Project record

Redwood City Channel FY26 maintenance dredging

Clamshell dredge bucket lifting sediment into a scow at the Port of Redwood City

Port of Redwood City dredging archive; local method context, not verified FY26 HME progress

HME Construction is carrying out the FY26 maintenance dredging of Redwood City Channel for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Coast Guard's July notice names the DB Seahorse, two dump scows, an ocean-going tug and support tug Douglas, with material routed to the Alcatraz Island placement site and the SF-DODS ocean site. USACE's March plan used a 200,000-cubic-yard estimate; that planning figure is not presented as the final paid quantity.

Project signal

Construction in United States

Current status HME Construction under contract; 24/7 clamshell dredging and dump-scow operations notified for July 2026 Source confidence Confirmed

Location

United States / Americas

Segment

Dredging and waterways

Status

HME Construction under contract; 24/7 clamshell dredging and dump-scow operations notified for July 2026 / Confirmed

Last checked

21 July 2026

Coverage

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Dredging and waterways 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, San Francisco District
Delivery parties
HME Construction, Inc. - maintenance dredging contractor
Contract route
USACE ran W912P726BA002 as a total small-business set-aside invitation for bids and awarded firm-fixed-price contract W912P726CA017 to HME Construction on 24 June 2026. The SAM.gov award notice records USD 4,947,796.
Execution window
The Coast Guard notice lists 24/7 operations from 8 to 30 July 2026. A separate USACE boater notice says dredging was expected to begin on or after 15 July and continue until project completion, tentatively in early November. The Port's April update used a broader completion target before 30 November. These are separate notices and should remain separate until USACE issues a controlling update.
Works package
Annual maintenance dredging of Redwood City Channel to the authorized depth of 30 feet MLLW plus one foot of paid overdepth. USACE's 9 March programme estimated 200,000 cubic yards and specified clamshell dredging, with material sent to SF-11 and SF-DODS. The live marine notice identifies DB Seahorse, two dump scows and two tugs for the July work.
Marine interfaces
The work runs from the channel north of Bair Island into Redwood City Harbor and ultimately to the inner turning basin beside Wharf 5. It shares a live deep-draft commercial channel with cargo and recreational traffic, requires scow swaps and ocean-going tows, and uses VHF channels 67 or 69 while monitoring 13 and 14.
Commercial evidence boundary
This is active contractor workload, not a tender watch. The Coast Guard plant-and-route notice establishes current field activity. The Port's USD 7.35 million figure is the federal work-plan allocation; SAM.gov records the HME contract award at USD 4.948 million. They describe different commercial layers.

Project timeline

Material developments

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

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HME's notified 24/7 marine operations began

The Coast Guard notice identifies DB Seahorse, two dump scows, an ocean-going tug, tug Douglas and the two placement sites for the July work.

Source

USACE awarded the FY26 contract to HME Construction

The SAM.gov award fixes HME as contractor, records contract number W912P726CA017 and sets the firm-fixed-price value at USD 4,947,796.

Source

The Port reported the FY26 federal work-plan allocation

The Port identified USD 7.35 million for channel dredging and maintenance and expected work to finish before 30 November 2026.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Revised Local Notice to Mariners after the 30 July window
  • Reach-by-reach progress from the entrance channel to the inner turning basin
  • Scow loads split between SF-11 and SF-DODS
  • Any change to the early-November project completion outlook
  • Pre-dredge and progress surveys against the 30-foot MLLW project depth
  • Environmental compliance and ocean-disposal records
  • Post-dredge survey, accepted quantities and contract closeout

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Reporting status

Construction, confirmed confidence

Last checked 21 July 2026 across 6 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 21 July 2026 Cited sources 6

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