GLDD wins $8.7 million Brownsville dredging contract

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC (GLDD), from Houston, has won an $8.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging program in Texas.

Work will be performed in Brownsville, with an estimated completion date of December 12, 2024.

Fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $8,798,900 were obligated at the time of the award, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, is the contracting activity.

The Port of Brownsville ranks 50th in the nation among 150 maritime ports for the movement of waterborne cargo, according to USACE’s 2022 Annual Report.

Also, the major commodities moved through the port include wind energy components, petroleum products, ores and minerals, steel and other metals, vegetable oils, grains, and a variety of aggregates.