The US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Ahtna Construction and Primary Products Co. a $9.67 million contract for work along the Houston Ship Channel.
The firm-fixed-price contract covers a dike raise and outfall rehabilitation at Placement Area 14. Work will be performed in Anahuac, Texas, with completion scheduled for November 9, 2027.
The Corps obligated the full $9,669,500 using fiscal 2026 funds for civil operations and maintenance when the contract was awarded. The US Army Engineer District Galveston is the contracting activity.
The federal contract announcement was issued on September 11. Bids were solicited online, with six offers received for contract W912HY-26-C-A030.
The solicitation identifies Placement Area 14 as an upland site on the east side of the Houston Ship Channel, directly across from the Bayport Ship Channel. The scope is limited to raising the dike and rehabilitating the outfall.
The procurement was issued under solicitation W912HY26BA030 and North American Industry Classification System code 237990, which covers other heavy and civil engineering construction. It was posted on July 17, with responses due July 28.
Anchorage, Alaska-based Ahtna Construction and Primary Products is the contractor. The award notice does not provide a breakdown of expenditure between the dike work and outfall rehabilitation.
Port Houston says the Houston Ship Channel is dredged year-round, including during periods when expansion work is not underway. Maintenance dredging preserves the authorized navigation depth for the safe passage of barges and ships.
Dredged material intended for upland placement is evaluated under federal and state guidance. Port Houston’s process refers to Clean Water Act Section 404(b)(1) guidelines and the Corps’ upland testing manual, along with applicable sediment and surface-water standards.
The Houston Ship Channel is also being expanded under Project 11. That program is designed to widen the Galveston Bay reach from 530 feet to 700 feet and deepen some upstream sections to 46.5 feet.