NAVFAC Far East Awards Small Boat Basin Dredging Project on Diego Garcia
Navy News Service
Story Number: NNS120919-08
9/19/2012
From NAVFAC Far East Public Affairs
YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Far East awarded a $9.9 million contract to Black Construction/MACE International Joint Venture, Barrigada, Guam, Sept. 14 to perform maintenance dredging on the small boat basin at U.S. Naval Support Facility (NSF), Diego Garcia.
The basin was constructed in 1984 and serves as the harbor and pier for smaller water craft, as well as a safe haven for smaller vessels and water craft during inclement weather. Silt has accumulated from erosion and coastal sedimentation which has built up over the years; the project will restore the basin and entrance channel to the original construction depth, ensuring adequate navigation depth for vessels which use the facility.
"The dredging of the small boat basin is critical to ensure continued operations for all small craft which utilize that facility," said NSF Diego Garcia Public Works Officer, Cmdr. Michael P. Oestereicher.
Work to be performed includes dredging a volume of 144,000 cubic yards of material from an area of approximately 114,000 square yards, and the handling and disposal of the dredged material and dredged material storage area.
This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with three proposals received The project is expected to be completed by April 2014.
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