Y--Kissimmee River Restoration CF-38 Reach 3 Backfill and Bass Embankment Degrade Okeechobee & Highlands Counties FL

Contract W912EP-12-B-0004, issued by the Department of Defense through the US Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Office, focuses on the Kissimmee River Restoration Project in Okeechobee and Highlands Counties, Florida. The scope of work involves the backfilling of approximately 7,400 linear feet of the C-38 Canal within Reach 3 of the Kissimmee River Basin, spanning from Station 1038+55 in the south to Station 1112+47 in the north. This process utilizes material sourced from existing spoil mounds located along the adjacent canal banks. Additionally, the project requires the degradation of approximately 18,500 linear feet of the Bass embankment, situated east of the C-38 and south of U.S. Highway 98 within the Pool D floodplain. The material resulting from this degradation will be used to backfill the drainage ditch adjacent to the embankment. This construction effort falls under NAICS code 237990 and was processed as an award notice posted on August 17, 2012.