Maintenance Dredging, Kennebec River, Kennebec Maine
Contract Opportunity Analysis
The Department of the Army, US Army Engineer District, New England, is seeking a contractor for maintenance dredging in the Lower Kennebec River in Bath and Phippsburg, Maine. The required work involves dredging approximately 80,000 cubic yards of clean sand from three portions of the Federal Navigation Project, specifically the Doubling Point, Popham Beach, and Bath Reach areas, to meet the navigational requirements of surface combatants at Bath Iron Works. Dredged material will be deposited at the designated in-river disposal area north of Bluff Head and the Jackknife Ledge West Disposal Site. The physical dredging and placement operations are expected to take three to four weeks to complete within an available work window from December 1, 2026, to February 15, 2027. Bids for solicitation W912WJ26BA015 have been opened against a government estimate of $4,377,807.00, with Mason Construction Co. submitting the lowest of three offers at $2,890,200.00.