FY26 Baltimore Harbor and Channels Maintenance Dredging, Maryland Channels, Chesapeake Bay, MD

The contract involves maintenance dredging of approximately 1.5 million cubic yards of sediment from the federal navigation channels serving the Port of Baltimore, scheduled to occur between November 2025 and March 2026. The work includes dredging depths ranging from 35 to 50 feet mean lower low water, with an allowable overdepth of 1 to 2 feet. About 950,000 cubic yards will be extracted from the Maryland approach channels, specifically the Brewerton Eastern Extension and Craighill Channels, and transported to the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystems Restoration Project at Poplar Island. The remaining 550,000 cubic yards will be dredged from Baltimore Harbor Channels, including Brewerton and Seagirt West Channels, and placed at the Cox Creek Dredged Material Containment Facility. The project’s estimated cost ranges from $25 million to $100 million, with work taking place within heavily trafficked commercial waterways supporting the port. The dredging operations will utilize equipment such as one to two large clamshell dredges, hydraulic unloaders, multiple large tugs, material scows, drag bars, and pipelines, with the material being dredged by bucket and scow method. The entire project is expected to be completed within approximately 120 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice-to-Proceed. The contract is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and is open for responses by October 21, 2025. The primary points of contact are Gary Faykes and Ashley Flaherty, who can be reached via email and phone for further inquiries.