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.

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.

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).

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $29,184,150 firm-fixed-price contract to dredge Galveston Harbor's entrance channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Galveston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 9, 2023. Fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $29,184,250 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston, Texas, is the contracting activity (W912HY-23-C-0007).

Re-Engineered Business Solution Inc., Cocoa, Florida, was awarded a $16,666,503 firm-fixed-price contract to provide oversight, management and assessment of facility and infrastructure operations, maintenance and repair, material control, and customer service for the USACE South Florida Operations Office. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 28, 2028. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity (W912EP-23-D-0004).

Manhattan Construction Co., Arlington, Virginia, was awarded a $108,862,913 firm-fixed-price contract for to construct an operations complex at Arlington National Cemetery. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Arlington, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 27, 2026. Fiscal 2022 cemeterial construction expenses, Army funds in the amount of $108,862,913 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (W91236-23-C-2022).

Archer Western Construction LLC, Tampa, Florida, was awarded a $59,565,868 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a replacement bascule bridge. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Chesapeake, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of April 17, 2026. Fiscal 2023 Civil Work Plan funds and non-federal sponsor-contributed funds in the amount of $59,565,868 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (W91236-23-C-2001).

Specialized Materials and Chemicals LLC,* Brigham City, Utah, was awarded a $23,727,600 firm-fixed-price contract for ammonium perchlorate. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 16, 2026. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W519TC-23-D-2003).

Moffatt & Nichol, Walnut Creek, California, was awarded a $22,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for architect and engineering for marine engineering services. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 17, 2028. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (W912BU-22-D-0017).

NISOU LGC JV II LLC,* Detroit, Michigan, was awarded a $9,585,131 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a building addition. Bids were solicited via the internet with eight received. Work will be performed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 17, 2025. Fiscal 2010 Air Force funds in the amount of $9,585,131 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, Georgia, is the contracting activity (W912HN-23-C-4001).

Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $20,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging projects. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 11, 2024. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W91278-23-D-0057).