Project record

New York and New Jersey marine terminals maintenance dredging

Aerial view across Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal showing Newark Bay berths, terminal basins, cranes and container yards

Ken Lund via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0; terminal context, not 2026 dredging progress

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is evaluating three bids for a work-order contract covering maintenance dredging, dredged-material amendment, transport and disposal at Port Newark, Elizabeth, Port Jersey and Howland Hook marine terminals.

Project signal

Evaluation in United States

Current status Three preliminary bids opened for MFP-364.003; evaluation and award remain pending Source confidence Confirmed

Location

United States / Americas

Segment

Dredging

Status

Three preliminary bids opened for MFP-364.003; evaluation and award remain pending / Confirmed

Last checked

19 July 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

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 Authority of New York and New Jersey
Delivery parties
Donjon Marine Co., LLC - preliminary low bidder, Jay Cashman, Inc. - preliminary second bidder, Posillico Civil, Inc. - preliminary third bidder
Contract route
Competitive Contract MFP-364.003 closed on 30 June 2026 after an advertised USD 50 million to USD 60 million estimate. The Port Authority's preliminary table records three estimated totals. Its bidder response directs award timing to the contract clause allowing acceptance or rejection within 60 days after bid opening; no award is identified.
Execution window
The engineer will issue work orders for terminal-specific tasks. The reviewed advertisement and public clarifications do not establish the first work order, notice to proceed, contract start, plant mobilisation or physical completion date. Each work order therefore needs its own location, quantity, sediment, placement, survey and acceptance record.
Works package
Maintenance dredging, amendment of dredged material, transport, disposal and related work at Port Newark, Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal, Port Jersey-Port Authority Marine Terminal and their New Jersey vicinities, plus Howland Hook Marine Terminal and its New York vicinity. The engineer controls the location and timing through individual work orders.
Marine interfaces
Bidders requested sediment chemistry, sediment test records, permit information and more time to evaluate disposal options. The Port Authority replied that the contractor must identify and choose the upland placement facility and follow the receiving state's acceptance criteria and regulations. That makes sediment suitability, facility capacity, cross-state transport and permit compliance part of delivery rather than a fixed owner-supplied route.
Commercial evidence boundary
Donjon's preliminary total is USD 3.0072 million below Jay Cashman and USD 17.074 million below Posillico. The top two bids sit inside the advertised USD 50 million to USD 60 million range; Posillico is above it. These figures rank bids against the estimate but do not show evaluated responsiveness, award value, executed work orders or final paid quantity.

Project timeline

Material developments

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

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Three bids set the preliminary commercial range

Donjon Marine submitted USD 51.424 million, Jay Cashman USD 54.4312 million and Posillico Civil USD 68.498 million. The table is preliminary and does not identify an award.

Source

The final clarification left upland placement with the contractor

The contractor must select the upland facility and follow the receiving state's criteria. Sediment qualification, transport and facility acceptance remain live delivery interfaces.

Source

The Port Authority advertised a four-terminal work-order contract

MFP-364.003 packages maintenance dredging, material amendment, transport and disposal across three New Jersey terminal systems and Howland Hook in New York at an advertised USD 50 million to USD 60 million range.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Formal evaluated bid result and contract award
  • Award value, performance security and executed contract term
  • First work order, terminal location and notice to proceed
  • Named dredger, support plant and material-amendment method
  • Sediment classification and receiving-state acceptance criteria
  • Selected upland placement facility and transport route
  • Pre- and post-dredge surveys, measured quantity and berth release
  • Work-order completion, final payment and any change orders

Reporting status

Evaluation, confirmed confidence

Last checked 19 July 2026 across 5 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 19 July 2026 Cited sources 5

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