7 Oct 2013

USACE Galveston District awards $1.1 million small business contract

GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 7, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount $1,172,000 to Inland Construction & Engineering Inc.,(a certified small disadvantaged business and HUBZone contractor), to install impressed current cathodic protection systems at the Colorado River Locks in Matagorda, Texas.

1 Oct 2013

USACE Galveston District modifies operations during government shutdown

GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 1, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will modify its operations beginning today as a result of the federal government shutdown for lack of fiscal 2014 funding legislation.

27 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District awards small business contract for oyster reef restoration project

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 27, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $547,000 to RLB Contracting, a woman-owned small business, for an oyster restoration project located within the northernmost extent of the Half Moon Reef in Matagorda Bay, Texas.

27 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District awards $1.36 million small business contract for Alexander Island Placement Area DAMP

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 27, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount $1,369,515.74 to Integris Projects LLC (a Small Business Administration 8(a) contractor), for dewatering of the Alexander Island Placement Area relating to the Houston Ship Channel in Harris County, Texas.

27 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District awards $1.8 million Sims Bayou contract

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 27, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, awarded a contract to Kimrick Performance Group LLC, a 8(a) small business, in the amount of $1,877,831 for construction of a wider channel bottom that will enable larger storm water conveyance at Sims Bayou, in the vicinity of Hiram Clarke and Buxley bridges.

27 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District awards $5 million contract for GIWW dredging and beach renourishment project

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 27, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $5,034,950 to Orion Marine Construction Inc.,to dredge the High Island to Bolivar Flare portions of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) in Texas.

19 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District recognized as 2013 Clean Air Champion

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 19, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District was recognized as a 2013 Clean Air Champion by the Houston-Galveston Area Council for its Vanpool Program, which offers commuting alternatives to employees.

18 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District awards small business contract for routine testing of dredged material

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 18, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, awarded a contract to Sol Engineering LLC, an 8(a) small business, in the amount of $72,152.12 for environmental services to include chemical and grain size analyses of water and sediment samples from the federally-maintained Corpus Christi Navigation Channel.

17 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District sponsors Great Minds in STEM event

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 17, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District is sponsoring a Great Minds in STEM event Sept. 19 from 6-7:30 p.m., and Sept. 20 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at The Rice School, 7550 Seuss Drive, in Houston.

11 Sep 2013

USACE Galveston District awards $1.1 million contract for placement area DAMP

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 11, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $1,131,067 to RLB Contracting Inc., for dewatering and incremental levee raising at dredging placement areas 1 and 2 located north of the Harbor Causeway or Highway 181, on the east side of the Inner Harbor, Corpus Christi, Texas.