Contract

Maintenance Dredging, Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin and Mid River Channels

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: WILMINGTON, NC
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 11 days (Jul 29, 2026)
Posted: Apr 30, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 237990

What this contract is for

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a contract to perform Maintenance Dredging, Wilmington Harbor Anchorage Basin and Mid River Channels, North Carolina. Wilmington Harbor: This work includes maintenance dredging of upper Wilmington Harbor federal navigation channel reaches including the Anchorage Basin. The work will consist of removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels and berth areas since the various areas were last dredged. The work will require a mechanical dredge and barges to transport material to the disposal site. Dredging depths are 38’ plus 2’, and 42’ plus 2’ of allowable over depth for the Anchorage Basin. The estimated quantity of material to be dredged is 1 to 1.5 million cubic yards. The Government furnished disposal area is the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS). There is no environmental window for dredging the Wilmington Harbor federal navigation channel reaches using mechanical dredge; however, there are restrictions for no overflow of barges/scows allowed during dredging or transport to the ODMDS. Wilmington Harbor Mid River Channels: The work includes maintenance dredging of middle Wilmington Harbor federal navigation channels from Upper Brunswick to Baldhead-Caswell. The work will consist of removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels since the various areas were last dredged. The work will require a mechanical dredge and ocean certified barges to transport material to the disposal site. Dredging depths are 42’ plus 2’ of allowable over depth for all reaches except Battery Island, Southport, and Baldhead-Caswell, which has a dredging depth of 44’ plus 2’ of allowable over depth. The estimated quantity of material to be dredged is 400K to 800K...

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