basin, a cutter suction dredge may be authorized. The maximum dredging depth will be 34 feet MLLW plus 2 feet of allowable overdepth in the basin areas and 38 feet MLLW plus 2-foot allowable overdepth limits in the channel reaches. Dredging depth is 12 feet MLLW plus 2 feet of allowable overdepth for the Security Boat Basin only. The estimated total quantity of material to be dredged, including allowable overdepth, is approximately 1,500,000 cubic yards. Disposal of dredged material shall be in the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS). An environmental dredging window, 1 October to 31 March exists only for the Security Boat Basin. There are no environmental windows for other dredging work.

This solicitation is UNRESTRICTED. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the size standard is $27,500,000.00. The contract issued will be Firm Fixed Price. The Magnitude of Construction of this project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. Network analysis will not be required.

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