Emergency Maintenance Dredging of Moriches Inlet, New York, Federal Navigation Project

The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes to perform maintenance dredging of Moriches Inlet, New York, Federal Navigation Project, including dredging the deposition basin. The dredged sand would be placed in a beneficial manner along the shoreline or near shore west of the west jetty. The proposed maintenance dredging would remove approximately 300,000 cubic yards of sand from the Moriches Inlet and its deposition basin. Dredging would be required to a depth of -14 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) plus 2 feet allowable overdepth. The purpose of the proposed work is to alleviate the effects of shoaling and maintain the authorized project dimensions, thereby providing safe and economical use of the Moriches Inlet by commercial and recreational boating interests while providing beneficial use of the dredged sand. Between maintenance operations, the bypassed sand placed at the feeder beach would be carried by littoral drift to feed down drift beaches. The maintenance operation would thus serve to place sand trapped in the channel back into the normal littoral movement that naturally replenishes the western beaches, while maintaining a safe channel for navigation. Maintenance dredging of the channel and deposition basin at Moriches Inlet will be accomplished by pipeline dredge, hopper dredge or similar plant. The entire channel will generally not require maintenance dredging; only areas where shoaling has reduced the depth of the channel will require dredging. The dredged material would be required to meet all federal, state, and approved local criteria required by the government agencies having jurisdiction where the placement site is located. The Contractor will be required to commence work within five (5) calendar days after the date of receipt by him of the notice to proceed, and to prosecute said work diligently and to complete the basic work ready for use not later than forty-eight (48) calendar days after the receipt by him of the notice to proceed (NTP). The contractor is required to maintain an integrated production of at least 12,000 cubic yards per calendar day. The work is estimated to cost between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Plans and specifications for the subject project will be available on or about 3 May 2018, with bid opening in June 2018. It is the intention of the government to award in June 2018 and issue the NTP in July 2018. Public notice was posted on April 18 2018 and closes on April 27 2018. Liquidated Damages of $1,835.00 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.