Z--Woods Hole Berthing Facility Project, Entrance Channel to Great Harbor, Falmouth, MA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking for interested parties for dredging at Woods Hole. The subject project consists of maintenance dredging of approximately 57,000 cubic yards of material from the entrance channel to Great Harbor in Woods Hole, MA. This area has not been dredged previously. The channel will be 300 wide and dredged to a minimum required depth of -25 MLLW. All dredged material shall be removed mechanically by clamshell bucket and disposed of at the Rhode Island Sound Disposal Site about 43 nautical miles (one way). Dredge window will start October 1. The contractor must have dredging equipment on-site to initiate dredging within 30 days of the notice to proceed, prosecute the work diligently, and complete the entire work ready for use not later than 14 January. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises. Due to environmental restrictions dredging operations at the project site will only be permitted from October 1 through January 14. All dredging work must be completed within one dredging season. The solicitation shall be made available via the Internet (www.fbo.gov) on or about 30 July 2008. The solicitation is being issued on a unrestricted basis. Registration instructions are available at this website. Amendments, if any, will be available at this Internet site. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor faxed requests for solicitation documents will be accepted. All responsible concerns may submit a bid, which will be considered by the New England District.