USA: Orange County to Seek Bids for Harbor Dredging between Seal Beach and Huntington Beach

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Huntington Harbor

Orange County supervisors voted Tuesday to seek bids for the dredging of the Sunset/Huntington Harbor between Seal Beach and Huntington Beach.

The project, which is estimated to cost $6.4 million, will go to bid September 16.

The work will also include the installation of a 14-inch-diameter waterline under the Huntington Harbour channel, which is estimated to cost $925,000. The city of Huntington Beach was expected to pick up the tab for the waterline project.

Colombia: Navelana Consortium Awarded Magdalena River Dredging Contract

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Colombia’s government has awarded a $1.33 billion contract to the Navelena consortium, led by Brazil’s Odebrecht SA, to improve navigability on the Magdalena River.

This deepening program will be carried out along a 908-kilometer stretch of the river between the town of Puerto Salgar and the Caribbean port city of Barranquilla.

The contract awarded to the Navelana consortium will involve construction of navigation channels, dredging and maintenance of the river over a period of 13.5 years.

Dredging Today, August 18, 2014

USA: Kiewit-Pittman JV Awarded $65.8 Million Dredging Contract

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Kiewit-Pittman JV has won a $65.8 million contract to dredge a new bypass channel and build a new floodgate at Empire in Plaquemines Parish, according to defense.gov.

The company will also be responsible for demolishing the present Bank Back Levee once the new one is ready.

Work will be performed in Empire, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of July 27, 2017.

Kiewit-Pittman JV was among six bidders for the contract with the Army Corps of Engineers.

Dredging Today, August 7, 2014

Bangladesh: 12 Waterways in Need of Dredging

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The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has invited bidders for a dredging program on 12 important river routes, which will be undertaken in 3 parts.

The part 1 will include dredging work by cutter suction dredger for the navigability improvement of the Dhaka-Sureswar-Angaria-Madaripur river route from Pakhira to Hajotkhola on the River Palang.

During the second phase of this contract, dredging work should provide better navigability condition for the Dhaka-Sureswar-Angaria-Madaripur river route from Hajotkhola to Katapara.

The development of the Dhaka-Sureswar-Angaria-Madaripur river route from Katapara to Wapda Ghat in Naria Khal will be the main goal for the third phase of this dredging scheme.

The deadline for this tender is July 8, 2014.

Source: Dredging Today, June 20, 2014

Slovenia: Van Oord Awarded Port of Koper Dredging Contract

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The Port of Koper

The Port of Koper in Slovenia and The Netherlands-based company Van Oord have concluded the contract on deepening the access channel and northern section of Basin I within the harbour area.

The contract is valued at Euros 2.48 million and will anticipate the seabed dredging along the Container Terminal to 14 metres which will require the removal of 230,000 m3 of sea sediments (silt).

The Dutch company, which was the only company to respond to the tender, will commence work on 15 July and is due to complete the project in the second half of August.

Ireland: Tenders Invited for Dredging and Disposal Works at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre

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Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued tender invitation for the maintenance dredging and disposal of contaminated sediment at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre (DEFHC).

The work will comprise of dredging to the design dredge depths illustrated on the tender drawings and the disposal of the dredged material at a suitable licensed disposal facility.

The project has a value of EUR 3 million, and it is expected to start in August, and the completion date is planned to be September 30, 2014.

The extent of the dredge area is approx. 28,000m². Approx. 20,000m³ to 30,000m³ of material is to be removed from the harbour.

Source: Dredging Today