Dubuque Barge and Fleeting Service Co., doing business as Newt Marine Service,* Dubuque, Iowa, was awarded an $8,654,530 firm-fixed-price contract to construct an island in the Mississippi River in order to increase floodplain forest and fish overwintering areas. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Bay City, Wisconsin, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2027. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds in the amount of $8,654,530 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota, is the contracting activity (W912ES-23-C-0009).