Description
The project consists of maintenance dredging within the North Side (Wharf N) of Reserve Basin and Schuylkill River Access Channel for the Government sites at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in the Public Works Department Pennsylvania area of responsibility. The contractor will be responsible for dredging approximately 96,611 cubic yards of sediment using a sealed environmental clamshell bucket. The dredging will be done to a minimum depth of -30’ MLLW and a maximum over-dredge depth of -32’ MLLW. The contractor will also be responsible for disposing of the dredged material at either the Weeks Marine Whites Rehandling Basin or the Waste Management Corporation Biles Island disposal facility.
• The project requires a minimum dredging production rate of 5,000 CY per day.
• The project must be completed within 270 calendar days from the lead time event.
• The contractor will be responsible for all disposal-related fees.
• The contractor will be required to hire an independent third-party surveying firm to perform the field surveying for the pre and post dredge surveys.
• The government will provide a waterside laydown space for offloading debris and dockage for mooring barges and tugs during the project.