Ports & Dredging

Newark Bay's base bid covers 237,945 cubic yards

Published 20 July 2026 Editorial responsibility IMWO Region Americas Confidence Confirmed

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District; harbour-channel geography, not the FY26 dredge-area plan

USACE's Newark Bay invitation for bids puts 237,945 cubic yards in six base dredging areas. Five optional areas add 196,485 cubic yards, while a separate option covers up to 300 short tons of debris.

What changed

The updated SAM.gov opportunity and its 83-page USACE solicitation control the procurement state. CLINs 0001 through 0006 total 237,945 CY; CLINs 0009 through 0013 total 196,485 CY; CLIN 0014 covers 300 short tons of debris. The base period is 108 days after notice to proceed. USACE's March public notice describes an approximately 830,000-CY multi-cycle Newark Bay programme, not the FY26 base bid. The opportunity record carries no award or mobilisation notice.

Why it matters

Most of the base bid sits in two places: 124,380 CY in the Main Channel 50-foot reach and 101,475 CY in the Port Newark Channel 40-foot reach. Four smaller Main Channel areas make up the remaining 12,090 CY. The split matters for plant sequence, survey control, offloading and dewatering capacity, and permitted upland placement. If all dredging options were exercised, the volume would rise to 434,430 CY.

Decision read

What remains open

The six base dredging CLINs add to 237,945 CY. The 225,515-CY figure shown elsewhere does not match the issued line-item schedule. The 196,485-CY option total is not committed work: the IFB makes the options subject to funds and government discretion. The USD 25 million to USD 100 million magnitude range is also not an award. Bids remain open until 31 July, with no contractor, notice to proceed or mobilisation recorded.

Next watchpoints

Amendments and the controlling 31 July bid deadline
Bid opening, abstract and apparent low bidder
Award value and named contractor
Notice to proceed and accepted 108-day programme
Upland placement, offloading and dewatering route
Base-versus-option exercise decision
Pre-dredge hydrography and quantity reconciliation
Post-dredge survey and USACE acceptance

Knowledge context

Sources used 3

Maintenance Dredging of Newark Bay, Federal Navigation Channel - W912DS26BA027 SAM.gov / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Updated 2 July 2026
Newark Bay 40- and 50-foot reaches maintenance-dredging public notice U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, 10 March 2026
New York District controlling-depth reports U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Current index reviewed 20 July 2026

Corrections and methodology

Facts are dated to the source record above. IMWO updates the brief when procurement, award, delivery, or scope evidence materially changes.

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