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Ebeye Coastal Protection Works

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Completed seawall and footpath handed over on 17 September 2026; final account and post-storm performance unverified

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The completed Ebeye Seawall and Footpath was handed over on 17 September 2026, according to the Marshall Islands President's Office. Hall Contracting reports delivery of a 1.81-kilometre seawall, an illuminated footpath and connections to the island's road drainage scheme. The contractor describes transporting 84,000 tonnes of armour rock and fill, including specialised rock sourced from the United Arab Emirates. Haskoning led the design and construction supervision. World Bank contract 1786103 records Hall Civil Contracting Pty Ltd, a 9 May 2024 signature date and USD 52,635,577.03 value. The earlier November 2025 rock shortfall remains part of the construction history; its agreed remedy, final quantities and financial settlement have not been established from the completion announcements. Post-storm protection performance remains to be measured.

Aerial view of Ebeye showing the densely occupied low-lying island, exposed ocean-side reef edge, existing shoreline protection, harbour and southern utility area

Hall Contracting

Location

Marshall Islands / Global islands

Segment

Coastal infrastructure

Phase

Completed / Confirmed

Last checked

21 October 2026

Coverage

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Coastal infrastructure is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure and Utilities
Delivery parties
Hall Civil Contracting Pty Ltd (Hall Contracting) - coastal protection construction, Haskoning - design support, site supervision and contract administration, Bontrup Logistics and Stevin Rock - armourstone production and marine supply
Contract route
Official contract data records contract 1786103, reference MH-PREP II-PIU-364075-CW-RFB, for Ebeye Coastal Protection Works. The Request for Bids contract was signed on 9 May 2024 with Hall Civil Contracting Pty Ltd for USD 52,635,577.03 and was subject to prior review. Haskoning provided design support, site supervision and contract administration. The January 2026 implementation report assigns USD 63.44 million to the wider coastal-protection component. The September completion announcement gives an approximately USD 47 million investment figure; its reconciliation with the signed contract and component cost remains unverified.
Execution window
The construction contract was signed on 9 May 2024. Hall began early mobilisation in February 2025, the first riprap shipment arrived on 11 March 2025, and 1,421 metres of the 1,800 metres of new seawall had been built by 28 November 2025. The January 2026 World Bank report recorded an unexpected rock shortfall and a remedy under development. The President's Office confirms handover of the completed seawall and footpath on 17 September 2026, in an article published on 21 September. An August review of the World Bank project API found a 30 November 2026 programme closing date; financial closure remains separate from the September physical handover.
Works package
Hall's completion account describes a 1.81-kilometre seawall, an illuminated shoreline footpath and integration with road drainage. Earlier scope records described 1,800 metres of new rock revetment and about 65,000 tonnes of armour rock. The World Bank's 2,100-metre protected-coast target includes 300 metres of existing seawall not requiring reconstruction; its November 2025 progress was 1,421 metres of new work. Hall now reports mobilising 84,000 tonnes of armour rock and fill. Bontrup's separate approximately 80,000-tonne armourstone supply record describes up to 3/6-tonne grading, production by Stevin Rock in Ras Al Khaimah and deep-water transfer to barges. Initial enabling works included a dedicated unloading facility and temporary access road, partly formed from recovered beachfront concrete.
Marine interfaces
The controlled marine system includes quarry source and grading, material quality release, approximately 30 days of ocean carriage, weather and mooring limits for deep-water transfer, barge loading and stability, island approach and unloading, temporary jetty and access-road performance, reef-flat and shoreline workability, filter and armour-layer geometry, tie-ins to existing protection, drainage and overtopping paths, protection of adjacent power and solar assets, environmental and social controls, and final surveyed and inspected revetment acceptance.
Commercial evidence boundary
The September handover supersedes the November 2025 incomplete-work position. Commercial close-out still requires the rock-shortfall remedy, measured quantities, variations and final account. The signed USD 52.64 million works contract, USD 63.44 million component cost and approximately USD 47 million completion announcement use unreconciled cost bases. Material figures also describe different scopes: intended armour, supplier shipments, and Hall's combined armour rock and fill. Completion announcements establish reported delivery, while the final certified quantities and settlement remain unverified.

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Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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Completed Ebeye seawall and footpath handed over

The President's Office confirms the physical handover, replacing the earlier incomplete-work position; Hall separately reports a 1.81-kilometre seawall and drainage integration. Final certified quantities, financial settlement and measured post-storm performance remain unverified.

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Construction reached 1,421 metres as a rock shortfall emerged

The latest World Bank report records nearly 80% of the 1,800 metres of new seawall built, but says the contractor identified an unexpected rock shortfall and solutions were still being developed. The remaining 379 metres and southern-end asset protection stay on the critical path.

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The first armourstone shipment reached the Marshall Islands

The World Bank report moved the job from site preparation into marine material delivery. The rock still had to be transferred to barges, landed on Ebeye, placed to the design profile, surveyed, and accepted.

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Hall and Haskoning moved into site mobilisation

The team began the unloading facility, access works, and other preparations needed for the 1.81-kilometre seawall. It was the start of delivery, with armour placement and acceptance still ahead.

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The Ebeye seawall construction contract was signed

Contract 1786103 identifies Hall Civil Contracting Pty Ltd under Request for Bids reference MH-PREP II-PIU-364075-CW-RFB at an exact value of USD 52,635,577.03. The final bill of quantities and contract risk allocation are not disclosed in the public record.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Documented remedy, variations and final cost of the November 2025 rock shortfall
  • Completion certificate and final measured seawall chainage following the September handover
  • Reconciliation of intended armour, supplier shipments and Hall's 84,000 tonnes of armour rock and fill
  • Quarry grading, quality release, ocean carriage and deep-water transfer records
  • Barge, unloading-facility, temporary-road and reef-flat logistics close-out
  • Surveyed chainage, toe, filter, armour profile, tie-in and drainage acceptance
  • As-built and acceptance records for the southern-end power station and solar array interface
  • Environmental, social, community-access and worker-training commitments
  • Post-storm performance, defect closure and funded maintenance responsibility

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Reporting status

Project phase
Completed
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
21 October 2026
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