The US Navy has awarded Norfolk-based Seaward Marine Corporation a firm-fixed-price contract valued at up to US$15.264 million for dredging at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The base price and one option make up the maximum value. The Department of War said the full amount will be obligated at award from fiscal year 2026 navy operations and maintenance funding.
The work is scheduled for completion by March 2027.
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic in Norfolk is the contracting agency. The procurement was conducted through SAM.gov and attracted two offers.
The design-bid-build solicitation identified three work sites: the Little Creek fuel pier and Anzio Beach sandbar, and the Utah Beach sandbar at Fort Story.
A navy joint permit application received by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission on May 21, 2025, proposed removing about 345,000 cubic yards (264,000 cubic metres) of material across 64.2 acres (26 hectares) at the three locations.
The navy said shoaling and sandbar formations were restricting access needed for military exercises. Dredging at Fuel Pier 35 was intended to provide safe access for fuel barges, while the beach dredging was intended to restore watercraft access for shoreline training.
The fuel-pier proposal covered about 1.2 acres (0.5 hectares) and 25,000 cubic yards (19,000 cubic metres), with mechanical dredging to a maximum depth of 17 feet (5.2 metres) below mean lower low water (MLLW). Material will be placed on a nearby beach to form a berm.
At Anzio Beach, the application proposed removing about 140,000 cubic yards (107,000 cubic metres) across 26 acres (11 hectares), using mechanical or hydraulic dredging to five feet (1.5 metres) below MLLW. Placement was proposed on Anzio Beach or nearby beach and dune areas.
The Utah Beach proposal covered about 37 acres (15 hectares) and 180,000 cubic yards (140,000 cubic metres), also dredged mechanically or hydraulically to five feet below MLLW. Proposed placement locations included Utah Beach, nearby beaches and dunes, or in water at Public Works Cove.
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Norfolk District described the proposed work in US waters as maintenance dredging in a January 2026 public notice.