CONCORD, Mass. – Maintenance dredging of the Beals Harbor and Pig Island Gut Federal Navigation Projects in Beals, Maine, will be completed under the terms of a $3,433,015.00 contract recently awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Work will be accomplished by Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company of Quincy, Mass. Dredging is scheduled to start on or about Nov. 8, 2016 and take several months to complete. The contract was awarded on April 20, 2016.

“Work consists of mechanically dredging approximately 100,000 cubic yards of clay, silt and sand, with unconfined disposal at the Mark Island Disposal Site, about 5 miles away,” said Project Manager Jack Karalius, of the Corps’ New England District, Programs and Project Management Division in Concord, Mass. “Removal of about 30 tons of heavy boulders, large debris and derelict moorings also will be required.” Beals Harbor, known locally as Barneys Cove, is located on the northwestern side of Beals Island along Moosabec Reach, opposite Jonesport and about 38 miles southwest of Eastport. The project consists of a 10-foot-deep anchorage in the harbor. For details visit: www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/Navigation/Maine/BealsHarbor.aspx. A map is available at: www.nae.usace.army.mil/Portals/74/docs/Navigation/ME/BEA/BEAmap.pdf.

Pig Island Gut in Beals is the narrow passage between Pig Island and Great Wass Island, about one mile southeast of Jonesport and 30 miles east of Bar Harbor. It has a 6-foot deep channel, 80 feet wide, extending from Alley Bay to Eastern Bay. The project has a 6-foot-deep anchorage, 5.5 acres in area, on the north side of the channel, south of Pig Island. For details visit:

www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/Navigation/Maine/PigIslandGut.aspx. A map is available at: www.nae.usace.army.mil/Portals/74/docs/Navigation/ME/PIG/PIGmap.pdf.

Work consists of dredging approximately 83,000 cubic yards from the 10-foot anchorage in Beals Harbor, about 800 feet by 500 feet in area, and approximately 17,000 cubic yards from shoaled portions of the Pig Island Gut 6-foot channel, which is 80 feet wide, and shoaled portions of the 6-foot anchorage, about 800 feet by 300 feet in area. The dredging work window is Nov. 8 to April 8.

The project will be managed by the Corps under supervision of a Quality Assurance Representative to assure compliance with contract requirements. For contract information visit: www.nae.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/Contracting.aspx. For general information visit: www.nae.usace.army.mil/. For Small Business information visit: www.nae.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/SmallBusiness.aspx.