Hurricane Cleanup Contracts Keep on Coming

Katrina (click to view full) In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Recovery Field Office Continue to issue contracts for services as varied as debris removal, quality assurance, modifications to key structures, etc. The total value of all contracts noted here is $147 million. Since the recent list is a long one, DID will divide them by issuing agency. Note especially the high number of small business related contracts in this group; this is common when undertaking local construction-related work leveraging the local firms’ proximity and also helping the US Defense Department to get closer to its small business contract award targets. US Army Corps of Engineers The total value of these diverse contracts is $56.4 million. D&J Enterprises Inc. in Auburn, AL won the full delivery order amount of $21 million as part of a $21 million firm-fixed-price contract for debris removal in Harris, TX. Work is expected to be complete by Dec. 30, 2007. There were 28 bids solicited on April 15, 2002, and four bids were received. The Army Corps of Engineers in Galveston, TX issued the contract (DACW29-03-D-0010). Granite Construction Co. in Watsonville, CA won a $14.3 million […]