USACE awards $92m contract for the Port of Corpus Christi ship channel improvement project

USACE awards $92m contract for the Port of Corpus Christi ship channel improvement project


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded a $92m construction contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC, to deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC) from the Gulf of Mexico to Harbor Island, as part of the Channel Improvement Project (CIP).

This contract will increase the depth from -47 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) to -54 ft MLLW from the jetties at the entrance of the ship channel to Harbor Island and will extend the CCSC into the Gulf of Mexico to -56 feet MLLW.

“The award of this first dredging contract is without a doubt the most important development we will see in 2019,” said Charles W. Zahn, Chairman for the Port of Corpus Christi Commission.

“Building critical infrastructure for the energy sector is our primary mission and will allow larger vessels access to much needed export facilities, safely and responsibly.”

In November, the USACE announced its Fiscal Year 2019 Work Plan, which included an additional $59m in funding for the CIP, bringing the total Federal appropriations for the CIP to $95m.

“We commend the Army Corps of Engineers for progressing the highly anticipated Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project, and the selection of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock to perform on this first contract is an extraordinary step forward in positioning the United States as the largest exporter of energy in the world,” said Sean Strawbridge, Chief Executive Officer for the Port of Corpus Christi.

In a history that spans 128 years, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has worked on high-profile projects that include the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill cleanup and the deepening of the Port Miami harbor.

Lasse Petterson, Chief Executive Officer for the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC., said: “As the largest dredging company in the U.S., we have a long and successful history working in Texas. We congratulate the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Port of Corpus Christi for their success in getting this important project underway. We are confident that this will drive the much- anticipated future investment and development in the Port, since as we like to say, ‘It all starts with dredging!’”

For more information visit www.portofcc.com

7th January 2019

 

TNI-RightClickBanner-269w-x-96hRight Click Savvy 160331_Ad_Tank news international