New Haven Harbor Improvement Dredging, New Haven, CT

This document is an Abstract of Bids (Form OF 1419 and OF 1419A) for the construction solicitation W912WJ26BA012, titled "New Haven Harbor Improvement Dredging" located in New Haven, Connecticut. Issued on May 19, 2026, and opened on July 17, 2026, by the US Army Engineer District, New England, the solicitation received four competitive offers. The procurement consists of base bid items (including mobilization, dredging, and disposal at various sites) and option bid items (coordination zone dredging and potential work delay days). The bids were evaluated against a Government Estimate, which projected the base bid at $59,363,540.27 and the total base plus options at $63,642,050.63. The bidding results from the four unrestricted offerors are as follows: * **Curtin Maritime Corp.:** $81,425,544.76 (Base) / $83,951,953.28 (Total) * **Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Co., LLC:** $93,565,000.00 (Base) / $97,276,500.00 (Total) * **Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC:** $68,213,000.00 (Base) / $69,469,200.00 (Total) * **The Dutra Group:** $95,375,000.00 (Base) / $97,417,700.00 (Total) All four offerors submitted the required 20% bid security and acknowledged all seven amendments. The abstract was certified on July 20, 2026, by Bid Opening Officer Erin E. Bradley.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, will issue an Invitation for Bids for the New Haven Harbor Improvement Dredging project in New Haven, CT. This unrestricted IFB, with an estimated cost between $50M and $100M, falls under NAICS code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). The project involves mechanically dredging the navigation channel and turning basin to a new depth of 40 feet MLLW, expanding channel limits, and removing up to 3,500,000 CY of fine-grained silt, 850,000 CY of sand, and 60,000 CY of rock. Dredged material will be disposed of at the Central Long Island Sound Disposal Site and four local beneficial use sites. Dredging operations are expected to occur between October 2026 and March 2027, and October 2027 and March 2028, with a minimum production rate of 300,000 CY per 30 days. The solicitation will be available on sam.gov around May 18, 2026.