Maintenance Dredging, Morehead City Inner Harbor

Summary: Background The contract is issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, with the mission to maintain navigable waterways. The goal of this contract is to perform maintenance dredging in the Morehead City Inner Harbor to ensure the federal navigation channel remains operational and safe for maritime activities. Work Details The work includes maintenance dredging of the Morehead City Harbor federal navigation channel reaches, specifically targeting the non-beach compatible section of Range C, East Leg, West Leg, and Northwest Leg. Tasks involve the removal and placement of shoaled material that has accumulated since the last dredging. The dredging will be executed using mechanical or hydraulic methods, with depths ranging from 35 feet plus 2 feet of allowable overdepth to 45 feet plus 2 feet of allowable overdepth. The estimated quantity of material to be dredged is approximately 331,000 cubic yards. Dredged material will be placed in the Government furnished ODMDS placement area. Barges transporting material offshore must be ocean certified. The environmental window for mechanical dredging in specified areas is from August 1 to March 31, and no scow overflow is permitted in the West or Northwest Legs. Period of Performance The geographic location(s) the construction projects will be performed (if provided). Place of Performance Morehead City Inner Harbor, Carteret County, North Carolina. Bidder Requirements The contractor must furnish any required performance and payment bonds as part of the bidding process. Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail) This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent and/or closely related prior contract, as Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co was awarded W912PM25CA011 (FY26 South Atlantic Division Regional Harbor Dredging Contract (RHDC), Contract 2) valued at $28,157,112 for maintenance dredging at both Brunswick Harbor, GA and Morehead City Harbor, NC. The prior work description includes maintenance dredging of shoaled material in specified harbor channels with hopper dredges, similar depth ranges (including ~45 feet plus allowable overdepth), and disposal at designated ODMDS/nearshore placement areas within environmental windows. The Morehead City portion of the prior award aligns closely with the current requirement to remove and place accumulated material in the Morehead City Inner Harbor federal navigation channel reaches.