Sandbridge Beach Erosion and Hurricane Protection Beach Renourishment Project
Contract Opportunity Analysis
The Department of the Army, Department of Defense, through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, issued a solicitation for the Sandbridge Beach Erosion and Hurricane Protection Beach Renourishment Project. The scope of work requires dredging and beach fill operations at Sandbridge Beach in Virginia Beach, Virginia, alongside specialized services such as turtle trawling, sea turtle nest relocation, and mobilization and demobilization. The project involves thirteen defined contract line items, which will be executed under strict environmental and technical specifications updated through three issued amendments. Bids for the project have been opened, with proposals received from Weeks Marine, Inc. at $33,465,800.00, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. at $35,722,700.00, and Manson Construction Co. at $43,984,595.00, compared to a government estimate of $38,195,492.00.