Mason inlet maintenance project

New Hanover County is requesting sealed bids for the Mason Inlet Maintenance Project 2026–2027, a dredging and beach placement operation, with bids due September 23, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. All bidders must be pre-qualified for New Hanover County capital improvement projects.

The base scope encompasses hydraulic dredging of approximately 376,000 cubic yards of shoaled material from Mason Inlet, Mason Creek, and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, with placement on the southern beachfront of Figure Eight Island, plus beach shaping, grading, and environmental monitoring. An optional bid item adds up to 75,300 cubic yards of dredging seaward of the COLREGS line; bidding on optional work is not required and depends on contractor equipment capability.

Bid security must be a certified check, cashier's check, U.S. Postal Money Order, or Bid Bond in an amount not less than 5% of the bid amount. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for September 2, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at Gahagan & Bryant Associates, 295-A North Green Meadows, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405; attendance is recommended but not mandatory. Sealed bids must be delivered to New Hanover County, Attn: Bryan Hall, Coastal Protection Coordinator, 230 Government Center Drive, Suite 160, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403. Bids will be publicly opened and read on September 23, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in the New Hanover County Government Complex, GC Multipurpose Room 137. Bid documents are available from Tyler Littlefield at Gahagan & Bryant Associates, 910–313–3338 or trlittlefield@gba-inc.com.