Great Lakes wins dredging nets contracts worth $93 million, plus $6 million in options

OAK BROOK — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. was recently awarded four contracts value $93 million.

The first award is a $30 million contract for coastal protection work that includes sand replenishment and dune building from Kismet to Seaview on Fire Island, New York. Approximately 1.3 million cubic yards of sand will be dredged and pumped onto the beach. The work is scheduled to complete by December 2016.

The second award is a $29 million contract that includes pumping an additional 1.8 million cubic yards of sand from Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet on Long Beach Island in New Jersey. Work is expected to be completed in the spring of 2017.

The third award is a $14 million Duval County Shore Protection construction contract that includes placing 650,000 cubic yards of sand on approximately seven miles of eroded beaches in Florida. Work is scheduled to be completed by year’s end.

The fourth award is a $12 million contract that includes pumping approximately 1.7 million cubic yards of sand to reconstruct the beach and build dunes to protect infrastructure. Work is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2017.

Besides, the company was awarded a $7.9 million base contract with a potential $6.1 million option for rental work on the Mississippi River. If awarded, the dredging work will start next summer.

The news is collated by Globaldredge.com – Dredging Pipeline Supplier