New USACE Contracts

RLB Contracting, Inc, Port Lavaca, Texas was awarded on July, 17, 2009 a $ 9,670,148 firm-fixed-price contract to Freeport Harbor, Texas, Inner Harbor and turning basin in Brazoria County, Texas, Levee construction and dredging.  The work consist of raising dredged placement levee by truck haul, replacing drop-outlets structures, dredging of material and depositing it in a placement are.  Work is to be performed on Freeport, Brazoria County, Texas with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2010.  Twenty bids were solicited with five bids received. USA Engineer District, Galveston, Texas is the contracting activity (W912HY-09-C-0014).

Weeks Marine, Inc., Covington, La., was awarded on July 17, 2009 a $ 7,453,901 firm-fixed-price contract for the dredging, Atchafalaya Bay, Bar, and Horseshoe, Cutterhead Dredge Rental Contract No. 01-2009, St. Mary and Terrebonne Parishes, La.  Work is to be performed in St. Mary and Terrebonne Parishes, La., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 25, 2009.  Bids were solicted on the World Wide Web with three bids received.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, New Orleans, La., is the contracting activity (W912P8-09-C-0086).