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Advance Notice: Maintenance Dredging of Newark Bay
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is seeking contractors to perform maintenance dredging of approximately 300,000 cubic yards of silt and clay from the Main, Port Newark, and Port Newark Pierhead Channels in Newark Bay, New Jersey, to restore navigation depths to -40 and -50 feet Mean Lower Low Water plus one foot of allowable overdepth. The work must be conducted using a mechanical dredge equipped with a closed clamshell environmental bucket, as mandated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Water Quality Certificate, and all dredged material must be transported, dewatered, processed, and placed at a state-permitted upland site selected and furnished by the contractor. The contractor is solely responsible for securing and submitting all federal, state, and local permits related to transportation, transfer, dewatering, processing, and final placement of the dredged material, with full documentation required within 35 days of being notified as the apparent low bidder. Upon award, work must commence within five calendar days of receiving the Notice-to-Proceed and maintain a minimum integrated daily production rate of 2,500 cubic yards across all operations to minimize disruption to vessel traffic. The anticipated period of performance is from August 2026 through February 2027, with liquidated damages of $2,921 per calendar day assessed for any schedule delays. The estimated contract value ranges between $25 million and $100 million, and the solicitation is unrestricted with no socioeconomic set-aside. All bids must be submitted by May 18, 2026, through the designated government portal, and the contract is expected to be awarded in August 2026. No packaging, marking, or formal line-item pricing details are included in the advance notice, and the full solicitation with detailed specifications, evaluation criteria, and contract clauses is anticipated for release in May 2026.
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Newark, NJ, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Synopsis of the Proposed Dredging - Maintenance Dredging of Newark Bay, New Jersey, Federal Navigation Project
Background Information
The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes to perform maintenance dredging of portions of the Newark Bay, New Jersey, Federal Navigation Project. The dredged material would be processed and subsequently transported to and placed at a contractor furnished, State-permitted upland placement site(s). The proposed maintenance dredging would remove approximately 300,000 cubic yards (CY) of selected critical shoals from the Main, Port Newark, and Port Newark Pierhead Channels of Newark Bay. Dredging in these channels would be required to depths of -40 feet and -50 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) plus 1 foot of allowable overdepth. The dredged material is expected to consist primarily of silt and clay.
Due to restrictions found in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Water Quality Certificate, the proposed work can only be performed by utilizing a mechanical dredge with a closed clamshell environmental bucket. Additionally, multiple barges and tugboats will be needed to perform the work during the dredging, dewatering, and unloading operations. The dredged material would be required to meet all Federal, State, and local criteria required by the government agencies having jurisdiction where the placement site is located. All necessary permits required for the dredged material placement will be provided by the Contractor to the Government.
The apparent low bidder shall, within 35 calendar days from the date the apparent low bidder is notified of being such, provide copies of all required permits and approvals for transportation, transfer, dewatering, processing, and final placement of dredged material, and shall submit evidence of such permits and approvals to the Government. Bidders should consult the specifications for all submittal requirements.
Once the contract is awarded, the Contractor will be required to commence work within five (5) calendar days after the date of receipt of the Notice-to-Proceed and maintain an integrated production rate of at least 2,500 CY per calendar day for the dredging,
transportation, transfer, dewatering, processing, and final placement of the material. The presence of dredging equipment in the channel will impact ship traffic, and it is necessary to maintain this production rate while minimizing the duration of this impact.
Plans and Specifications for the subject project are expected to be available in May 2026, with bid opening in June 2026. It is the intention of the Government to award in August 2026 and the proposed work is anticipated to take place between August 2026 and February 2027. The work is estimated to cost between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.
Liquidated damages of $2,921.00 per calendar day of delay will be assessed to the Contractor until all work under the contract is accepted as complete.
This is an unrestricted procurement.
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