Salem River NJ Maintenance Dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is seeking information for a maintenance dredging project on the Salem River in New Jersey. The project involves dredging the federal navigation channel to a depth of 17 ft MLLW plus 2 ft overdepth and beneficial use placement of the dredged sediments in a National Wildlife Refuge. The contractor must have experience with beneficial use placement techniques in environmentally sensitive coastal marshes and wetlands. The estimated project duration is 300 calendar days, and the estimated project magnitude is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. • The project requires maintenance dredging of the Salem River federal navigation channel. • The dredging operations will clear approximately 150,000 cubic yards of fine-sand and silty sediment. • The contractor must have experience with beneficial use placement techniques in environmentally sensitive coastal marshes and wetlands. • No dredging can occur between 1 March and 30 June due to environmental restrictions. • The estimated project duration is 300 calendar days. • The estimated project magnitude is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.