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Contract Award: Mississippi Limestone Corp. (Friars Point, Mississippi) – $13,500,140

Mississippi Limestone Corp.,* Friars Point, Mississippi, was awarded a $13,500,140 firm-fixed-price contract to manufacture articulated concrete mattress casting at Richardson Landing in Drummonds, Tennessee. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Drummonds, Tennessee, with an estimated completion date of April 25, 2024. Fiscal 2022 Mississippi River and Tributaries funds in the amount of $13,500,140 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Mississippi, is the contracting activity (W912EE-22-C-0003).



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