Contract Award: Fordice Construction Co. (Vicksburg, Mississippi) – $21,900,000

Fordice Construction Co., Vicksburg, Mississippi, was awarded a $21,900,000 firm-fixed-price contract for casting articulated concrete mattress in the Mississippi River and tributaries. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in St. Francisville, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 30, 2024. Fiscal 2022 civil construction, Recovery Act funds in the amount of $21,900,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, is the contracting activity (W912P8-24-C-0011).