Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. announced recently it had been awarded several dredging contracts totaling $177 million.
The awarded work includes:
• Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Pass maintenance dredging project (maintenance, Louisiana, $22.1 million)
• Atchafalaya River maintenance dredging project (maintenance, Louisiana, $20.6 million)
• Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay — entrance channel, maintenance dredging project (maintenance, Florida, $18.6 million)
• Mississippi River Southwest Pass and Calcasieu River bar channel dredging project (Maintenance, Texas, $16.1 million)
The Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Pass maintenance dredging project entails dredging material in the Southwest Pass to maintain the operating depths of the ship channel. The base contract for $22.1 million was awarded but the project still has $17.7 million in open options pending award. The client on this project is the Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, and is federally funded. Base work is expected to begin in the third quarter and be completed in the fourth quarter.
The Atchafalaya River maintenance dredging project work consists of the removal of shoal material excavated from within the bar channel with disposal at a designated adjacent government furnished disposal area. The client on this project is the Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, and is federally funded. Work is expected to begin and be completed in the fourth quarter.
The Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay — entrance channel, maintenance dredging project entails dredging material in the Kings Bay entrance channel with excavated material either being used to renourish neighboring beaches or be distributed to designated disposal areas. The client on this federally funded project is the Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, and the Navy. Work is expected to begin in December 2023, with expected completion in the first quarter of 2024.
The Mississippi River Southwest Pass and Calcasieu River bar channel dredging project includes dredging designated areas to maintain operating depths for the ship channels. The base contract for $16.1 million was awarded but the project still has $11.2 million in open options pending award. The client on this project is the Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, and is federally funded. Work is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2024 with estimated completion in the third quarter of 2024.
“These projects bring our dredging backlog to approximately $1.1 billion to date,” Great Lakes Dredge & Dock President and CEO Lasse Petterson, said in a statement.
