Galveston District Establishes $190 Million In Dredging Contract Capacity
The Corps of Engineers’ Galveston District has established $190 million in new contract capacity for hopper and pipeline dredging along the Texas coast, giving the district a pool of contractors to respond to shoaling and other navigation-maintenance needs through 2031.
The district awarded a $95 million multiple-award task order contract for pipeline dredging August 3. Nine companies will compete for individual task orders: Callan Marine Ltd., Crosby Dredging LLC, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC, Inland Dredging Company LLC, Manson Construction Company, Mike Hooks LLC, Muddy Water Dredging LP, Orion Marine Construction Inc. and Weeks Marine Inc.
The pipeline contract covers projects within the Galveston District’s boundaries. Work locations and funding will be determined as individual task orders are issued. The contract extends through August 3, 2031.
The Corps awarded a separate $95 million hopper dredging contract July 31. The Dutra Group, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, Manson Construction and Weeks Marine will compete for work issued under that contract. It also runs for five years, through July 31, 2031.
The hopper contract is intended in part to provide the district with the ability to address unanticipated shoaling at multiple locations. The $95 million amounts for each contract represent maximum shared contract capacity rather than funds awarded immediately to the individual contractors. Actual projects, locations and funding will be established through subsequent task orders.
The contracts provide additional flexibility for a district with one of the largest navigation-maintenance responsibilities in the Corps.
The Galveston District maintains more than 1,000 miles of navigation channels along the Texas coast, including about 270 miles of deep-draft channels and 750 miles of shallow-draft waterways. Its responsibilities also include the Colorado River Locks and Brazos River Floodgates.
Dredging is a major part of that mission. The district estimates that it dredges approximately 30 million to 40 million cubic yards of material annually while maintaining channels serving Texas ports and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
The Galveston District had identified both the hopper and pipeline multiple-award contracts as fiscal year 2026 procurement priorities during its industry outreach earlier this year.
