Project record

Dana Point Harbor breakwater repair and access dredging

Aerial view of Dana Point Harbor showing the long rubble-mound breakwaters, navigation entrance and marina basins

Don Ramey Logan, Dana Point a city in southern Orange County CA Photo Don Ramey Logan.jpg, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Curtin Maritime Corp received U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract W912PL26CA003 on 6 March 2026 for Dana Point Harbor breakwater repair. USAspending reports USD 4,889,212.38 and a period through 8 January 2027. The award description includes approximately 45,000 cubic yards of sediment dredging for access to the breakwater and nearshore placement. No cited federal source yet confirms mobilisation, armour placement or accepted completion.

Project signal

Award in United States

Current status Curtin Maritime holds the USD 4.89 million USACE award for breakwater repair and approximately 45,000 yd3 of access dredging; owner and award sources reviewed do not confirm mobilisation or construction progress Source confidence Confirmed

Location

United States / North America

Segment

Breakwater armour repair, access dredging and nearshore placement

Status

Curtin Maritime holds the USD 4.89 million USACE award for breakwater repair and approximately 45,000 yd3 of access dredging; owner and award sources reviewed do not confirm mobilisation or construction progress / Confirmed

Last checked

4 August 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Breakwater armour repair, access dredging and nearshore placement 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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District
Delivery parties
Curtin Maritime Corp - prime contractor under W912PL26CA003, Dredging, armour-stone, survey, environmental-monitoring and nearshore-placement subcontractors - not publicly identified
Contract route
USACE awarded definitive contract W912PL26CA003 to Curtin Maritime Corp on 6 March 2026. USAspending reports USD 4,889,212.38 and an 8 January 2027 end date. The Los Angeles District's earlier forecast estimated USD 5 million to USD 10 million and approximately 3,500 tons of armour work; the forecast is context, not the awarded value or final quantity.
Execution window
The federal award period runs from 6 March 2026 to 8 January 2027. The public award and USACE project pages reviewed do not provide a notice-to-proceed date, mobilisation notice, dredging window, armour-placement sequence, substantial-completion date or current percentage complete.
Works package
The award covers repair of the Dana Point Harbor breakwater and approximately 45,000 cubic yards of dredging needed to reach the workfront, with dredged sediment placed in a nearshore area. Pre-award USACE forecasts described resetting or replacing displaced armour stone and estimated about 3,500 tons. Final paid quantities, stone grading, quarry source, placement limits and survey tolerances are not disclosed in the cited award record.
Marine interfaces
The workfront sits on the harbour's federal navigation system, which includes entrance, main, east and west channels, anchorage, turning basin and east and west rubble-mound breakwaters. Dredging must create marine-plant access while maintaining navigation and water quality; armour placement must then tie into existing profiles. Nearshore placement adds survey, beach-response and environmental-monitoring interfaces off Doheny State Beach.
Commercial evidence boundary
Curtin Maritime is the confirmed prime, but no reported subawards appear in USAspending. Market participation should be tied to named releases for armour stone, towing, hydrographic survey, environmental monitoring, marine plant, positioning or nearshore-placement support. The USD 4.89 million award should not be replaced by the higher pre-award forecast range.

Project timeline

Material developments

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

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USACE awarded the breakwater repair contract

Curtin Maritime Corp became the named prime at USD 4,889,212.38 for breakwater repair, access dredging of about 45,000 yd3 and nearshore sediment placement.

Source

USACE completed the supplemental environmental review

The Los Angeles District issued the final supplemental environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact, clearing an environmental decision gate before award.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Notice to proceed and Curtin Maritime mobilisation
  • Dredging plant, actual quantity and access-channel sequence
  • Nearshore placement location, volume and survey reporting
  • Armour-stone source, grading, testing and delivered quantity
  • Existing-stone reset versus replacement quantities
  • Navigation restrictions and harbour-user coordination
  • Environmental monitoring and Doheny shoreline response
  • As-built breakwater profile, acceptance and final contract value

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Reporting status

Award, confirmed confidence

Last checked 4 August 2026 across 7 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 4 August 2026 Cited sources 7

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