Project record

NOAA Newport MOC-P maintenance dredging

NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada alongside the Marine Operations Center-Pacific wharf in Newport, Oregon

NOAA LT Michael Card / NOAA; exact MOC-P facility context, not evidence that maintenance dredging has started

The Port of Newport opened six bids for up to 18,000 cubic yards of hydraulic maintenance dredging along Berths 1 through 3 at NOAA's Marine Operations Center-Pacific in Oregon. Advanced American Construction submitted the lowest public bid at USD 619,000. Dixon Marine Services' timely USD 717,850 bid was added after an apparent email-server issue. Neither figure is an award or accepted final price.

Project signal

Evaluation in United States

Current status Six timely bids are publicly tabulated; no award, permit issuance, notice to proceed or mobilisation has been announced Source confidence Confirmed

Location

United States / Americas

Segment

Dredging

Status

Six timely bids are publicly tabulated; no award, permit issuance, notice to proceed or mobilisation has been announced / Confirmed

Last checked

25 July 2026

Coverage

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Dredging 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
Port of Newport, maintaining the NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific wharf and docks
Delivery parties
Advanced American Construction - USD 619,000 bid; no selection announced, Dixon Marine Services - USD 717,850 timely bid added after an apparent email-server issue; no selection announced, Duwamish Services - USD 899,500 bid; no selection announced, Michels Construction - USD 903,300 bid; no selection announced, Bergerson Construction - USD 916,750 bid; no selection announced, J.F. Brennan Company - USD 1,509,900 bid; no selection announced
Contract route
Port of Newport RFQ S-R21689-00016678 requested a per-cubic-yard quote and evaluated approach and experience, references including permitting ability, responsiveness and fee. Amendment 8 records five bids opened on 23 July 2026. Amendment 9 adds Dixon Marine Services' timely USD 717,850 bid after an apparent Port email-server problem. The six public bids range from USD 619,000 to USD 1,509,900; no award or executed contract is published.
Execution window
The schedule starts on permit issuance. In-water work is planned for 1 November 2026 through 1 February 2027. If permits are not in hand by 4 January 2027 at 16:00, the in-water scope shifts to a window beginning 1 November 2027. Upland disposal-site preparation may begin after award. Award, permit issuance and notice to proceed remain unannounced.
Works package
Hydraulically dredge no more than 18,000 cubic yards of loose sand and silt from the north side of the MOC-P wharf, from about 50 feet west of the wharf through Berths 1 through 3. The approximate footprint is 50 feet by 800 feet. Transport and offload the dredged material at an upland disposal site and prepare and maintain that site.
Marine interfaces
The work sits alongside an operating NOAA fleet support facility in Yaquina Bay. Delivery must coordinate berth access, vessel movements, hydraulic pipeline routing, dredge limits, survey control, permit restrictions, material transport and upland-site operations without treating the facility photograph or homeport role as evidence that dredging has started.
Commercial evidence boundary
The bid tabulation gives a public pre-award market range, with Advanced American Construction lowest at USD 619,000 and Dixon Marine Services next at USD 717,850. Bid values cannot be converted into accepted unit rates because the evaluated quantity, responsiveness findings, award decision and executed terms are not public. The 18,000-cubic-yard figure is a maximum estimate, not a measured pay quantity.

Project timeline

Material developments

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

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Port added Dixon Marine Services to the bid tabulation

Amendment 9 records a timely USD 717,850 bid that was not read at opening because of an apparent email-server issue. The amendment does not announce an evaluation result or award.

Source

Five bids were read at the public opening

Amendment 8 lists totals from Advanced American Construction, Duwamish Services, Michels Construction, Bergerson Construction and J.F. Brennan Company. Advanced American Construction's USD 619,000 is the lowest public figure, not a selection.

Source

Port extended the bid deadline to 23 July

The amended procurement moved the close from 14 July to 23 July while retaining the maximum 18,000-cubic-yard scope and permit-dependent work windows.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Port selection decision, notice of intent to award and executed contract
  • Treatment of Dixon Marine Services' timely bid in the completed evaluation
  • Permit issuance and the applicable 2026-27 or fallback 2027-28 in-water window
  • Named hydraulic plant, disposal-site readiness and mobilisation controls
  • Final design depth, overdepth, pre-dredge survey and measured payable quantity
  • Upland disposal receipts, environmental monitoring and post-dredge survey acceptance

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Reporting status

Evaluation, confirmed confidence

Last checked 25 July 2026 across 7 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 25 July 2026 Cited sources 7

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