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$21M for Dredging in Philadelphia

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Small business qualifier Fort Mifflin Reclamation Associates Inc. in Kingston, PA received a $21 million firm-fixed-price contract for excavation of dredging material around Philadelphia, PA, and off-site disposal. Work is expected to be complete by Dec. 30, 2007. Bids were solicited via the World Wide Web on July 25, 2006, and 4 bids were received by the U.S. Army Engineer District in Philadelphia, PA (W912BU-06-C-0024).

Dredging contracts are fairly regular features at DefenseLINK, given their importance to shipping and (among other things) the maintenance of low prices for consumer goods. The U.S. Army Engineer District in Philadelphia has a background page about dredging that explains the rationale and the different options.