Dredging

Newport opens six dredging bids before permit and award

Published 25 July 2026 Publisher IMWO Region Americas Confidence Confirmed
NOAA ships Fairweather and Rainier alongside at the Marine Operations Center-Pacific in Newport

NOAA Office of Coast Survey; 2018 MOC-P facility context, not evidence of the 2026 dredging procurement or field work

Six timely bids now define the public pre-award range for up to 18,000 cubic yards of hydraulic maintenance dredging at NOAA MOC-P. Advanced American Construction is lowest at USD 619,000; Dixon Marine Services' USD 717,850 bid was added after an apparent email-server issue. No contractor has been selected.

A sixth timely bid joined the public tabulation

Port of Newport Amendment 8 records five bids opened on 23 July 2026. Amendment 9 adds Dixon Marine Services' timely USD 717,850 bid after an apparent email-server issue, taking the public total to six. Advanced American Construction's USD 619,000 is the lowest public bid, not an award. OregonBuys and the RFQ control the maximum 18,000-cubic-yard scope, Berths 1 through 3, upland disposal and permit-dependent timing. Selection, permit issuance, mobilisation, production and survey acceptance remain unpublished.

The market range is visible before selection

The Port's amendments expose unusually clear pre-award competition for a compact berth-maintenance package. They also show why a bid-opening list is not a contract result: the lowest figure can still be tested for responsiveness and the owner has not published an evaluation, award, permit or notice to proceed.

Evidence conclusion

Keep bid totals outside the final account

Advanced American Construction's USD 619,000 total is the lowest of six public bids, followed by Dixon Marine Services at USD 717,850. The tabulation supports a market comparison but not an accepted unit rate, because the payable quantity, evaluation findings and executed terms remain open. The schedule is equally conditional: in-water work can use the 1 November 2026 to 1 February 2027 window only if permits arrive in time.

Outstanding evidence

  • Completed evaluation, selected contractor and executed contract value
  • Port treatment of Dixon Marine Services' timely added bid
  • Permit issuance and applicable in-water work window
  • Named hydraulic plant and upland disposal-site readiness
  • Pre-dredge survey, payable quantity and achieved depth
  • Material receipts, environmental compliance and post-dredge acceptance

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