Z--Maintenance Dredging, Buttermilk Bay, Bourne MA

This contract, solicitation number W912WJ13B0019, was awarded by the Department of Defense through the US Army Engineer District New England for the maintenance dredging of Buttermilk Bay in Bourne, Massachusetts. Under NAICS code 237990, the project involves the mechanical dredging of approximately 20,000 cubic yards of predominantly sandy sediment from the 6-foot and 7-foot navigation channels. The project area spans a 100-foot wide channel approximately 1.0 mile in length, extending from Buzzards Bay near the western entrance of the Cape Cod Canal to Taylor Point Marina. The scope includes roughly 12,700 cubic yards of required dredging and 7,200 cubic yards of allowable overdepth dredging. The dredged material is to be transported via dump scow approximately 3 miles south to a designated nearshore placement site south of Mashnee Dike in Phinney's Harbor. To minimize environmental impact on local natural resources, all operations were scheduled to occur between October 1, 2013, and January 14, 2014, with permitted work hours of 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. This was a one-time project rather than a continuing contract, with bid results processed in October 2013 involving contractors such as AORMINE Contractor, Inc. and Burnham Associates, Inc.