Great Lakes Bags $173.7 Million in New Dredging Contracts

December 28, 2023

File photo: Great Lakes' hopper dredge Padre Island in Galveston Channel in August 2023. (Credit: Luke Waack / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation on Thursday announced the receipt of five dredging contracts totaling $173.7 million. The projects are in Texas, New Jersey, Florida and Louisiana.

The Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project-Phase 1 (Capital, Texas, $62.8 million) includes dredging for channel deepening along the Sabine-Neches Waterway from Sabine Bank Channel to Sabine Pass Channel. The construction of the Sabine-Neches Waterway will generate widespread economic benefits for Southeast Texas, the state of Texas, and the United States for overall business activity and gross product within our port systems. The deepening droject will increase U.S. competitiveness in global markets primarily through energy exports. The client on this project is the Sabine-Neches Navigation District and is federally and privately funded. Work is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2024 with estimated completion in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The Great Egg Harbor Inlet Beach Renourishment Project (Coastal Protection, N.J., $33.8 million) entails coastal protection by dredging inlet and offshore borrow areas with disposal on Ocean City, Upper Township and Sea Isle beaches. The client on this project is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District and is federally and state funded. Work has commenced and is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2024.

The St. Augustine Shore Protection Project (Coastal Protection, Fla., $33.6 million), awarded in the third quarter, entails beach renourishment to provide shore protection and improve recreational beach area for tourism. The client on this project is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District and is federally funded. Work is expected to commence and be completed in the first quarter of 2024.

The Duval County Shore Protection Beach Renourishment Project (Coastal Protection, Fla., $32.4 million) entails approximately nine miles beach renourishment in Duval County. This project protects local infrastructure and supports local tourism. The client on this project is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District and is federally funded. Work is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2024 with estimated completion in the third quarter of 2024.

The Atchafalaya Bay and Bar Maintenance Dredging Project (Maintenance, La., $11.1 million) is a rental contract for dredging of the Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar and Crewboat cut to maintain the channel to operating depths. The base contract for $11.1 million was awarded but the project still has $6.8 million in open options pending award. The client on this project is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District and is federally funded. Work has started and is expected be completed in the first quarter of 2024.

Lasse Petterson, Great Lakes president and CEO, said, “Great Lakes is pleased to add these important projects to our 2023 backlog of capital, coastal protection and maintenance work. Working on these projects allows Great Lakes to help support the overall improvement and resiliency of our country’s environment, coastlines, and infrastructure.”