Z--Maintenance Dredging of the 8 ft Federal Navigation Channel into Clinton Harbor, in the town of Clinton, CT

This project involves the maintenance dredging of the 8-foot Federal Navigation Channel into Clinton Harbor in Clinton, Connecticut, under solicitation W912WJ12B0010. The scope of work requires the hydraulic dredging of approximately 45,000 cubic yards of predominantly sandy sediment, consisting of 30,000 cubic yards to reach a depth of -8 feet Mean Lower Low Water and 15,000 cubic yards of allowable overdepth to -9 feet. The channel measures 100 feet wide and 1.1 miles long, extending from Long Island Sound. A primary objective is the removal of the tip of Cedar Island to improve navigation safety. Dredged material will be transported via pipeline to Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, Connecticut, located approximately 1.8 miles west. To minimize environmental impact, all operations were scheduled to occur between October 1, 2012, and March 31, 2013. The project excludes two small anchorages and a northern portion of the channel where silty material is unsuitable for beach placement. Managed by the Department of Defense W2SD Endist New England, the contract was awarded to Select Transportation, Inc., the low bidder with a bid of 1,011,042.00, which was below the government estimate of 1,324,131.00.