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GALVESTON, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract, Sept. 22, 2011, in the amount of $33,537,027.20 to Texas-based King Fisher Marine Service LP for dredging of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel’s La Quinta extension in Nueces County, Texas.
Work will include deepening 1.4 miles of the La Quinta Channel extension to a depth of 39 feet using a pipeline dredge beginning in November 2011 with a scheduled completion of May 2013.
“This contract will allow us to improve the existing Corpus Christi Ship Channel, promoting vital economic activities throughout the U.S. that form an important linkage to the global community, while enhancing capabilities for the Port of Corpus Christi,” said Col. Christopher W. Sallese, USACE Galveston District commander.
USACE Galveston District was established in 1880 as the first engineer district in Texas to oversee river and harbor improvements. The district is directly responsible for maintaining more than 1,000 miles of channel, including 270 miles of deep draft and 750 miles of shallow draft as well as the Colorado River Locks and Brazos River Floodgates.
The corps provides quality planning, design and construction services that benefit 28 ports handling more than 500 million tons of commerce annually and keep waterways open for navigation and commerce, as well as maintain four of the top 10 U.S. leading ports (in millions of short tons) that contribute to regional and national economic development.
The USACE Galveston District has awarded a total of $170,576,590 in contracts in fiscal year 2011.
For more news and information, visit www.swg.usace.army.mil. Find us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/GalvestonDistrict or follow us on Twitter, www.twitter.com/USACEgalveston.
| Date Taken: | 09.22.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 09.22.2011 17:16 |
| Story ID: | 77470 |
| Location: | GALVESTON, TX, US |
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