Maintenance Dredging, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton - 4594343

Site work for a water / sewer project in Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award a firm fixed price contract for Maintenance Dredging, Delaware River and the Fairless Turning Basin, Philadelphia to Trenton Project. Description of Work: Contract work consists of maintenance dredging of approximately 500,000 cubic yards of sediment within the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton main navigation channel between the Turnpike Bridge (Sta 97+000) and just North of the Fairless Turning Basin (Sta 123+700) as well as within the Basin. There will be an Option to dredge just above the basin between Stations 123+700 and 124+700. Work includes hydraulic dredging with placement of the dredged material into the Biles Island Disposal Area in Falls Township, Pennsylvania. The base contract dredging in the Delaware River as well as within Fairless Turning Basin, will be required to a depth of 41' MLLW (Datum) plus 1' allowable overdepth. The Option, if awarded will include dredging only to a depth of 25' MLLW plus 1' allowable overdepth. The base contract period of performance is 120 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed (NTP) with an additional 30 days added if Option 1 is awarded. Contractor must be prepared to commence actual dredging within ten (10) days of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). All dredging in the river must be completed between 1 July and 31 December and between 1 July and 15 March in the Basin due to environmental restrictions. Estimated cost range of the project is $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.