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Maintenance Dredging of New York and New Jersey Channels – Arthur Kill 35’ Reach, Federal Navigation Project
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is soliciting bids for maintenance dredging of selected critical shoals in the Arthur Kill 35’ Reach of the New York and New Jersey Channels, part of the Federal Navigation Project. The project entails removing approximately 150,000 cubic yards of predominantly silty material to a depth of -35 feet Mean Lower Low Water plus one foot allowable overdepth. Due to water quality restrictions, the work must be conducted with a mechanical dredge equipped with an environmental clamshell bucket, supported by multiple barges and tugboats for dredging, dewatering, processing, transporting, and placement of the dredged material. The material will be placed at contractor-provided upland, state-permitted sites complying with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations. The contract requires the apparent low bidder to submit all required permits within 35 days of notification and start work within five days after the notice to proceed. A minimum integrated production rate of 2,500 cubic yards per day is mandated to minimize disruption to ship traffic in the channel. The project is anticipated to be awarded between June and July 2026, with work conducted from October through December 2026. Estimated costs range from $10 million to $25 million, and liquidated damages of $3,230 per day will be imposed for delays beyond contract completion. This is an unrestricted procurement, with plans and specifications available in April 2026 and bid submissions due by late May 2026.
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Staten Island, NY, 10309, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes to perform maintenance dredging of portions of the New York and New Jersey Channels, Arthur Kill 35’ Reach, 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 150,000 cubic yards (CY) of selected critical shoals from the Arthur Kill 35’ Reach. Dredging in this channel would be required to a depth of -35 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) plus 1 foot allowable overdepth. The dredged material is expected to consist primarily of silt, with some sand and clay.
Due to restrictions in the State Water Quality Certificates, the proposed work requires the use of a mechanical dredge with an environmental clamshell bucket. Additionally, multiple barges and tugboats will be needed to perform the work during the dredging, dewatering and unloading operations. The dredged material will be required to meet all federal, state, and approved 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 cubic yards 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 April of 2026, with bid opening in May 2026. It is the intention of the government to award in June/July 2026 and the proposed work is anticipated to take place between October and December 2026.
The magnitude is estimated to cost between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.
Liquidated damages of $3,230.00 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.