Description
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is soliciting bids for a firm-fixed price contract to furnish one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge. The work will be performed in the Mississippi River Southwest Pass and possibly in other areas of the New Orleans District, in areas of both the Galveston and Mobile Districts, and in other areas deemed necessary. The magnitude of construction range for this dredge project is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. The contractor shall provide daily trash collection and cleanup of the dredge and attendant plant, and disposal locations for waste materials shall be such that harmful debris will not enter the waterway adjacent wetlands or the disposal areas.
• The contractor shall maintain all facilities constructed for pollution control for as long as the operations creating the particular pollutant are being carried out.
• The contractor shall keep construction activities under surveillance, management, and control to minimize interference with, disturbance to, and damage of fish and wildlife.
• The contractor shall provide a training course that will emphasize all phases of environmental protection, and this course shall involve all contractor personnel working on the contract.