6 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District awards contract for geotechnical services at dredging placement area

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 6, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $370,250.81 to Baton Rouge, La.-based Quaternary Resources Investigations LLC for core drilling, soil sampling and laboratory testing at the Sabine Neches Waterway’s Placement Area 8.

5 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District awards $1.57 million contract for Addicks and Barker maintenance

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 5, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $1, 575,599 to Easky Construction for maintenance repair work at the Addicks and Barker reservoirs and dams, located in southeast Texas in the San Jacinto River basin approximately 17 miles west of downtown Houston.

5 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District’s civilian deputy district engineer promoted to SES

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 5, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Pete Perez was promoted to the Senior Executive Service and selected to assume the role of regional business director at the Southwestern Division in Dallas.

1 Sep 2013

Spotlight on USACE Galveston District’s Gary Chow

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 1, 2013) – As a geotechnical engineer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Geotechnical and Structures Section, Gary Chow is routinely tasked with providing engineering design support, permit application technical reviews and engineering recommendations for the operations and constructions of structures in dams, levees and navigation systems located within the district – a tremendous responsibility, but one he finds extremely rewarding.