Kennebec River Maintenance Dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is issuing an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for maintenance dredging of three portions of the Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in the lower Kennebec River, Maine. The work involves dredging approximately 80,000 cubic yards of clean sand to meet the navigational requirements of newly constructed surface combatants being built and tested at Bath Iron Works (BIW). The proposed work consists of dredging material from the Doubling Point area, Popham Beach area, and Bath Reach area, and placing it in designated disposal areas. The dredging and dredged material placement work is expected to take 3-4 weeks to complete. • The NAICS code for the work is 237990 with a size standard of $37M. • The estimated construction cost is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. • The available work window for the dredging and placement of dredged material is from 1 December 2026 to 15 February 2027. • The solicitation requirements and contract documents will be available on or about 15 June 2026.