Project record

Ebeye Coastal Protection Works

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

Ebeye's coastal protection package is constructing 1.8 kilometres of new rock-revetment seawall along the exposed ocean side of the Kwajalein Atoll settlement. Contract 1786103 names Hall Civil Contracting Pty Ltd as supplier and records a 9 May 2024 signature date and USD 52,635,577.03 value. By 28 November 2025, 1,421 metres had been built and 6,500 people were reported to have enhanced resilience, but the contractor had identified an unexpected rock shortfall and solutions were still being developed. Armourstone is quarried in Ras Al Khaimah, shipped across the ocean, transferred in deep water to barges and landed through a dedicated unloading facility. Haskoning provides design support, site supervision and contract administration. Final quantities, the remaining 379 metres, southern-end asset protection, owner handover and achieved protection performance remain unconfirmed.

Project signal

Construction in Marshall Islands

Current status USD 52,635,577.03 contract in construction; 1,421 m of 1,800 m built by 28 November 2025; rock supply, completion and owner acceptance unresolved Source confidence Confirmed

Location

Marshall Islands / Global islands

Segment

Coastal infrastructure

Status

USD 52,635,577.03 contract in construction; 1,421 m of 1,800 m built by 28 November 2025; rock supply, completion and owner acceptance unresolved / Confirmed

Last checked

6 August 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 provides design support, site supervision and contract administration. The latest implementation report assigns USD 63.44 million to the wider coastal-protection component; that component cost is not the executed works contract value.
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 contractor reported an unexpected rock shortfall in November 2025 and the project team was identifying solutions. The current World Bank project record gives a 30 November 2026 closing date. That date is a programme control point rather than evidence of physical completion or owner acceptance.
Works package
The package covers 1,800 metres of new rock-revetment seawall using about 65,000 tonnes of armour rock. The World Bank result framework sets a 2,100-metre protected-coast target that includes 300 metres of existing seawall not requiring reconstruction; 1,421 metres of new work was reported built by 28 November 2025. Initial enabling works included a dedicated unloading facility at the southern end of Ebeye and a temporary access road formed partly from concrete recovered from the beachfront. Bontrup separately reports supplying approximately 80,000 tonnes of armourstone up to 3/6-tonne grading, produced by Stevin Rock in Ras Al Khaimah and carried to the Marshall Islands before deep-water ship-to-ship transfer to barges.
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 signed USD 52.64 million works contract is now public and should not be substituted with the USD 63.44 million Component 2 cost. The package also exposes separate quantity boundaries: about 65,000 tonnes is intended armour use, Bontrup's approximately 80,000 tonnes is a supplier logistics record, and neither is an owner-certified installed quantity. The reported 1,421 metres establishes substantial physical progress but leaves 379 metres of new seawall, the southern-end protection interface and final acceptance open. The November 2025 rock shortfall is therefore a live supply, schedule and commercial risk rather than a historical logistics detail.

Project timeline

Material developments

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

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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

  • Resolution, cost and schedule effect of the unexpected rock shortfall
  • Owner-certified progress and acceptance of the remaining 379 metres
  • Reconciliation of the 65,000-tonne design statement with the 80,000-tonne supply record
  • 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
  • Construction and acceptance at the southern end protecting the power station and solar array
  • Environmental, social, community-access and worker-training commitments
  • Post-storm performance, defect closure and funded maintenance responsibility

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Reporting status

Construction, confirmed confidence

Last checked 6 August 2026 across 10 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 6 August 2026 Cited sources 10

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