Maintenance Dredging of NY & NJ Channels, Seguine/Ward/Outerbridge Reaches, Federal Navigation Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District is soliciting bids for maintenance dredging of the New York and New Jersey Channels, specifically within the Seguine, Ward, and Outerbridge reaches of the Federal Navigation Project. This unrestricted procurement, identified under solicitation number W912DS26BA014, involves removing approximately 330,000 cubic yards of silt and sand from selected critical shoals to a depth of -35 feet Mean Lower Low Water plus a two-foot allowable overdepth. The project is classified under NAICS 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and PSC Y1KF CONSTRUCTION OF DREDGING FACILITIES, and there is no set-aside (NONE; NONE) assigned to this requirement.

Dredged materials will be transported and placed at the Historic Area Remediation Site in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local criteria. Due to water quality requirements, operations will likely necessitate a mechanical dredge with an environmental clamshell bucket along with ocean-going bottom-dumping barges, tugboats, and survey vessels. The contractor is required to commence work within five calendar days of receiving the notice to proceed and must maintain a production rate of at least 8,000 cubic yards per day to minimize the duration of equipment presence in the channel. The estimated cost of the work is between $5,000,000 and $15,000,000, with liquidated damages of $2,987 assessed for each calendar day of delay.

The performance period for this work in New York is anticipated to take place between September and December 2026. While the final response deadline was May 15, 2026, the solicitation process included 10 attachments consisting of technical specifications, bidder instructions, and four formal amendments. Adrian Stafford-Browne is the designated point of contact for this solicitation.