Z--Maintenance Dredging, Wilmington Harbor, Outer Ocean Bar & Mid-River Channels, New Hanover and Brunswick Counties, North Carolina

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, issued contract W912HN-10-B-0024 for maintenance dredging of the Wilmington Harbor, Outer Ocean Bar, and Mid-River Channels located within New Hanover and Brunswick Counties, North Carolina. The scope of work involves dredging Federal navigation channel reaches, specifically including Baldhead Shoal Channel Reach 3 and other critical areas between Southport and the North Carolina State Ports Authority facility in Wilmington. The project is categorized under NAICS code 237990 and was managed through the Department of Defense. The procurement process was initiated via an Invitation for Bid issued on September 28, 2010, with an estimated project value ranging between 5 million and 10 million dollars. Technical execution of the contract is guided by detailed survey data and sounding information provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including data collected by the survey vessel Gillette. The contract requirements encompass comprehensive procurement and general requirements alongside specific waterway and marine construction specifications to ensure the maintainability of the harbor's navigation channels.