Z--O&M Dredging of Pawtucket Cove Federal Navigation Project, Cranston & Warwick, RI.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, under the Department of Defense W2SD Endist New England, issued solicitation W912WJ-10-B-0021 for the maintenance dredging of the federal navigation project in Pawtuxet Cove, spanning Cranston and Warwick, Rhode Island. The project scope involves the removal of approximately 20,000 cubic yards of silts and sands from the 6-foot deep and 100-foot wide federal channel, specifically targeting the entrance channel and the inner-harbor channel to the north. Operations require the use of a mechanical dredge and scows, with dredged materials to be disposed of in CAD cells within the Providence River. To protect local fisheries resources, dredging and disposal activities are strictly limited to a window between October 15 and January 31, though work is permitted 24 hours a day and 7 days a week during this period. This is a one-time contract rather than a continuing agreement. Based on the bid abstract dated November 2, 2010, the government estimated the project cost at 718,000.00 dollars, with AGM Marine Contractors, Inc. identified as the apparent low bidder with a bid of 398,100.00 dollars.