Bear Brothers Inc.,* Montgomery, Alabama, was awarded a $12,057,150 firm-fixed-price contract to repair Aircraft Maintenance Building 1455. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 21, 2024. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance, Air Force funds in the amount of $12,057,150 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky, is the contracting activity (W912QR-23-C-0012).

Messer Construction Co., Dayton, Ohio, was awarded a $116,565,000 firm-fixed-price contract for renovation of the Air Force Materiel Command headquarters. Work will be performed in Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of May 21, 2026. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance, defense-wide funds in the amount of $116,565,000 were obligated at the time of the award. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky, is the contracting activity (W912QR-23-C-0008).

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Norfolk Dredging Company for $14 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Brigantine dune and berm Coastal Storm Risk Management project. The project is a joint effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the City of Brigantine.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts dredging and beachfill operations to maintain protective dune and berm features and reduce the risk of storm damages to infrastructure. Sand is dredged from borrow sites and pumped with water through pipeline and onto the beach and graded into a designed profile. (Courtesy image)

The contract calls for dredging and placing approximately 850,000 cubic yards sand. Sand is dredged from a borrow site near Brigantine Inlet. Sand is then pumped through a series of pipes, placed on the beach, and graded into an engineered dune and berm template, which is designed to reduce damages from coastal storm events. In Brigantine, sand will be placed in the northern portion of the community from just north of 14^th Street south to approximately 4^th Street North.    

Norfolk Dredging Company is expected to begin dredging and beachfill operations in July 2023 and work is expected to be completed in the fall. Dunes will be repaired in certain areas; however, most of the work includes widening the beach between the toe of the dune and the water line.

The project is cost-shared between the Federal government, the State of New Jersey, and the municipality.

Tetra Tech Inc., Pasadena, California (W912EF-23-D-0013); Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Arlington, Virginia (W912EF-23-D-0014); and McMillen Inc., Boise, Idaho (W912EF-23-D-0015), will compete for each order of the $34,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for engineering and design services. Bids were solicited via the internet with 23 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of May 23, 2030. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla, Washington, is the contracting activity. 

SGS LLC,* Yukon, Oklahoma, was awarded a $34,852,808 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of an information systems facility. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed at Fort Polk, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of May 19, 2025. Fiscal 2021 and 2023 military construction, Army funds in the amount of $34,852,808 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth, Texas, is the contracting activity (W9126G-23-C-0008).

*Small Business

Unit Company, Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded a $67,609,000 firm-fixed-price contract for dormitory construction. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 4, 2025. Fiscal 2023 military construction, defense-wide funds in the amount of $67,609,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Anchorage, Alaska, is the contracting activity (W911KB-23-C-0013).

Elizabeth Stoeckmann, USACE St. Paul District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $2 million contract to Red Bison Services, LLC, out of Kenner, Louisiana, May 17, to establish and maintain native vegetation for a wetland restoration project area near Horace, North Dakota, as part of the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $2 million contract to Red Bison Services, LLC, out of Kenner, Louisiana, May 17, to establish and maintain native vegetation for a wetland restoration project area near Horace, North Dakota, as part of the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project. (Courtesy image)

The project, called the Drain 27 Wetland Restoration Project, is part of mitigation to offset unavoidable wetland impacts caused by the constriction of the Southern Embankment, a component of the Fargo Moorhead diversion project. It includes restoring 320-acres of wetland.

Construction of a weir, road removal, and grading of the area were completed in the fall of 2022. The project was designed as a mix of wetlands and native prairie buffer. The initial planting will occur in the spring of 2023.

The Corps is working in partnership with the cities of Fargo and Moorhead and the Metro Flood Diversion Authority on the diversion project. This project will provide flood risk reduction for more than 235,000 people and 70 square miles of infrastructure in the communities of Fargo, Moorhead, West Fargo, Horace and Harwood.

Via AECOM

AECOM announced today that its joint venture was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to deliver per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) remedial investigations, feasibility studies, removal actions, and associated work at Army National Guard (ARNG) facilities nationwide. This work builds on AECOM’s prior experience executing extensive preliminary PFAS investigations at ARNG facilities for USACE.

“PFAS present a social and environmental challenge, one we’re tackling aggressively through our Sustainable Legacies strategy,” said Lara Poloni, AECOM’s president. “Our track record in PFAS extends over two decades, and our teams bring deep technical excellence and a drive to continuously innovate solutions as we partner with new and long-term clients to address the impact of PFAS on communities.”

Using the latest in analytics and treatment technologies, the joint venture will work with USACE to define nature and extent for regulated PFAS at ARNG facilities nationwide, take quick action where necessary, and design and implement long-term treatment solutions.

“The ARNG and all of the Department of Defense continue to take proactive measures against PFAS in the environment, and we’re proud to support them as a leader in PFAS remediation,” said Frank Sweet, chief executive of AECOM’s global Environment business. “Our suite of PFAS services, spanning characterization, evaluation, mitigation and destruction, and our ever-growing team of global experts enable us to provide clients with powerful PFAS capabilities, which we expect to be especially valuable as countries around the world take further action to address and limit PFAS.”

PFAS are a diverse group of synthetic chemicals used for over 50 years in industrial applications that, due to distinct properties, can prove difficult to break down and are subject to increasingly stringent federal regulations. AECOM brings an unrivalled depth and breadth of experience, having helped clients address the impact of PFAS since 2001 and on approximately 500 sites globally.

Advanced American Construction Inc., Portland, Oregon, was awarded a $22,227,000 firm-fixed-price contract to build an access road at Spirit Lake. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed in Stevenson, Washington, with an estimated completion date of April 1, 2027. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds in the amount of $22,227,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland, Oregon, is the contracting activity (W9127N-23-C-0007).

Onshore Materials LLC,* Thibodaux, Louisiana, was awarded a $22,595,265 firm-fixed-price contract for berm and road repair and improvements. Bids were solicited via the internet with 13 received. Work will be performed in Laplace, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of March 26, 2026. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds in the amount of $22,595,265 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, is the contracting activity (W912P8-23-C-0020).