Weeks wins $7.5 million dredging contract

DECEMBER 24, 2014 — Weeks Marine, Inc., has been awarded a $7,537,000 firm-fixed-price contract, with options, to furnish one fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge, with a dredge discharge size of 30 inches inside diameter, complete in all respects, including all attendant plant and crew.  

This is part of maintenance dredging of the Southwest Pass, with the work to be done at Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of June 19, 2015.

Bids were solicited via the Internet, with two received. 

Fiscal 2015 other procurement funds in the amount of $7,537,000 are being obligated at the time of the award.  

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, New Orleans, Louisiana, is the contracting activity (W912P8-15-C-0005).