Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin /Mid-River Dredging Maintenance

W912PM23B0010

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a contract to provide maintenance dredging for two (2) dredging projects.  The areas of consideration for these dredging services are  Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin and 42-Ft Project, New Hanover and Brunswick Counties, North Carolina.

Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin

Maintenance Dredging, Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin and 42-Ft Project, New Hanover and Brunswick Counties, North Carolina

Estimated Quantity: 1.5 to 2M CY

Environmental Window: 1 August 2023 through 31 January 2024

The work includes maintenance dredging of upper Wilmington Harbor federal navigation channel reaches including the Anchorage Basin and Turning Basin Extension. The work will consist of removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels and berth areas since the various areas were last dredged.  The work will require a mechanical dredge and barges to transport material to the disposal site.  Dredging depths are 42’ plus 2’ of allowable overdepth for the Anchorage Basin.  Dredging depths are 39+ plus 1’ of allowable overdepth for the Turning Basin Extension.  The estimated quantity of material to be dredged is 1.5 to 2 Million Cubic Yards.  The Government furnished disposal area is the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS).  The environmental window for dredging the Wilmington Harbor federal navigation channel reaches is 1 August through 31 January.

The magnitude of construction for this project will be between $10M to $25M

Mid-River Channels

Maintenance Dredging, Cape Fear River, New Hanover and Brunswick Counties, North Carolina

Estimated Quantity: 400K to 800K

Environmental Window: None

The work includes maintenance dredging of middle Wilmington Harbor federal navigation channels from Upper Brunswick to Battery Island. The work will consist of removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels since the various areas were last dredged.  The work will require a mechanical dredge and ocean certified barges to transport material to the disposal site.  Dredging depths are 42’ plus 2’ of allowable overdepth for all reaches except Battery Island, which has a dredging depth of 44’ plus 2’ of allowable overdepth. The estimated quantity of material to be dredged is 400K to 800K Cubic Yards.  The Government furnished disposal area is the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS).  There is no environmental window for dredging the Wilmington Harbor federal navigation channel reaches using a mechanical dredge.

The magnitude of construction for this project will be between $1M to $5M.

This solicitation is unrestricted.

The contract issued will be Firm Fixed Price.

This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be available on or about 15 June 2023. 

The bid opening date will be specified in the solicitation when it is issued. No additional media (CD-ROM, floppy disks, facsimiles, etc.) will be provided. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored. 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the size standard is $37,000,000.00. 

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Contractors can register to be put on a plan holders list that others can access through the www.sam.gov website. It is the Offeror's responsibility to check the Internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments. For additional information or assistance, please contact Diana Curl, Contract Specialist, 910-251-4915, email diana.d.curl@usace.army.mil or Rosalind Shoemaker, Contracting Officer, phone (910) 251-4436, email rosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil.