La.'s Bertucci to compete for river pact

Patton-Tully Marine Inc. of Memphis (W912EQ-19-D-0002); Luhr Bros. Inc. of Columbia, Ill. (W912EQ-19-D-0001); Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel of Whitehall, Ariz. (W912EQ-19-D-0003); Bertucci Contracting of Jefferson, La. (W912EQ-19-D-0004); and Choctaw Transportation of Dyersburg, Tenn. (W912EQ-19-D-0005) will compete for each order of the $150,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintaining the Mississippi River and tributaries channel improvement project. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 3, 2024. Army Corps of Engineers of Memphis is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 07/03/19)