Weeks Marine dredge pact

Weeks Marine Inc. of Covington, La., was awarded an $18,700,000 firm-fixed-price contract with options for Mississippi River hopper dredge disposal from Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico. Work will be performed in Baton Rouge with an estimated completion date of Feb. 10, 2015. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with two received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $18,700,000 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, is the contracting activity (W812P8-14-C-0055). (Source: DOD 09/09/14)