New Haven Harbor Improvement Dredging, New Haven, CT

Summary: Background The New Haven Harbor Improvement Dredging project is initiated by the US Army Corps of Engineers, aimed at enhancing navigational safety and accessibility in the New Haven Harbor area, Connecticut. The project focuses on dredging activities to maintain and improve the harbor's operational capacity, which is vital for commercial and recreational maritime activities. Work Details The scope of work includes various dredging tasks as outlined in the drawings: 1. Dredging of a 40-foot channel from station 0+00 to 280+00, including cross sections and turning basin improvements. 2. Rock removal operations as specified in C-401. 3. Disposal of dredged materials at designated sites including shellfish habitat disposal areas (C-402), Morris Cove borrow pit disposal area (C-403), West River borrow pit disposal area (C-404), and rock reef habitat disposal areas (C-405). 4. Environmental considerations for dredging activities, including adherence to seasonal restrictions based on sediment conditions. 5. Coordination with other contractors performing utility cable relocations within the project limits. Place of Performance The construction projects will be performed in New Haven Harbor, Connecticut. Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail) This opportunity appears to have a closely related prior contract, W912WJ25CA012, awarded to Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co for $6,530,020 (08/01/25–03/31/26). The prior work involved maintenance dredging of New Haven Harbor, including dredging of the main navigation channel and turning basin and disposal of dredged material at designated disposal sites. The current scope similarly calls for harbor improvement dredging with channel/turning basin work and specified disposal locations, indicating it may be a continuation or follow-on effort in the same geographic area and dredging/disposal activities.