West Coast Hopper Maintenance Dredging 2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District is preparing to issue a firm-fixed price invitation for bids for the West Coast Hopper Maintenance Dredging project in 2025, targeting multiple locations including Humboldt Bay, the Mouth of the Columbia River, Lower Columbia River, and Coos Bay. The project involves removing approximately 3.2 million cubic yards of routine maintenance material at three sites, with an optional additional 1.45 million cubic yards at Coos Bay, contingent upon project needs and funding. Contractors are required to provide a suitable hopper dredge and support equipment, with work scheduled from May 1 to December 15, 2025, and a specific start window at the Lower Columbia River between mid-June and early July 2025. Water quality monitoring will be conducted in accordance with existing certificates. The procurement process includes virtual presolicitation meetings scheduled for November 22, 2024, and January 9, 2025, to facilitate information sharing, with the final solicitation expected around January 16, 2024, and bids due 30 days thereafter. This opportunity is open to both small and large businesses, with a small business subcontracting plan required from large firms, under NAICS code 237990. The project is estimated to exceed $10 million in construction costs. Interested parties must contact the contracting officers by November 21, 2024, to participate in the presolicitation meetings, which are purely informational and do not evaluate bids.