Location
United States / Americas
Project record
Vermilion Harbor East Pier repair
USACE Buffalo District reports completion of Vermilion Harbor's East Pier repair after crews rebuilt 900 feet with approximately 4,700 tons of crushed rock and new stone, reused historic cap stone, added lakeside protection and locked the rebuilt surface with concrete. The 2025 construction baseline had described a USD 6.5 million award to Great Lakes Dock and Materials for 600 feet; the extra reported length and final contract value remain unexplained.
Segment
Port infrastructure
Status
USACE officially completed the East Pier repair on 24 July 2026 after rebuilding 900 feet of the 1,333-foot structure / Confirmed
Last checked
25 July 2026
Coverage
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Port 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
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
- Delivery parties
- Great Lakes Dock and Materials, LLC
- Contract route
- A 100% federally funded operations-and-maintenance repair. USACE's June 2025 construction baseline identifies a USD 6.5 million award made in September 2024 to Great Lakes Dock and Materials for 600 feet of the East Pier; the July 2026 completion release reports 900 feet rebuilt without a revised contract value.
- Execution window
- The 2025 baseline scheduled East Pier work from 7 July 2025 through January 2026. Work resumed after the winter break and entered final concrete placement in April 2026. USACE officially reported completion on 24 July 2026 and described the delivery as faster than the then-current plan.
- Works package
- USACE reports 900 feet rebuilt out of the 1,333-foot East Pier using approximately 4,700 tons of crushed rock and new stone. Crews reused original stone as the cap, added a new protective stone layer on the lakeside and used concrete to lock the heavy stones in place. The earlier construction baseline also described stone removal on both sides, steel sheet pile, tie rods, walers and granular backfill for a 600-foot reach.
- Marine interfaces
- The East Pier protects the Vermilion River entrance, federal small-craft navigation channel, Main Street Beach and nearby shoreline property at an exposed Lake Erie harbor of refuge.
- Commercial evidence boundary
- The owner has confirmed physical completion, but the final price and scope reconciliation remain unpublished. The USD 6.5 million award was presented with a 600-foot repair limit in June 2025, while the final release says 900 feet were rebuilt. A change-order value, unit rate, savings total or final account cannot be derived from those two figures.
Project timeline
Material developments
Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.
Open this project in the Change LogUSACE officially completed the East Pier repair
The completion release reports 900 feet rebuilt with approximately 4,700 tons of crushed rock and new stone, reused historic cap stone and added lakeside protection. The final contract value and reason for the earlier 600-foot baseline remain unpublished.
SourceFinal-phase concrete placement was under way
USACE imagery shows Great Lakes Dock and Materials crews back after the winter break and says more than 300 cubic yards of concrete were planned for the final repair phase. Final placed quantity and acceptance remain unreported.
SourceUSACE set the East Pier construction baseline
The owner identified a USD 6.5 million September 2024 award to Great Lakes Dock and Materials for 600 feet, with work then scheduled from 7 July 2025 through January 2026.
SourceEvidence gap
What remains unverified
Outstanding evidence
- As-built drawings and accepted limits for the 900 feet reported complete
- Contract modifications reconciling the earlier 600-foot award baseline
- Final executed value and closeout status for Great Lakes Dock and Materials
- Stone gradation, concrete quantities and completed lakeside protection geometry
- Post-winter inspection of the reused cap stone, concrete lock and settlement allowance
- Navigation-channel and beach-protection performance after Lake Erie storm and ice cycles
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Project sources 4
- Rebuilding History: USACE completes crucial repairs to Vermilion Harbor Pier U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District via DVIDS, 24 July 2026
- Vermilion East Pier concrete pour U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District via DVIDS, 13 April 2026
- Completion of West Pier repair and start of East Pier repair U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District via DVIDS, 18 June 2025
- Vermilion East Pier concrete pour: crew and lifting operations U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District via DVIDS, 13 April 2026